Octane Booster

[Modena]

Hi all,

Would it be OK to fill up the R34 GTT with 91 RON petrol and then treat it with Nylon Pro octane booster?

From the reviews Ive read, Nylon Pro is the bets one out there and raises the octane rating past 98 PULP.

Its just I can get access to 91 petrol but not 98... atm.

[GTR-N1]

Hi all,

Would it be OK to fill up the R34 GTT with 91 RON petrol and then treat it with Nylon Pro octane booster?

From the reviews Ive read, Nylon Pro is the bets one out there and raises the octane rating past 98 PULP.

Its just I can get access to 91 petrol but not 98... atm.

If that's all you can get where you are atm, then it'd be best to do just that.

Whatever your mean average RON is, sitting in your tank atm, the octane booster is only going to shift it up marginally.

You'll get a better result with toluene (ie methylbenzene), depending on what amount you put in; but through regular skin contact and inhalation, it's carcinogenic.

[ARTZ]

Lol yeah u can stick a bit of toluene in there but real man go the whole jerry can...

WARNING DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME.....

[sneakey pete]

Instead of complaining about only being able to get 91octane fuel, turn this into an excuse to the Mr's to go get drums of E85 delivered "oh i need this to run the car, the local stuff would damage it"

[LUKE R34]

you are sneaky pete

i like it

Edited December 27, 2010 by LUKE R34

[LUKE R34]

if you got 98pulp in your tank and you drop in octane boost

how much more would it raise the pulp?

105pulp?

[Modena]

if you got 98pulp in your tank and you drop in octane boost

how much more would it raise the pulp?

105pulp?

[blk94r33]

if you got 98pulp in your tank and you drop in octane boost

how much more would it raise the pulp?

105pulp?

Doesn't quite work like that mate. As in theory adding more octane booster again would give you 111RON, then 118RON. Until you ended up with 300RON super fuel to run an engine with 37:1 compression......

[tridentt150v]

Thats what WMI kits are for........

[TurboTeg]

So at the end of the day, running 98 octane fuel + octane booster would be mad

Edited December 28, 2010 by TurboTeg

[R31Nismoid]

Running Octane booster in general is a bad idea.

A once off is ok for emergencies... But then you can just stay off boost/light throttle and you'd be fine.

If you keep using it you'll run the chance of fouling plugs after a few tanks, and that'll make it just 10x worse over time than using proper fuel

[mad082]

a mate of mine was a mechanic for repco a few years ago (the local repco store had a workshop on the side of it) and one day the nulon rep came through and had an octane test kit with him. my mate grabbed some BP ultimate out of his car and they ran a few tests. first they tested the fuel by itself. it was 98 octane (as you wuold expect). next they put in the standard measure of the pro strength octane booster (i think. this was about 5 years ago now so the memory is a bit dodgy). pretty sure this put it up to about 103 octane. then they put in double the normal dosage. the octane rating actually dropped back down to around 99 octane.

[LUKE R34]

Doesn't quite work like that mate. As in theory adding more octane booster again would give you 111RON, then 118RON. Until you ended up with 300RON super fuel to run an engine with 37:1 compression......

ahhh ok cheers just an idea i had

[JonnoHR31]

just run it on 91, unless you have an aftermarket ecu tuned for 98 it wont be a problem. with a stock ecu your better off with 91 than 98 anyway.

if you use octane boost make sure you have plenty of cash for spark plugs, you'll be changing them every 2nd tank. not to mention o2 sensors and other shit like that

[mad082]

just run it on 91, unless you have an aftermarket ecu tuned for 98 it wont be a problem. with a stock ecu your better off with 91 than 98 anyway.

if you use octane boost make sure you have plenty of cash for spark plugs, you'll be changing them every 2nd tank. not to mention o2 sensors and other shit like that

are you missing that he said it was for a GTT, or are you taking the piss? the stock turbo ecu is tuned for minimum 95 octane fuel. running it on 91 octane will result in a loss of power, or if the knock sensors aren't working correctly a damaged motor. 95 or 98 octane will result it more power and safer knock levels.

[blk94r33]

are you missing that he said it was for a GTT, or are you taking the piss? the stock turbo ecu is tuned for minimum 95 octane fuel. running it on 91 octane will result in a loss of power, or if the knock sensors aren't working correctly a damaged motor. 95 or 98 octane will result it more power and safer knock levels.

+1

Most people know that Australian 91RON unleaded is basically served as shots in Japanese bars... Our fuel sucks. Thus, imports not originally made for the Australian market should be run on 95 or better...

[GTR-N1]

In NSW, there will be no more 91 RON after 1st July.

http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2010/05/07/unleaded-to-be-phased-out-in-2011/

[dan_the_man]

I don't think it would put it up past 98 ron. maybe 91.1 ron

[JAS-25T]

You don't think?

[goldcoastkruisers]

you will be sorry if you keep putting 91 in there which has ethanol in it.

ask any mechanic and they will tell you not to do it.