Octane booster
21 May 2011, 10:52 PM
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Octane booster
Off to france next week and I've been advised I should get some octance booster as their petrol is only 98ron max and my car is mapped for 99. Can anyone recomend what to use and where to get it from.
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22 May 2011, 12:03 AM
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http://www.importcarparts.co.uk/part...archKey=octane
It really is the only one worth buying.
http://www.fueltechexperts.com/2008/...which-is-best/
22 May 2011, 09:29 AM
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22 May 2011, 03:22 PM
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By all means take some OB to be on the safe side but your engine will be fine, just don't use quite so much boost!
People tend to get quite paranoid and believe the engine will destroy itself if the very same fuel that it was mapped on is not available. Even a well modded and mapped car will be ok on lower octane fuel as long as you limit the amount of boost you use.
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People tend to get quite paranoid and believe the engine will destroy itself if the very same fuel that it was mapped on is not available. Even a well modded and mapped car will be ok on lower octane fuel as long as you limit the amount of boost you use.
JohnD
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22 May 2011, 03:29 PM
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By all means take some OB to be on the safe side but your engine will be fine, just don't use quite so much boost!
People tend to get quite paranoid and believe the engine will destroy itself if the very same fuel that it was mapped on is not available. Even a well modded and mapped car will be ok on lower octane fuel as long as you limit the amount of boost you use.
JohnD
People tend to get quite paranoid and believe the engine will destroy itself if the very same fuel that it was mapped on is not available. Even a well modded and mapped car will be ok on lower octane fuel as long as you limit the amount of boost you use.
JohnD
Limit boost? Take it easy? Pah that's like saying share a bed with <insert fitty of choice> and not poke her!
22 May 2011, 03:34 PM
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Not at all relevant in relation to the OP. The above tests showed it doesn't give any extra power in STANDARD cars. In a car mapped for a specific octane the use of lower octane fuel can be catastrophic. I ran a JDM classic with a full decat without a remap for three years on 99 octane and Millers octane booster with no problems. The car ran beautifully with no issues showing how effective octane boosters are for controlling flame front.
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To be honest I found driving round Europe a pleasure in terms of fuel. There are so many stations about compared to the UK, and they all sell Super. OK, not always the mighty V-Power, but still 100RON.
22 May 2011, 09:14 PM
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