Turbobrick Neutral Newbie January 15, 2002 Share January 15, 2002 Tried Octane Boosters? Review them here! I've tried 104+ (black bottle one) and took my brick to the track with it. Power gains cannot feel but no detonations/pinging and engine runs smoothly and strongly. Problem was my tranny was overheating first, bummer ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tookara Neutral Newbie January 15, 2002 Share January 15, 2002 here's some i've tried that do work. Redex - the price of this REALLY varies , cheapest from some shop in serangoon area. STP - octane booster about 5 dollars per bottle. f2-21 - i get it free. the importer is my neighbour. it works. but expensive lah 15 per bottle. however not bad results and no need to add so much. magdaco mag kreen - works too. Notra Bene : for me works means fuel consumption improves with all things being equal. i.e. same driving pattern. seems to me that snake oils mostly don't work. octane boosters, fuel additives usually do the trick + they are about 1/10 the price, on avg of the snake oils. hehe. anyway for u guys out there that try and try stuff, results sometimes are psychological, some do improve, some become worse etc. so really if u wanna try snake oils the bottom line is : ITS UP TO U :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barakian Neutral Newbie January 15, 2002 Share January 15, 2002 Problem was my tranny was overheating first, bummer Time for you to give KATC a visit liaoz...hee hee!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacyb4 Neutral Newbie January 15, 2002 Share January 15, 2002 Anyone here tried using toulene or methylbenzene, both organic frm oil derivatives? Read in other groups tat it blends well with our gas (same hydrocarbon family) has octane of 114 by itself & by adding 7-8% (2-3 ltrs) into the gas before using RON98 can boost octance of up to 100. Costs only S$2/ltr so not too expensive. Subaru Australia also replied to the Liberty B4 group that they recognise that but not for other octane boosters to avoid warranty on the RSKs. Also note most of the octance boosters thingy are actually contains mainly petroluem distillates (smells like kerosene?). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbobrick Neutral Newbie January 15, 2002 Author Share January 15, 2002 I need a tranny cooler lah, but no space to fit leh...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbobrick Neutral Newbie January 15, 2002 Author Share January 15, 2002 CK, still persuing the Toulene possibility? U tried it on your B4 yet? $2/- a litre still more ex than petrol itself.......will adding something like Mexon F2-21 at $3 per tankful be more cost efficient then? Mexon claims to increase octane as well. Too bad we don't have RON100 like Japan at petrol stations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky8807 1st Gear January 15, 2002 Share January 15, 2002 Tried redex and STP b4. The effect seem to be marginal only. Cannot really feel the oomph . but one product (octane booster) I tried, can't remember the name, effect is noticeable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacyb4 Neutral Newbie January 15, 2002 Share January 15, 2002 Not yet tried but my fren gas tried on VTi & Golf. Trying to do this as project but fren in the chemical line still have not got the toulene for me. Works well but the problem is storage as this liquid very volatile. Tried STp & showed better throttle & smoothness but not for power. Is Mexon good as I am also trying other means to meet the car specs for 100RON. In Japan got 114RON...waaahh! Still onto the broquet thingy but cannot bear to x'periment with $420 for testing leh..how lah! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbobrick Neutral Newbie January 15, 2002 Author Share January 15, 2002 Not sure whether Mexon can raise octane by 2 points and difficult to measure octane in the car. Does improve throttle response but increases fuel consumption for the first few applications (they claim due to "cleaning" of engine). I tried a bottle and stopped as it's too troublesome and quite costly. Normal RON98 petrol good enough for my brick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overboost Clutched January 15, 2002 Share January 15, 2002 B4, the Broquet thing very expensive and hard to justify cost lah. Last time installed on my Bimmer, no difference leh. From our beer talk last time, I remembered your toulene formula. Just worried about melting spark plugs or injectors... Have you tried on your Black Beast yet? Rgds Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacyb4 Neutral Newbie January 15, 2002 Share January 15, 2002 Errrrh.....which beer talk was tat or r we mumbling by intoxicating effect, kekekeke The feedback I got was it gets a bit more difficult esp for cold starts but after tat no problem leh. With 7-8% shud be no problem, unless you wanna to add 50% into yr tank then kena melt down everything! See my posting at SSC on some tech write-up by others, see below for those int. :- Now to answer your questions regarding the use of octane boosting additives: - Advice from the manufacturer of Subaru Vehicles concerning octane boosting additives is as follows: - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overboost Clutched January 15, 2002 Share January 15, 2002 Beer talk at Rail Mall lah.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacyb4 Neutral Newbie January 15, 2002 Share January 15, 2002 I noe just kidding lah. Too bad not much happening there so we just tok rots, hehehe. Next time we pick another location, OK with 850R too? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overboost Clutched January 15, 2002 Share January 15, 2002 Turf City has a small pub there also. Free parking too. Rgds Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbobrick Neutral Newbie January 15, 2002 Author Share January 15, 2002 Turf City? Sounds interesting, good drinking place and for chats? I'll start a drinking thread in lite and EZ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadblock Neutral Newbie January 15, 2002 Share January 15, 2002 Ain't XO or Platinum enough octane booster oredi ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbobrick Neutral Newbie January 15, 2002 Author Share January 15, 2002 XO, Platinum and "designer" fuels are still RON98 with additional additives instead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacyb4 Neutral Newbie January 24, 2002 Share January 24, 2002 Need it for mine as cannot find many places here got RON 100 tat my Japan Domestic Model needs so have to use tat lor! ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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