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General => General Technical => Topic started by: Andyp on July 26, 2004, 07:53:26 PM

Title: Fuel octane booster type thing
Post by: Andyp on July 26, 2004, 07:53:26 PM
Hiya,

Was round my mates last night who owns a bike garage n stuff and he was showing me some goodies hes got in..

He was telling me about these fuel octane booster tablet things. I looks like a cylinder with metal discs in it. What I was told it does it that the petrol making process *dunno what it called - cracking?* takes a lot of the additives / octane out of the fuel and this thing, when dropped in a tank puts a lot of it back in making the fuel a lot richer and therefore the power greater etc..

They have apparently let legal use in one of the bike championships?

He\'s gonna bring me round the tech spec sheet for it so I can scan I post up.. dunno if anyones heard, seen or used these before?
Title: Fuel octane booster type thing
Post by: muzzyd on July 27, 2004, 01:28:34 PM
Very interesting, what about price, road legalalities and results?  This could be cheaper and more effective than spending a fortune on high octane fuel!
Title: Fuel octane booster type thing
Post by: Andyp on July 27, 2004, 01:39:16 PM
I\'ll get that scan up soon, my mate uses it in his bike and swears by it.. sounds interesting :)
Title: Fuel octane booster type thing
Post by: FDDreamer on July 27, 2004, 02:44:02 PM
I\'ve heard rumours about this kind of thing, didn\'t realise it was available legally though! I was thinking, a few weeks back apparently Optimax was due to be discontinued...but if this is as effective as it sounds perhaps it\'d be possible to run regular unleaded in conjunction with the booster?
Title: Fuel octane booster type thing
Post by: davefrith on July 27, 2004, 04:13:09 PM
Andy get something up asap

watching with interest
Title: Fuel octane booster type thing
Post by: Fish on July 27, 2004, 04:28:25 PM
I remember something like this years ago.... Oh those cortina (scooby) days. ;)

Metal gause that held about 4 or 5 lead type balls/discs.

Brokett or something, cant remember.

But I do remember that people were putting them in their petrol tanks and not a lot happened.

I would stick with stuff like NF, Cool Blue or the like.

Fish
Title: Fuel octane booster type thing
Post by: Steve Burnett on July 27, 2004, 05:23:46 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by FDDreamer
I\'ve heard rumours about this kind of thing, didn\'t realise it was available legally though! I was thinking, a few weeks back apparently Optimax was due to be discontinued...but if this is as effective as it sounds perhaps it\'d be possible to run regular unleaded in conjunction with the booster?


What are you saying about Optimax being discontinued????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? :eek:  :eek:   :eek:  :eek:
Title: Fuel octane booster type thing
Post by: Andyp on July 27, 2004, 05:35:34 PM
hmm maybe worth trying out then..

I\'ll text him and tell him to get the info :D
Title: Fuel octane booster type thing
Post by: Brad on July 27, 2004, 10:31:18 PM
Do all of you guys use octane booster in your cars?
Title: Fuel octane booster type thing
Post by: Andyp on July 28, 2004, 12:12:25 AM
I don\'t but I may use this if its any good as you only have to put it in once afaik, can;t be bothered to sit and measure cap full s out every time I fill up hehe
Title: Fuel octane booster type thing
Post by: muzzyd on August 02, 2004, 12:58:52 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Brad
Do all of you guys use octane booster in your cars?

I use RF102 (could be 104 now) supplied by a rally guy from Aberdeen, but when I run out I use that NF formula, roughly a half bottle per tank, sometimes the lot.
Title: Fuel octane booster type thing
Post by: Gerry M on August 02, 2004, 01:35:05 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by muzzyd
I use RF102 (could be 104 now) supplied by a rally guy from Aberdeen, but when I run out I use that NF formula, roughly a half bottle per tank, sometimes the lot.

yup NF here too but was looking at this stuff

http://www.motorshack.com/acatalog/Racing_Fuel.html
Title: Fuel octane booster type thing
Post by: muzzyd on August 04, 2004, 12:53:45 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Gerry M
yup NF here too but was looking at this stuff

http://www.motorshack.com/acatalog/Racing_Fuel.html

Maybe a silly question but does the number next to the fuel name equate to its octane rating?  118 would be awesome!
Title: Fuel octane booster type thing
Post by: Gerry M on August 04, 2004, 02:38:46 PM
think so, but you\'d obviously need the engine mapped to suit that rating
Title: Fuel octane booster type thing
Post by: muzzyd on August 05, 2004, 01:03:27 PM
Indeed, but that fuel is cheaper than what I am buying right now.

Well spotted!