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Old Mar 16, 2006, 07:19 PM
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i live in CA and bought my EVO from a guy in MA..the car is tuned for 93. I searched and saw that the NOS brand "racing formula" octane booster boosts up the 91 pretty well but i didnt see how much of it they put in. did they put 1 bottle? or 2? are any of you guys running octane booster and if so how many bottles do you put to a full tank of gas. All im trying to achieve is 93 to get the full power out of my car. Thanks guys in advance
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octane boosters? dont do it. just stick with 91...it wont feel as much different from 93
Old Mar 16, 2006, 07:33 PM
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Usually its about 8 gallons of gas per bottle. But I agree that the gains per cost of any octane booster is not really worth the minimal gain.
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why dont u find someone to re-tune the car for 91
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Why not just buy barrels of 110 octane
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use NOS octane racing formula but use the one that increases 6 full numbers or 60 points this is the best one!!!
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I thought octane booster was complete waste of money. Do they even work at all?
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They usually only boost about .1-.3 on average. Not really full octane point gains. Just mix 3 gal of 100 with your gas and you can achieve 93. Formula to figure it out:

3 gal x 100 octane = 300
11 gal x 91 octane = 1001

300+1001=1301

divided by total # of gal

1301/14 gal = 92.9 octane
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thanks althemean...i think ill do that
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octane boosters = total waste of $$$$$
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glad u guys told me before i started wasting my money...would rather mix with 100...thanks again guys
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Originally Posted by Tarmac8
i live in CA and bought my EVO from a guy in MA..the car is tuned for 93. I searched and saw that the NOS brand "racing formula" octane booster boosts up the 91 pretty well but i didnt see how much of it they put in. did they put 1 bottle? or 2? are any of you guys running octane booster and if so how many bottles do you put to a full tank of gas. All im trying to achieve is 93 to get the full power out of my car. Thanks guys in advance
not worth it. get a reflash for your ecu
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no prob. glad to help
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SCC had an REAL lab test octane boosters and they WORK......

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...1&postcount=20
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