ns3425 Posted June 19, 2007 Posted June 19, 2007 hey i was just wondering what octane booster works the best in an es300 also in any other car.
ns3425 Posted June 20, 2007 Author Posted June 20, 2007 no i ment which octane booster works the b.est ive herd from alot of people that the 104+ works the best
leonardkl Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 My understanding is that techrolene is what you need as additive to combat ethanol(EtOH) effects on you r O2 sensors...the EtOH burns them out fast and the dealers are redfusing to replace them (if you are under warranty) and they detect the casue of failure to be EtOH. I have heard that Lexus has redesigned the O2 sensors to tolerate EtOH but the new plugs are around $300 each (I think an RX300 has 3 or 4).
ns3425 Posted June 20, 2007 Author Posted June 20, 2007 o. would i mess up my car if i use 104+ octane booster on my 2001 es300. my friend used the 104+ booster and his car was faster o i was just wondering if i could use it on my car.
Toysrme Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 dude what's your deal with octane? IT DOES NOT MAKE MORE POWER. You are not running a 200 horsepower shot of n2o, or an extra 20lb/m o airflow via a turbo. You don't need any more octane than you can already buy at your pumps. in fact, your best bet for peak power & economy is probably 89-90 octane instead of the rated 91.
ns3425 Posted June 20, 2007 Author Posted June 20, 2007 i know i have been puting in regular unleaded into my 2001 es300 fro a long time and i was jsut wondering if i put in 104+ if my car would be faster.
Toysrme Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 No... If anything if you ever put real 104octane gas in there you'd probably loose 50 miles a tank & drop 10+ horsepower across the board. and those cans of octane booster don't do very much at all. If you want to try it go run your tank down low. Go to a gas station by an 1/8m 1/4m or drag strip, or a race track of any kind & buy some damned 105-115 octane UNLEADED racing fuel. Or fill your tank up with E85 ethanol which is 115octane. Your mileage and power output will both be horrible either way.
ns3425 Posted June 20, 2007 Author Posted June 20, 2007 lol no not real 104 octane im talking about the product its called 104+ octane booster
TnLex13 Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 Toysrme, I 've been checking my gas milage for 2 years and every single time that I use 87 octane I get 2-3 mpg LESS!!! than when I use 93 octane. The way that I have always understood it, the lower the octane the faster it burns, but its not a good complete burn. A higher octane burns slower but more completly and thus, is more efficient - which helps a good engine produce more power. Think of Gun Powder. The old Black powder burned very fast and was explosive, but it was not efficient at all. The new smokeless powders burn super slow but completly, and thus produce more power and velocity.
ns3425 Posted June 21, 2007 Author Posted June 21, 2007 lol so does that mean the octane booster 104+ (thats the name of the booster) will work?
TnLex13 Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 No, that doesn't mean that it will work. I was just adding my 2 cents about octane making a difference.
porkchop520 Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 I would say no, octane booster isn't really that great. I saw someone else post that if it was really a great thing and worked really well they would be advertising it WAY more and would probably include it in a gas already. I think the octane booster is just a waste of money, just buy some seafoam to clean out your engine or some other engine cleaner product, seafoam is all i've used so idk what else is really out there.
Toysrme Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 Toysrme, The way that I have always understood it, the lower the octane the faster it burns, but its not a good complete burn. Backwards with fuel ratings. More gas combusts outside the chamber with higher octane. Which is why emessions goes to hell when you run it. I've been checking my gas milage for 2 years and every single time that I use 87 octane I get 2-3 mpg LESS!!! than when I use 93 octane. Reset your fuel trims & give it two tanks. It may come in line. It takes relatively along time of running for long term fuel trims to catch up. lol so does that mean the octane booster 104+ (thats the name of the booster) will work? I know what you're talking about, and I'm telling you no... YOU DO NOT HAVE A HIGHLY STRESSED ENGINE WITH A TURBO, SUPERCHARGER, NITROUS OXIDE, OR HIGH COMPRESSION PISTONS WITH AGGRESSIVE CAMSHAFT PROFILS. YOU CAN NOT MAKE USE OF ANY MORE OCTANE THAN YOU CAN STAND, AND "OCTANE IN A CAN" DOES ALMOST NOTHING TO THE OCTANE, ALONG WITH BEING GENERALLY MORE EXPENCIVE THAN BUYING THE CORRECT OCTANE TO BEGIN WITH.
juno_reaction Posted June 23, 2007 Posted June 23, 2007 LMFAO!!! I think this should be put in the permanent forums.... You know, along with the FAQ's to avoid further redundancy...
FA22ChevelleSS Posted June 23, 2007 Posted June 23, 2007 ns3425, you have just been layed down for hopefully the last time. toysrme knows how to handle things
Toysrme Posted June 23, 2007 Posted June 23, 2007 I don't have a personal problem with him. I have a personal problem with anyone asking the same damned question 10 times in a row, and that's just this forum. Sheesh geta grip. Alcohol, acetone, or tolulene in a bottle. woo-hoo. You can buy large quantities of any of that stuff for probably cheaper.
Geo Posted June 23, 2007 Posted June 23, 2007 Guys !! Lets not scare this guy away... he's way too funny. Geo
juno_reaction Posted June 23, 2007 Posted June 23, 2007 I think we already did... He hasn't posted anything new. Either that or he dicovered the search feature....
ns3425 Posted June 23, 2007 Author Posted June 23, 2007 lol so do u guys think octane booster really works ? lol
Toysrme Posted June 23, 2007 Posted June 23, 2007 Octane boosters can/do raise the octane of the fuel, however they do NOT do what you are wanting them to do. Which is give you more power.
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