I put a bottle of octane booster in my car every third time I tank up.
I try to get the highest octane gas I can find, but every third time, I
get a slightly lower octane, and then put the booster in. I was warned
not to put it in everytime just because it is pretty potent stuff. I
also read somewhere, that the octane booster that is meant for
"off-road" use only is better than the "on-road" stuff. I've been
doing this for 3 years, and everything is fine, and I definitely notice
the car running better with the octane booster. My dad is a pilot, and
every now and then, he brings home a few gallons of 100 octane aviation
fuel. I put that in with a full tank of gas, and I tell you all, that
is always the best time my car ever runs! Just be sure not to tank up
completely on that stuff.....wouldn't want to blow your engine apart.
~Zack~
74 LeBaron
On Mar 9, 2004, at 8:02 PM, RandalPark@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Been there done that, and it seems to work okay. The only issue I
> would recommend paying attention to is just how much of that octane
> booster accumulates in the tank as you add it during each fill up.
> Just remember, octane booster isn't gasoline.
>
> To keep this from becoming a problem, when using additives on a
> regular basis, I've been advised to run the tank nearly dry between
> fill ups. The problem is that some people fill up every time the tank
> reaches half, and then add another container of octane booster at the
> same time. After a while, that "lower half" of the tank of gas becomes
> more and more saturated with octane booster, which doesn't combust
> very well on its own. Over time this can become a problem.
>
> Maybe some of the Chemists out there can help out with this, but I
> believe that I am right. I am certain of that with respect to the old
> "Instead of Lead" that we once were advised to use in the late '80s
> after lead was removed from the fuel.
>
> In my opinion, even at todays prices, gas is the cheapest thing that
> we put into our cars. For my peace of mind I prefer to put the best
> grade of gas in the car to start with and not mess around with
> additives. I may be imagining it, but other than the absence of spark
> knocking, I feel like I get smoother performance from premium fuel.
>
> Paul
>
> In a message dated 3/9/2004 5:32:16 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> mhoppy@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>> As the price of fuel rises, has anyone else had experience using the
>> octane booster listed. I may consider this in my 66 if use it much
>> this summer. Fortunately my 75 runs fine on our low grade which I
>> believe is 87 octane.
>> Matt Hopkins
>> 66 Crown
>> 75 Lebaron
>> 92 Imperial
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of mENTALmOPAR
>> mAN
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 2:50 PM
>> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: IML: Any tubing benders out there ?????
>>
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>> It feels like Monday all over again.
>> I just wanted to offer a couple of things to all you IMPERIAL and
>> Chrysler mechanics out there.
>> and don't forget to oil the spark plug threads .....and turn them in
>> " by hand" when replacing them.
>> GASOLINE....................Lately with the GAS prices inching up
>> ......I've stumbled upon something that may or may not be
>> helpful...........I'm testing it to see what happens..........I use
>> my '77 NYB with a 440 engine as a daily driver......... and where I
>> live, in Oregon, the gas prices are a 30cent difference between
>> regular and premium and normally I ONLY use premium, because I care
>> about my BIGG cars......... but, a couple of months ago I found that
>> if I fill up with "regular" gas...........20 gallons at $1.53 a
>> gallon............versus "premium"..... 20 gallons at $1.83 a
>> gallon.......... I save $6 dollars.......WOOHOO !!!
>> But the BEST part is: I take 99 cents of my savings , and go buy a
>> bottle of "SNAP" Super Octane Booster" to put in the tank with the 20
>> gallons of REGULAR gas, and guess what.................
>> SMOOTH running 440.......... no pinging on hills.......... no rough
>> idle............no spark knock..............nuttin'.............Tuned
>> by ear to get 15+ miles per gallon............and I know that I have
>> been getting slightly better gas mileage since I have been adding the
>> octane booster.
>> So far.......... after two months, no negative aspects
>> whatsoever.
>> Any comments you guys have, would be much appreciated.
>> Michael Howlett
>
>
Back to the Home of the Forward Look Network