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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: garethmk1 on 03 August 2008, 13:57

Title: Octane Booster
Post by: garethmk1 on 03 August 2008, 13:57

Anyone use any octane booster ? If so what products ?

Regards,

Gareth

Title: Re: Octane Booster
Post by: bacillus on 03 August 2008, 14:29

IMO not necessary unless you are remapped and have the race fuel map installed as you can get 99 RON petrol at the pump.

Title: Re: Octane Booster
Post by: WhiteGTI on 03 August 2008, 14:58

A car show (I think 5th Gear, but may be mistaken) actually did a test on these a couple years ago and found that they actually decrease the performance and power output of the car!

Title: Re: Octane Booster
Post by: RedRobin on 03 August 2008, 15:02

....'Snake Oil'?

Title: Re: Octane Booster
Post by: k4ith on 03 August 2008, 20:47

A mag did a check with them too and found zero gains.
use BP102 for more go.

Title: Re: Octane Booster
Post by: WhiteGTI on 03 August 2008, 21:18

Im always worried that that BP 102 stuff will blow up my engine or something!! Have any of you used it before??

Title: Re: Octane Booster
Post by: k4ith on 03 August 2008, 21:54

not at the moment, its £2.50 a litre :laugh: when i went to buy some when i was going to 1/4 mile day they couldn't operate the pump.You have to get a code to dispense the fuel of the cashier.

Title: Re: Octane Booster
Post by: L555BAT on 04 August 2008, 08:57

If your wanting a nice wee power boost, get your car mapped to run on 10% methanol.  Or go nuts and stick some toluene in there instead.  It's the stuff the 1200 bhp turbo F1 cars used to run.

Title: Re: Octane Booster
Post by: chungster on 05 August 2008, 21:21

I tend to use Millers Octane Plus when doing track days (in case I can't get V Power locally)

Not tried the Millers CVL Turbo stuff yet tho...

Title: Re: Octane Booster
Post by: indublin on 07 August 2008, 15:20

Quote from: garethmk1 on 03 August 2008, 13:57

Anyone use any octane booster ? If so what products ?

Regards,

Gareth

I was advised by Awesome to get some if i ran into trouble getting hold of 98 or 99 Ron fuel! So if I couldn't find a garage with the good stuff I could fill up on the sh!te and top it up with the octane booster! Hope this helps!