Octane Booster - the wonder drug that works wonders!
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06-11-2007, 03:58 AM
RE: Octane Booster - the wonder drug that works wonders!
Quote: "Note: putting it in a motorcycle makes the exhaust smell bad."
That would make me wonder what it may do to the cats? M/C has no cats so you can smell what coming out more. As teens we used to put veggie oil in our two strokem/c tanks to make them smell like two stroke race bikes.Then realized it was probably gumming up the piston rings LOL!The cats on our Disco's are already marginal at best and prone to clogging. Otherwise this "potion" sounds good.
That would make me wonder what it may do to the cats? M/C has no cats so you can smell what coming out more. As teens we used to put veggie oil in our two strokem/c tanks to make them smell like two stroke race bikes.Then realized it was probably gumming up the piston rings LOL!The cats on our Disco's are already marginal at best and prone to clogging. Otherwise this "potion" sounds good.
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06-11-2007, 07:15 AM
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RE: Octane Booster - the wonder drug that works wonders!
Fuel additives in no way have an effect on your cars as long as your engine has good plugs and wires and can burn the additive. When you consider that a fuel additive enhances our fuel our engine will run better and use the fuel better.
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06-11-2007, 09:48 PM
RE: Octane Booster - the wonder drug that works wonders!
OK. I think I'm going to try this Lucas stuff you talk about just to see what it does. I'm not a big advocate of "magical additives". Kinda look down on them as "snake oil" but so many people have raved about the Lucas stuff. I'm kind of a perfectionist and figure that the car should be engineered to run without such "gimmicks", but Rovers seem to be a different beast. I've also remembered that the minimumgas pumpoctane rating in the UK is 95, so I'm sure the LR engineers didn't really plan on the engine having to make do with 91 octane at best.
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06-12-2007, 04:55 AM
RE: Octane Booster - the wonder drug that works wonders!
The Octane Booster is purely a "quality of life" thing. The vehicle runs and feels much more powerful. The engine is smoother. Lucas is the best of em. I noticed the improvement immediately, and you will too. As for additives generally, I have always been a big believer in using Marvels Mystery Oil in the crankcase and in the gas tank. A clean engine is a healthy engine.
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06-13-2007, 04:22 PM
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RE: Octane Booster - the wonder drug that works wonders!
ORIGINAL: Disco Mike
So what is going on with your cold morning knock, are you using a cheap oil filter that is draining down over night?
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Acetone is an oxygenator - different animal from toluene.
I've never used Sea Foam, so I can't compare.
I haven't put it in the Disco yet because I'm waiting to resolve a cold start knock I have and because I don't have any - I need to get more.
Acetone is an oxygenator - different animal from toluene.
I've never used Sea Foam, so I can't compare.
I haven't put it in the Disco yet because I'm waiting to resolve a cold start knock I have and because I don't have any - I need to get more.
Mike
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06-14-2007, 12:48 PM
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How often does everyone put an additive thru the system? If I'm going to run a Lucas Octane Booster through (which I plan to do), is it a once a month kind of treatment in liew of SeaFoam or an everytime I fill up thing? I guess what $80 a tank if you're already paying $70? 
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