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> On Mar 26, 12:12 pm, Jeßus <power_slid...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> ... well, it is in the Illawarra now. No BP Ultimate, let alone
V-Power.
>>
>> I'm well tired of the patchy availability, had to put a few dollars of
>> 95RON **** into the tank in order to get home the other day.
>>
>> The only way around this IMO is to buy 91RON **** and add some form of
>> octane booster? Consensus seems to be that the 'octane boosters' you
see
>> are worthless, so I am considering using Toluene, possibly at around 1
>> part Toluene to 3 parts 91RON.
>> Anyway, my research is /very/ preliminary at this stage.
>>
>> Anyone out there mixing their own fuel - if so, what, and how much are
>> you paying... and where do you buy it from?
>>
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>
> What you'll need to do (if you really need 98) is purchase 95 octane
> and add in octane boost. When the back of the bottle on those octane
> boosts mention how many "points" they improve by, it's not the same
> scale as RON. Also, there's a dimini****ng return issue - whilst
> putting some octane boost in 91 octane fuel might get it up to 94 or
> so, putting that same stuff in 98 octane might only get it up to 99 or
> 100.
>
> That said, my car pings it's head off under load if it's got 95 in it,
> but is happy at 98. If I'm stuck, as you are, I've found that the
> Nulon Pro Strength Octane boost effectively sorts out the issue when
> added to 95 premium unleaded - so I carry a bottle of the stuff when
> I'm on country trips.
>
> Zoom magazine did do tests against knocking in turbo cars a few years
> back, and Nulon was 2nd in their tests of octane boost products.
> Can't remember what came first - I've never seen the stuff for sale.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
> (please be aware that I do sell this stuff - along with other brands
> - so take my advice with as many grains of salt as you like)
Thanks for the reply Steve. On many of the Aussie car forums, octane
booster seems to be universally denounced? So I have been quite hesitant
to even try any. Mind you, I've never used any of these octane boosters
before, so I have no personal experience.
My NA Impreza *hates* 91RON, just pings its arse off, I filled it up
with 95 today, this for the most part is 'okay' but still - when under
heavy load, it still pings. it's only on the 98 that is seems 100%
happy. My R34 - never put 91RON in it but I did put a small amount of
95RON in it last week, and when given a boot full, you can hear the
engine complaining above 6000RPM (engine light also flickers). 98RON and
no worries again.
Anyway, straying off the main topic - thanks for the info on octane
boosters, I might think about keeping a bottle of Nulon (or better) in
the boot. Cheers
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