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Old 02-09-2007, 03:22 PM #1  
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Octanium

Anyone use it? I know that most octane boosters are useless, but this one seems legit. An 18 dollar bottle will get 7 gallons of 93 octane to 99.

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How much is 100-octane race gas? It looks like this product adds about $1/gallon to your fuel cost. If race gas is around $4.00/gal, I would personally stick with that. But if this works, it's a quick and easy alternative.
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$1/gallon? Do the math. $18/7 is about $2.50 a gallon. Here in Socal, 91 octane is about $2.70 and 101 octane is $5.99. Adding the fuel supplement, will be marginally cheaper, but do you really get 99 octane?
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I can get 104 Octane for $6.50.

I wish I could get 100 for 4 a gallon. Octanium seems to be a viable alternative, but one concern I have is that the mixture may not be consistent. On high boost I need a steady 100 Octane to dtem detonation.
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$1/gallon? Do the math. $18/7 is about $2.50 a gallon. Here in Socal, 91 octane is about $2.70 and 101 octane is $5.99. Adding the fuel supplement, will be marginally cheaper, but do you really get 99 octane?
I thought I did do the math, but I'll do it again and put it up here so you can confirm whether it's right or wrong.
From MTI's website: "One bottle treats up to 15 gallons of gasoline"
Cost of 1 Bottle = $17.95
Cost Per Gallon = $17.95/15 -> $1.20
If you buy a case of 12 bottles; the 12th is free which drops the cost per bottle down to $16.45, in which case the cost to enhance 1 gallon of 93 octane fuel comes down to $1.10.

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hmmm... while i wouldn't use it in lieu of race gas, it could be a nice octane booster for long trips into the netherlands of no race gas. (or, what if you added it to 100... mmmmm)

the only way to verify is to find someone who can log knock & timing. i don't think my OBD2 reader does it in real time.


some other discussions of this product:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1616415

here's an octane report (of unknown origin)
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/attach...chmentid=86870


i suppose another way would be to get an octane testing of the stand-alone, pump gas, race gas, and various blends.

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O-Ace: 1 bottle will get 7 gallons of 93 to 99-100 Octane. Diluted with 15 Gallons you will probably end up around 96, maybe 97.

Carendt: Thanks for the links...seems to be a good product.
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O-Ace: 1 bottle will get 7 gallons of 93 to 99-100 Octane. Diluted with 15 Gallons you will probably end up around 96, maybe 97.

Carendt: Thanks for the links...seems to be a good product.
Dr, I was just basing it off the information provided on MTI's website.
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Yeah, you have to take every claim of the octane boosters with a big grain of salt.

Sport Compact Car did a study of this a while back, and some of the Octane Boosters that claimed to raise octane several points only brought it up like 1 point. The only one that did much was the NOS off road formula and it is about $8-$9/bottle and the gas went from 91.2 to 93.7 (+2.5).
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Stuff works good Sean there should be a some numbers from EVO Scan on my buddies car. We used it the first week it was available to the public. It's a no b/s product. Jayson has spent a long time testing it. If I had a need for race gas I'd have it, but being stock it doesn't really help me.

They have a name of the company that did the testing some where on the sheet (its in Deer Park). I'm sure I could have a buddy of mine test it at his place also, if his boss is cool with it.

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Uh.. in order for a 1/4 gallon of octane booster to increase the octane of 15 gallons of 93 octane pump to "over 100", it would have to have an octane of over 400.

The highest octane blending agent I know of is dicyclopentadine, and at ~230 RON, you'd need to be spiking your fuel with at least half a gallon of the stuff. The highest commonly available aromatic is xylene (118 RON), and with 32 ounces of it added to 15 gallons of 93 R+M/2, you'd end up with 93.4 octane.

I would be highly suspect of the claims this product is making, and if it's legitimate, I'd be really interested in finding out what the blending agent is.
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I've seen toluene 113? or xylene 118 used 20% of the total gas which can bring 93 up to 97,98?
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Trust me it mixs up to the numbers it makes. It has no lead unlike some other big brands that say theirs does not have any. I'll see if I can get Jayson to email me some info to post for you all. I know he's not a sponsor so the only thing I'll post up is the real info, unless he gets on here.
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have a good friend in the oil biz who has lots of high p cars and knowledge of what oct adds can do if not consistant... his advise to me was stick with race gas......... at almost $7.00 a gal in sacramento... anyone know of race gas in a pump in the area???
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I've seen toluene 113? or xylene 118 used 20% of the total gas which can bring 93 up to 97,98?
Toluene is 114 R+M/2. A 20% mix in 15 gallons of 93 would give you 97.2 octane.

It's all about volume. 32 oz just isn't enough of anything I'm aware of to do anything, so again I'd be interested to know what the blending agent is.
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