hey got a quick question
whats octane booster gunna do to my engine,
wont hurt it or do anything bad will it?
thanks guys

its an a12

when i had my a12 before the ca18det, for about 12mths i was using Vortex95 (95.4) now and again with E10unleaded (94.5)...witch didnt hurt it,
the normal ULP is (91.6)Caltex
hope this helps in sumway...

theres a a few different types i only use them when i go drag racing ( wonce a year ) neva had a problem but wouldnt use it every day has i buy the one thats $30 . and i dont think its good for your car guess it has the same stuff in it has areo start ( i blew a hole in my piston from using it )

bp 98 only for me even in the xtrail pulsar n lawn mower

haha, the one i saw was stp
tryed that before?
i put it in my swift and it was backfiring heaps

yer could need the timing changed but use good 98 fuel and mod the car its cheaper in the long run then paying for octane booster every tank ;)

In my opinion if your car isn't running high enough compression and it's not tuned for it then don't use it because your varying the effectiveness of your tune by:
- running richer
- placing more stress on piston rings because the amount of fuel is denser and more resistant to ignition
- the amount of octane booster will vary with the fuel, how could it possibly mix through the whole fuel tank evenly?

unless your compression is 10:1 or above u dont need any more octane than 91ron (regular unleaded) if u want to up the octane for higher compression then use 95 or 98, to up octane by putting octane booster in u need to use a can and shake it properly, thats fair enough for racing when u have a small tank but not practical for 50L or more in your car.

to get it anywahere near properly mixed in your car at the bowser u need to put in a dash pump in 10L add a dash, pump in 10L, etc.

VP race fuel or adding octane booster up to 104 will not hurt the engine unless its not mixed in properly, but wont get u any more power unless u have the extra compression and advance timing tuning.

1000coupe,
That rule of thumb might be good for NA cars (not willing to comment on that aspect) however with turbos you can tune for a few more degrees timing with octane booster. I had my CA tuned for 98RON and we pushed it even harder with some octane booster. This was around/over 22psi which I don't normally run on the road but often down down the 1/4 mile, for me it's a bit more of insurance when pushing the engine hard - not for every day use.

Bryan