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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 08:39 PM
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Need car advice... not feeling the power gains??????

So today i picked up a bottle of octane booster along with my motor oil and filter. I changed the oil and filter and added a container of octane booster mixed in with the oil. I put everything back together and drove it around the block but i don't feel any major performance gains?!?! I feel a little in the high range, but nothing at all in the low end? What is going on?

Do you guys think i should add one more? I dont want to overfill the engine though?
Old Sep 14, 2009 | 08:52 PM
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Have you ever tried this?
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 08:54 PM
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Used octane booster many times over the years in cars and bikes and can't say I have ever felt any gains.
Old Sep 14, 2009 | 08:56 PM
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wait wait wait.

did you add octane booster in with the engine oil?

or did i just fall for an awesome troll
Old Sep 14, 2009 | 08:59 PM
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No I did not,I just chose not to pull out the flamethrower on this one cause some one else will.
Old Sep 14, 2009 | 09:12 PM
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sounds like he did add it to the oil....damn i thought that it was suppose to go in the gas, hence why its an OCTANE BOOST...NOT AN OIL BOOST....HAHAHA...have fun with that
Old Sep 14, 2009 | 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by tony1w
I changed the oil and filter and added a container of octane booster mixed in with the oil.

wow
Old Sep 14, 2009 | 10:01 PM
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drain the oil asap
Old Sep 14, 2009 | 10:15 PM
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octane booster goes in the gas tank.... also you won't feel a ****ing difference anyways. octane booster does nothing without changing your ecu mapping.
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Originally Posted by Rgame
Used octane booster many times over the years in cars and bikes and can't say I have ever felt any gains.
If their is no difference in power gains, why do they sell it and guarantee gains? It just doesn't seem right. I also see many people buy it all the time.

Originally Posted by realjoker1
sounds like he did add it to the oil....damn i thought that it was suppose to go in the gas, hence why its an OCTANE BOOST...NOT AN OIL BOOST....HAHAHA...have fun with that
Really? I was told by the mechanic at the store that adding it to the oil was the best way to get the power gains and make it last till you change your oil again?

Originally Posted by silverbullet415
drain the oil asap
But i already did the oil change and added the octane boost mixed with the fresh oil. I really want to see how this octane boost can improve my cars performance. They also say that i would clean out the motor? How does it do that?

Originally Posted by wrxisthebest
octane booster goes in the gas tank.... also you won't feel a ****ing difference anyways. octane booster does nothing without changing your ecu mapping.
??? so i have to get my car mapped to run the octane boost? is that the reason why i only feel very little gains?


Thanks guys for your help! This is really starting to irritate me. I may just ask them for a refund if i cant feel the power gains. I've been driving it all day and dont feel any difference upwards of 5k rpm!
Old Sep 15, 2009 | 08:24 AM
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This has to be a joke lol...... I hope
Old Sep 15, 2009 | 08:54 AM
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this is a joke. no way this is real... apparently old trolls do exist



if it is real, and you want som major hp gains. takes a couple cups of sand and hold it by the air intake and have someone rev your engine up for you. you will want to remove yoru air filter for this mod. this will port and polish your turbo and cylinders and make it supa dupa fast.

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OCTANE BOOSTER GOES INTO THE GAS TANK not your OIL!!!!



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