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How much octane booster?

This is a discussion on How much octane booster? within the General Tech Discussion forums, part of the W Body Tech category; If I suspect I have a tank of bad 93, how many bottles of octane booster would I have to ...

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    Default How much octane booster?

    If I suspect I have a tank of bad 93, how many bottles of octane booster would I have to use to make a difference?
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    Default Re: How much octane booster?

    Oh boy.

    Well, here's the thing. If you go into a store and buy a bottle of octane booster and it says "will raise octane by 7 point" it doesnt mean you go from 93 octane to 100, it means you go from 93 octane to 93.7 and thats on average.

    I think you would be much better off buying you a gallon of Toulene (the main octane booster ingredient) and dumping that in. It probably would be cheaper in the long run too.

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    Where do you buy Toulene and how much for a gallon? I might just wait and burn this tank out on the trip home.
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    You can get it at most hardware stores that sell painting supplies. Xylene is another one that you can use as well but I think Toulene is a bit better. It will probably cost you about $10 - 15 for a gallon of it though. Dont forget about Torco either.

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    put some sugar, metal tacks, and some goobstopers in it also makes u gain 40 HP!! lol jk jk wow stupid people in this world might actually try such a thing..... lol
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    Default Re: How much octane booster?

    There is an octane booster at Autozone that claims to raise octane a full 6 points or the equivalent of 60 points on the same scale as other boosters. I can't remember the brand now, but it was on the top shelf... I think toluene will work better anyways and probably cost about the same as 1-2 bottles of this stuff.
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    No worries. I just burned the whole tank away already and filled up with 91 from a trusted station. I was practically empty.

    We'll see if it helps.
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    Default Re: How much octane booster?

    Sherman william Toulene $13.85 gallon.. Last time i bought Xylene at home depot was like $18...

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