How can I get over 91 octane gas?

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Sep 1, 2004 | 01:03 AM

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overlord tom

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Re: Re: Re: How can I get over 91 octane gas?

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Originally posted by Vlad
That's total BS! Small booster botles simply can not change octane level to any significant/noticable difference. I didn't really wasted time checking, but I guess you can always find on those booster bottles some fine print saying that it's UP TO 104. In advertisement
UP TO = SOME = A LITTLE
Which essentially means any number. Usually it can't be more than +0.2 - +0.5 for small bottle.

If you really want up your octane rating, use Toluene. Besides being octane booster for racing fuels, it also happens to be a paint thinner, so you can get it at paint stores at prices $10 to $10 per gallon. Gallon of toluene added to 8 gallons of 93 gas will give you 98 something octane. I used it for a racing day once, and it was noticable difference in engine response to the gas pedal.

Do search for Toluene to see details.

You stole my answer. =) Toluene. I think (if memory serves correct) its 114 octane. With a little math you can figure out how much you need to use. Better than octane boost in a can because it contains no additives. There a a bunch of websites on this. Don't get raped buying race fuel when you don't need to.