I did a search on this with very little luck. I was wondering out of all of us on here who has used a gas additive. I have tried a couple of octane boosters, and could tell no difference. Anyone use one that they liked. You walk into a Autozone or Advance parts place and see a ton of these on the shelf. Most of them are name brand. I have very little knowledge of these products and would like to see if anyone has used one and maybe noticed a difference in gas mileage or something. I do use HEET products in the red bottle in the winter time just in case. Thanks in advance.

 

I used a fuel stabilizer last summer because my truck sat for a month and I wanted to be sure it didn't gum up anything like what happens to my quad or mower if not put away correctly. My understanding is that octane boosters won't help because we don't have high compression engines.

 

The only additives I will use in my truck are Sta-Bil and Gumout Concentrated Fuel Injector Cleaner.

I add the Sta-Bil to every tank of gas, since I put very few miles on my truck. As a point of reference, the last time I filled my truck was the middle of August, and I still have about a half tank left, so you can see that a tank of fuel stays in my vehicle for an extended period of time -- thus the fuel stabilizer.

Additionally, in every vehicle I own, just before a scheduled oil change I'll add a bottle of the Gumout Concentrated Fuel Injector Cleaner and run through the treated tank of gas. Once I am just about on "E" again, I'll fill the tank and then do my oil change as scheduled. I think this routine is cheap insurance to keep my injectors clean over the course of time.

Using products to raise the octane level of the fuel in these trucks is a waste of money -- they are specifically designed to run properly on 87 octane and there is no advantage to using a pricier fuel.

 

If your running a custom tune, you can <sometimes> run on a higher octane.

 

when i had my roush s/c installed i asked them at roush about in tank cleaners he said never save your money and buy a good brand of gas and u will not need it mike will tell you the same
cheap gas is cheap for a reason has less cleaners in it. check out top tier gas .com some gas has the epa minimum others have more like shell 91 has 5times the minimum. those in tank type can get by the rings and in to the oil. save your money on the octane booster u dont need it https://www.f150online.com/galleries...w.cfm?num=9331

 

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Any fuel additive is an absolute waste of money. Period!

Spend a little more on good fuel [Shell, Chevron] rather than the local ma' and pa' down the road [as well as the garbage BP call "fuel"] and you'll enjoy several years of driving without troubles.

Safe driving.

 

Seafoam works great on carbon build up and so on. I would not use the stuff on a vehicle with less then 25k miles or so. That is when I start using it. It is the only cleaner I use in my engine with no problems in any vehicle yet, only improvements. This is only my experience.

 

Seafoam thru a vaccum hose and TECHRON injector cleaner (Ive read its the best of the injector cleaners) every other time its serviced (3k).

 

what bout these guys
http://www.priproducts.com/