Low octane in tank... octane booster?
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Low octane in tank... octane booster?
Hi guys. I just recieved my 1714 and unfortunately I have 89 octane in the tank. Would an octane booster allow me to set the program to 91 Performance? Or should I just wait until this tank is through?
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Nevermind... I should have searched. Apparently I would need to add a whole bunch of booster in it and apparently no one here holds them in high regards.
Next time, I will do a better job in searching the boards guys... or at least I will try. Sorry.
Next time, I will do a better job in searching the boards guys... or at least I will try. Sorry.
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Originally Posted by KSoze
Nevermind... I should have searched. Apparently I would need to add a whole bunch of booster in it and apparently no one here holds them in high regards.
Next time, I will do a better job in searching the boards guys... or at least I will try. Sorry.
Next time, I will do a better job in searching the boards guys... or at least I will try. Sorry.
That's great.
Did you see this one?
https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...25&postcount=9
Whatever you do, don't use acetone like some twit posted elsewhere
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No harm in asking again. You never know when a new member may contribute something worthwhile.
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Originally Posted by MGDfan
don't use acetone like some twit posted elsewhere
Guess I'll do a search and find out....*edit* oh......
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you can add toluene, not acetone! toluene is 114 octane, unleaded, find at any paint supply store. it's a primary ingredient of regular gasoline. might be about $17/gallon but the markup is ridiculous... i used to get it for 7.30, then it went up to 10, then 12, then 20!, yes 20, but i called BS on that and have been getting it for 12/gal. i run a 5-10% mixture in my Lightning on race days just to be safe with 14 lbs of boost and 18* timing.
let's say you had 15 gallons in the tank of 89 octane, add 1 gallon of toluene and you've got about 90.5 octane.
let's say you had 15 gallons in the tank of 89 octane, add 1 gallon of toluene and you've got about 90.5 octane.
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Originally Posted by Slick_Sammy
you can add toluene, not acetone! toluene is 114 octane, unleaded, find at any paint supply store. it's a primary ingredient of regular gasoline. might be about $17/gallon but the markup is ridiculous... i used to get it for 7.30, then it went up to 10, then 12, then 20!, yes 20, but i called BS on that and have been getting it for 12/gal. i run a 5-10% mixture in my Lightning on race days just to be safe with 14 lbs of boost and 18* timing.
let's say you had 15 gallons in the tank of 89 octane, add 1 gallon of toluene and you've got about 90.5 octane.
let's say you had 15 gallons in the tank of 89 octane, add 1 gallon of toluene and you've got about 90.5 octane.
