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From: ILLINOIS
new 02
have a new 02 harley and was wondering if anybody has tried using the 104 octane booster in their trucks? if so is there a noticeable difference with it or is it awaste of money? is anybody using synthetic engine oil and if so when did you start using it and what brand would you reccomend? right now i have 500 miles on the truck (got it in sept.) probably next summer i will start on some mods.
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From: Markham, Ontario Canada
Congrats on the new Truck and welcome to the site. 
I used to put an Octane booster in my 2000 HD on occasion. For the extra cost I did not really notice anything drastic. I have not tried it in my 2002 HD yet. Spending enough money on Gas
I used to put an Octane booster in my 2000 HD on occasion. For the extra cost I did not really notice anything drastic. I have not tried it in my 2002 HD yet. Spending enough money on Gas
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From: Wishing I was in my Truck. Benicia, CA
Our trucks are built for 92 octane, I don't think the extra boost will help us much unless you have it tuned for that octane (i.e. a new computer chip).
I am thinking of getting a "Flipchip" from Superchips (if you don't know what I am talking about check out the computer chip forum and ask Mike the Distibuter). These chips have two settings, tailored to your needs. I wanted to get one of the settings for street performance and one for drag performance. The drag performance would be set up for the higher octane fuel that you can buy at the track, or 'mix' using booster.
I am thinking of getting a "Flipchip" from Superchips (if you don't know what I am talking about check out the computer chip forum and ask Mike the Distibuter). These chips have two settings, tailored to your needs. I wanted to get one of the settings for street performance and one for drag performance. The drag performance would be set up for the higher octane fuel that you can buy at the track, or 'mix' using booster.
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From: Eleanor, WV
Basics of Octane/Fuel
Short Version
Use the level of octane recommended by the manufacturer (if you're vehicle is stock). Using a higher octane will not yield greater performance, in fact it may actually hurt performance.
I'll work on the long version, but the bottom line is that you'll get no better performance from using a higher octane than your engine requires. That being said, many high performance engines REQUIRE higher octane fuel. REQUIRE is the key word here. =)
Use the level of octane recommended by the manufacturer (if you're vehicle is stock). Using a higher octane will not yield greater performance, in fact it may actually hurt performance.
I'll work on the long version, but the bottom line is that you'll get no better performance from using a higher octane than your engine requires. That being said, many high performance engines REQUIRE higher octane fuel. REQUIRE is the key word here. =)