Fuel additives/octane booster

[squrillbait]

Hey guys I was wondering if anyone runs octane booster or fuel additives? If pre ignition/detonation is the engines enemy from the factory. Couldn't we help prevent it with higher octane?

 

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[Spamby]

Torco is the only stuff that I've found that works. Most of that stuff that you buy from the stores only raises octane points and not octane numbers. Ex: tank of 93 gas + stp octane booster = 93.3 RON.
Other than that, there are home brews made from toluene or xylene that are effective.

 

[squrillbait]

So short of getting great fuel, I'm pretty much doomed, awesome.

 

[Spamby]

Get a good safe tune. Probably better than throwing products at it in an effort to bandaid a sketchy factory tune.

 

[squrillbait]

Lol just got the same advice from another forum.

 

[Batmobile_Engage]

Methanol injection is an option but there's always a chance that the system could fail. It'd be reallllly bad for your engine if it failed while on full boost. Either way, that definitely increases octane.
Check out toluene and/or xylene like Spamby said.

 

[WRB_STi]

e85

 

[Batmobile_Engage]

Where are you located? What fuels do you have available at the station?

 

[squrillbait]

Wichita ks, we got mostly 91. I think there nay be a station with 93 but I haven't been there

 

[Batmobile_Engage]

I'd think you'd have E85 available almost everywhere in Kansas.