Improved Performance and MPG

mrnickleye · 09-15-2007, 04:01 AM

I run mid-grade fuel in the summer because it improves the chances of NOT having engine ping under a load. I run 15* timing. I run the a/c all summer, day & night. I use the 'Sport' mode on the automatic trans because the a/c copressor uses about 10hp.

I get 15-16mpg town, and 18mpg hwy. 90% of my driving is town.

So...in the last tank I ran regular fuel, with a bottle of
Amsoil Octane Booster.

https://www.amsoil.com/storefront/aob.aspx

I ran a few miles in 'sport' mode. It definately felt like more power around town. Don't know if there are special additives in it, but normally you use Octane booster to help eliminate ping because your HPs are so very high.
Mine is only about 225hp.

Anyways, I then switched to 'normal' on the tranny button. Usually it feels like it has less power, as the trans upshifts at lower rpms. But I ended up leaving it in that position for the entire tank of fuel. It felt like it had a lot more power than usual.

I suggest, that for the small price they are asking for a bottle, you might want to try some.

Also...I got 18 mpg in town. I have my routine M-F. Drive the same roads, and same speeds.

So I filled up today with regular. No booster.

I will try it in the normal position and see what mpg I get, and how the power feels.

I will let you know next week.

rocktownsupra21 · 09-16-2007, 07:15 AM

if i were you i wouldnt use octane boost ive heard from many people that its not good to use on turbo cars this might not be true but ill take there word for it anyway its up to you its your car

supra_91 · 09-16-2007, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by rocktownsupra21

if i were you i wouldnt use octane boost ive heard from many people that its not good to use on turbo cars this might not be true but ill take there word for it anyway its up to you its your car

octane boost is pretty much the same as running higher octane fuel

redmaro · 09-17-2007, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by rocktownsupra21

if i were you i wouldnt use octane boost ive heard from many people that its not good to use on turbo cars this might not be true but ill take there word for it anyway its up to you its your car

I think he drives an N/A

Mrnicleye your N/a has 225hp? what mods?

redmaro · 09-17-2007, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by supra_91

octane boost is pretty much the same as running higher octane fuel

Those octane boosters you buy at checkers wont raise your octane not even by one point. LOL

supra_91 · 09-17-2007, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by redmaro

Those octane boosters you buy at checkers wont raise your octane not even by one point. LOL

if you buy the cheap shit then yea. you get what you pay for

SideWinderGX · 09-28-2007, 04:48 AM

is it next week? =D im curious haha. theres always a ton of octane booster inside Auto Zone everytime i go in, its not that expensive either.

redmaro · 09-28-2007, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by SideWinderGX

is it next week? =D im curious haha. theres always a ton of octane booster inside Auto Zone everytime i go in, its not that expensive either.

You really think those Octane boosters work?

09-15-2007, 04:01 AM	#1
mrnickleye 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mojave Desert, Calif. Posts: 1,705	Improved Performance and MPG I run mid-grade fuel in the summer because it improves the chances of NOT having engine ping under a load. I run 15* timing. I run the a/c all summer, day & night. I use the 'Sport' mode on the automatic trans because the a/c copressor uses about 10hp. I get 15-16mpg town, and 18mpg hwy. 90% of my driving is town. So...in the last tank I ran regular fuel, with a bottle of Amsoil Octane Booster. https://www.amsoil.com/storefront/aob.aspx I ran a few miles in 'sport' mode. It definately felt like more power around town. Don't know if there are special additives in it, but normally you use Octane booster to help eliminate ping because your HPs are so very high. Mine is only about 225hp. Anyways, I then switched to 'normal' on the tranny button. Usually it feels like it has less power, as the trans upshifts at lower rpms. But I ended up leaving it in that position for the entire tank of fuel. It felt like it had a lot more power than usual. I suggest, that for the small price they are asking for a bottle, you might want to try some. Also...I got 18 mpg in town. I have my routine M-F. Drive the same roads, and same speeds. So I filled up today with regular. No booster. I will try it in the normal position and see what mpg I get, and how the power feels. I will let you know next week. __________________ Had a Red 1989 N/A. Automatic. Sports Pkg. w/wing. TEMS, and some nice MODS. Sold to a friend 10/08/08. Last edited by mrnickleye; 09-15-2007 at 04:06 AM.

09-16-2007, 07:15 AM	#2
rocktownsupra21 3" Exhaust Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: rockford IL Posts: 56	octane booster if i were you i wouldnt use octane boost ive heard from many people that its not good to use on turbo cars this might not be true but ill take there word for it anyway its up to you its your car

09-28-2007, 04:48 AM	#7
SideWinderGX 3" Exhaust Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 203	is it next week? =D im curious haha. theres always a ton of octane booster inside Auto Zone everytime i go in, its not that expensive either. __________________ my car: 1987 brownish Toyota Supra Turbo, automatic 7MGTE engine with ~100k miles on it.