All Things Mk5 > Performance Modifications
The octane booster topic
pudding:
--- Quote from: Dan_FR on November 30, 2016, 12:59:41 pm ---As long as there's additional timing request in the map (therefore a small amount of CF) then it should make a decent difference.
That said, to mix it in to the quantities needed to provide a decent anti-knock improvement, it is going to be VERY expensive to run. 1 bottle treats 60 litres of fuel (so a full tank) which means you are looking at an extra £15 per tank of fuel to run this stuff! Crazy money unless you drive WOT all the time. 75% of my cars use is as a family car, so running this stuff would be a total waste
My opinion - run a WMI kit unless we suddenly start to find E85 at the pumps on a regular basis. One off cost of WMI, but then cheap as chips as its only injected when needed. I go through less than 25 litres a year (about £25 worth) & 6,000 miles
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I was thinking the same. That is one expensive website! £25 for a magnetic sump plug :surprised:
Anyway, looking forward to seeing the results of this experiment, and the VWR intake :smiley:
I have E85 at my local Morrisons, but the pump is painfully slow (about litre a minute!) and the ECU will need a tune to use it....and bigger injectors. I could try a blend though. Say 80-20 petrol-E85. I tried that blend with my old VR6 turbo and the mid and top ends were definitely a bit fruitier. I had a standalone on that engine so I could adjust the timing and AFR on the fly.
DFish:
I used to run this stuff on my old subaru, which was heavily modified. You don't need to use a whole bottle per tank of fuel, but I cant remember the mix ratio we used to use.
As said WMI will give better results on hot climates though.
Fish
ducman77:
Personally I've found this stuff great.
But it's very important to remember we only get rubbish 95RON fuel here in Ireland so as my tuner was reminding me the GTI ecu will pull timing on Irish fuel.
I've a stage one map with a 3in TBE and 3in 200 cell cat, A Ramair oversize intake and a DV+ When I first NF octane booster I noticed a big hike in midrange punch. I was truly surprised :laugh:
It's probably just the shift from circa 95RON to circa 98RON. The manufacturer claims 6RON for a full bottle added to 60ltrs.
I add half a bottle to 60ltrs. So {if the manufacturer can be trusted} that should be about a 3RON increase for me.
Anyways.... I would normally be highly sceptical of this kind of product.... But I can honestly say I was hugely surprised by the effect it had on my car.
Anybody else using it and noticed any improvements??
Cheers,
Dave
pudding:
--- Quote from: ducman77 on November 30, 2016, 08:44:41 pm ---Personally I've found this stuff great.
But it's very important to remember we only get rubbish 95RON fuel here in Ireland so as my tuner was reminding me the GTI ecu will pull timing on Irish fuel.
I've a stage one map with a 3in TBE and 3in 200 cell cat, A Ramair oversize intake and a DV+ When I first NF octane booster I noticed a big hike in midrange punch. I was truly surprised :laugh:
It's probably just the shift from circa 95RON to circa 98RON. The manufacturer claims 6RON for a full bottle added to 60ltrs.
I add half a bottle to 60ltrs. So {if the manufacturer can be trusted} that should be about a 3RON increase for me.
Anyways.... I would normally be highly sceptical of this kind of product.... But I can honestly say I was hugely surprised by the effect it had on my car.
Anybody else using it and noticed any improvements??
Cheers,
Dave
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We notice a similar thing in England if you switch from 95 to 99 V Power. The mid and top ends both improve quite a lot! At least you have found a solution for Ireland's lack of decent fuel :happy2:
Paradox1:
--- Quote from: Pudding on December 01, 2016, 10:16:12 am ---
--- Quote from: ducman77 on November 30, 2016, 08:44:41 pm ---Personally I've found this stuff great.
But it's very important to remember we only get rubbish 95RON fuel here in Ireland so as my tuner was reminding me the GTI ecu will pull timing on Irish fuel.
I've a stage one map with a 3in TBE and 3in 200 cell cat, A Ramair oversize intake and a DV+ When I first NF octane booster I noticed a big hike in midrange punch. I was truly surprised :laugh:
It's probably just the shift from circa 95RON to circa 98RON. The manufacturer claims 6RON for a full bottle added to 60ltrs.
I add half a bottle to 60ltrs. So {if the manufacturer can be trusted} that should be about a 3RON increase for me.
Anyways.... I would normally be highly sceptical of this kind of product.... But I can honestly say I was hugely surprised by the effect it had on my car.
Anybody else using it and noticed any improvements??
Cheers,
Dave
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We notice a similar thing in England if you switch from 95 to 99 V Power. The mid and top ends both improve quite a lot! At least you have found a solution for Ireland's lack of decent fuel :happy2:
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Worth trying with 99 Ron and this octane booster. Could be a solution for those who dont want to run meth
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