NOS Octane Booster for e60?
12-01-2007, 06:03 PM
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Hey guys I've found this NOS Octane booster that says to increase your engine's performance (Increases Octane effect by 6 Points, so 91 Octane now becomes 97 Octane) by mixing the NOS with the Fuel . I don't know if this is the real deal or it's bogus.
Here's the link to the product, http://cgi.ebay.com/NOS-Racing-Formula-Octane-Booster-12-oz_W0QQitemZ5677074436QQihZ016QQcategoryZ88433QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem Tell me what you guys think.
Here's the link to the product, http://cgi.ebay.com/NOS-Racing-Formula-Octane-Booster-12-oz_W0QQitemZ5677074436QQihZ016QQcategoryZ88433QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem Tell me what you guys think.
12-02-2007, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by aznunknownx' post='501622' date='Dec 1 2007, 10:03 PM
Hey guys I've found this NOS Octane booster that says to increase your engine's performance (Increases Octane effect by 6 Points, so 91 Octane now becomes 97 Octane) by mixing the NOS with the Fuel . I don't know if this is the real deal or it's bogus.
Here's the link to the product, http://cgi.ebay.com/NOS-Racing-Formula-Oct...VQQcmdZViewItem Tell me what you guys think.
Here's the link to the product, http://cgi.ebay.com/NOS-Racing-Formula-Oct...VQQcmdZViewItem Tell me what you guys think.
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12-02-2007, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Bad Bimr' post='501905' date='Dec 2 2007, 05:35 PM
They sell that stuff at our local Pep Boys for ~$7. It's no different then any other octane booster. It will give you a small boost but nothing dramatic. It WILL NOT give you a 6 point octane increase, maybe 1 or 2 points at most. Even if it gave you it's claimed octane increase your stock engine is not tuned to take advantage of the increased octane. Contrary to what most of you think, higher octane fuel does not make more HP. What higher octane does is it allows for more aggressive tunning to make more HP. So unless your car is tuned for the higher octane, it is a total waste of money.
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12-02-2007, 08:25 PM
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if you want higher octane, you could go ahead and mix 91 with 100 octane, averaging out about 95. i remember vegastrashed did this even before he started modding the performance side of his 545.
12-06-2007, 07:02 AM
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dont bother it will not boost up your power.
I tryed it and a wast of money.
5th Gear tv car show say all of them are a wast of money and time.
cant remember which 1 that showed it.
I tryed it and a wast of money.
5th Gear tv car show say all of them are a wast of money and time.
cant remember which 1 that showed it.
12-06-2007, 07:49 AM
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Just move to the east coast where we have 93 octane for super unleaded, not 91. 
12-06-2007, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by pinguhk' post='503484' date='Dec 6 2007, 04:02 PM
5th Gear tv car show say all of them are a wast of money and time.
cant remember which 1 that showed it.
cant remember which 1 that showed it.
Fifth gear has done a test a while ago comparing those Octane booster which available in the market,
and found out all these products will decrease your bhp rather than gain! (I dont know why but they have tested in the Dyno)
Here is the link of the video (3rd one on the 2nd row):
http://www.tuninglinx.com/html/fifth...videos-25.html
Hope you find it useful!
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Originally Posted by C's Bimmer' post='503509' date='Dec 7 2007, 12:49 AM
Just move to the east coast where we have 93 octane for super unleaded, not 91.
or get it ship over