Octane boosting

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Octane boosting

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Spurred on by a comment of Higgy's http://forums.ducatipaso.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4751

Interesting octane enhancing recipes found here
http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/engine-mo ... mulas.html
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Re: Octane boosting

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Octane boosters will raise the combustion temperature and can overheat the exhaust valve. Super unleaded should be all you need.
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Re: Octane boosting

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Octane boosters will raise the combustion temperature and can overheat the exhaust valve. Super unleaded should be all you need.
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So will super unleaded, that is why it is super unleaded,the octane boosters blended in during refinement :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
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Re: Octane boosting

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I know that but it is only 97 RON, the addition of Toluene etc only takes the octane rating to 99 which isn't much Avgas can go up to 130 RON and these home bru ideas sound distinctly dodgy.
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