Octane booster which omw

[boardinscotland]

Hi guys

Just wondering if there are any recommendations for which octane booster to use when you can only get 95 petrol. Will be going up the West coast of Scotland soon and the last time I was there, Ullapool didn't have any super unleaded (think it changed from a a shell garage). Millers CVL seems to have the better reviews but wondered if anyone had used it before.

Cheers

G

PS sorry for the bad spelling on the title it is early.

[Djdan]

Are you going to be gunning it, i run standard unleaded in mine and notice very little difference in performance at low speeds

[Basil Brush]

I've run mine on 95 unless going for a proper run for the 8+ years I've had it.

[blueg33]

I run mine on super. Its a condition of the Power warranty. But a few people seem to use 95 ron

[m3jappa]

blueg33 said:

I run mine on super. Its a condition of the Power warranty. But a few people seem to use 95 ron

Same here but i'm sure on the actual cap itself it said 95 octane.

[boardinscotland]

Thanks guys

I used to very occasionally run it on 95 Ron and it ran very rough. Had it remapped but since then never run it on anything but Super. Was just going to buy some and keep it in the boot in case.

Cheers

G

Edited by boardinscotland on Friday 2nd March 04:20

[Corkys]

Being a newbee to a Tuscan, only owned it for two weeks, I was told by the previous owner to run it on Std Unleaded, I have filled up twice with std unleaded with no adverse affects.

Does Super unleaded bring any benefits??

Cheers.

Karl

[blueg33]

It may depend on the map too. My was remapped by Dom last year and it had BP ultimate in it at the time.

[Walford]

blueg33 said:

It may depend on the map too. My was remapped by Dom last year and it had BP ultimate in it at the time.

To run the engine that tight on fuelling you would need to have extremely reliable knock sensors/ecu timing control

not very practical with the amount of mechanical noise from the TVR valve train

I would think most of the MBE cars a set quite rich with fairly moderate ignition timing

[blueg33]

Walford said:

To run the engine that tight on fuelling you would need to have extremely reliable knock sensors/ecu timing control

not very practical with the amount of mechanical noise from the TVR valve train

I would think most of the MBE cars a set quite rich with fairly moderate ignition timing

Seems senisible.

[jcpgasoline]

boardinscotland said:

Thanks guys

I used to very occasionally run it on 95 Ron and it ran very rough. Had it remapped but since then never run it on anything but Super. Was just going to buy some and keep it in the boot in case.

Cheers

G

Edited by boardinscotland on Friday 2nd March 04:20

IMHO this is the best stuff. Contains MMT.

http://www.powerenhancer.co.uk/product.php/11/nf-o...

[330p4]

Would check whichever you choose is ok for use with cats several of these products were developed for old engines to run unleaded and octane boost
Ian

[jcpgasoline]

330p4 said:

Would check whichever you choose is ok for use with cats several of these products were developed for old engines to run unleaded and octane boost
Ian

Good point - I should have mentioned that MMT is a manganese componud, manganese being one of several catalyst poisons. The "poisoning" happens when the catalytic converter is exposed to exhaust gases containing catalyst poisons like manganese and lead which coat the working surfaces of the catalyst so that it can't contact and treat the exhaust. Not a problem for those cars which have been de-catted.

[boardinscotland]

jcpgasoline said:

Good point - I should have mentioned that MMT is a manganese componud, manganese being one of several catalyst poisons. The "poisoning" happens when the catalytic converter is exposed to exhaust gases containing catalyst poisons like manganese and lead which coat the working surfaces of the catalyst so that it can't contact and treat the exhaust. Not a problem for those cars which have been de-catted.

Thanks guys for the replies. Mine is decatted so not a problem. Will probably give it a shot with 95 ron a couple fo times before I go just to see but will buy a couple of these just to keep in the boot.

G

[Chimpandtonic]

Manganese, Hmmmmmmmmmmmm





The results of a few thousand miles on a manganese octane booster.

Each to their own, but not for my engine thanks

[jcpgasoline]

Chimpandtonic said:

Manganese, Hmmmmmmmmmmmm





The results of a few thousand miles on a manganese octane booster.

Each to their own, but not for my engine thanks

Clean, gap, reinstall.

[neal1980]

Watched an old I think it was fifth gear they did a test in a lab and on every single one lost 2% power. The tests were very fairly done as well.

Not worth it at all load of cack. Super all the way

[Chimpandtonic]

jcpgasoline said:

Chimpandtonic said:

Manganese, Hmmmmmmmmmmmm





The results of a few thousand miles on a manganese octane booster.

Each to their own, but not for my engine thanks

Clean, gap, reinstall.

Are you going to do a de-coke at the same time?

If the plugs look like that so do the crowns of your pistons, not to mention your valve faces.

Any excessive deposits within the combustion chamber could create hot spots & promote detonation, the very thing you are trying to eliminate by adding manganese.

If you need a higher octane fuel, buy some Shell V-power.

If manganese was a good idea the fuel companies would be adding it.

Like I say each to their own, but it's not for any engine of mine thanks.

[boardinscotland]

Chimpandtonic said:

Are you going to do a de-coke at the same time?

If the plugs look like that so do the crowns of your pistons, not to mention your valve faces.

Any excessive deposits within the combustion chamber could create hot spots & promote detonation, the very thing you are trying to eliminate by adding manganese.

If you need a higher octane fuel, buy some Shell V-power.

If manganese was a good idea the fuel companies would be adding it.

Like I say each to their own, but it's not for any engine of mine thanks.

CHeers for the heads up. As I stated though I always run mine on Super Unleaded however most of the petrol stations up North of Ullapool do not sell super so just want to take a back up in case it runs rough when I put 95 ron in to see if it helps.

G

[Chimpandtonic]

boardinscotland said:

Chimpandtonic said:

Are you going to do a de-coke at the same time?

If the plugs look like that so do the crowns of your pistons, not to mention your valve faces.

Any excessive deposits within the combustion chamber could create hot spots & promote detonation, the very thing you are trying to eliminate by adding manganese.

If you need a higher octane fuel, buy some Shell V-power.

If manganese was a good idea the fuel companies would be adding it.

Like I say each to their own, but it's not for any engine of mine thanks.

CHeers for the heads up. As I stated though I always run mine on Super Unleaded however most of the petrol stations up North of Ullapool do not sell super so just want to take a back up in case it runs rough when I put 95 ron in to see if it helps.

G

Can't you just drop a wee dram in the tank