Octane Booster

[EL118]

. If for fuel saving, i agree only 50/50 as it actually improve the engine performance by completing it's cycle which mean less consumption of petrol during accerlaration and on the road but also it's depend on the driver's driving style. In order to achive fuel saving, the driver have to ensure there are no energy wastage during the drive. If for additional power, I don't much agree as it is only completing it's combustion cycle as it should be, let's put it in this way, the restoration of the engine performance however it will back to square one if your car stop consuming the Octane.

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Thanks for detail sharing, just to clarify further on your findings

i) u mentioned that fuel savings will depend on driving style which is the truth. so based on your own similar driving style, do u find no savings at all or savings not significant?

ii) u mentioned that Octane can improve the combustion cycle, wouldn't it translate into better power generation? or better release of the car bhp potential?

i am comtemplating to try out the octane booster too, but cant find at the Tesco near my place.

 

[aoch88]

Bro EL118, if you want to look for ABRO, it's probably quite challenging because I went to a few places and only happen to get it at ACE hardware Sunway Pyramid.

 

[Anthony5785]

Thanks for detail sharing, just to clarify further on your findings

i) u mentioned that fuel savings will depend on driving style which is the truth. so based on your own similar driving style, do u find no savings at all or savings not significant?

ii) u mentioned that Octane can improve the combustion cycle, wouldn't it translate into better power generation? or better release of the car bhp potential?

i am comtemplating to try out the octane booster too, but cant find at the Tesco near my place.

i) u mentioned that fuel savings will depend on driving style which is the truth. so based on your own similar driving style, do u find no savings at all or savings not significant?

Answer: I would say my driving style will not save any fuel in the future, my driving style, i think not much people can follow. I observe the traffic law in JB and SG with no lawless at all...my car is cursing me for driving it so slow..but i have my reason. Consider the type of car, tyre and etc which means the car physical also require to be consider especially those contribute to weight and aero dynamic deformaties.

ii) u mentioned that Octane can improve the combustion cycle, wouldn't it translate into better power generation? or better release of the car bhp potential?

Answer: Power Generation as the car should be. The car 100% original power generation as if as new car. For the N54 car engine, require to flush first to remove the carbon.

i am comtemplating to try out the octane booster too, but cant find at the Tesco near my place.[/QUOTE]

Answer: Where do you stay ? In JB i can help but if others area, i think i can find you the contact by contacting the VP as i do not know much people in the forum yet.PM me then. Just try no need to wait. hahaah

 

[Anthony5785]

Bro EL118, if you want to look for ABRO, it's probably quite challenging because I went to a few places and only happen to get it at ACE hardware Sunway Pyramid.

I use Liqui Molly Octane...

 

[aoch88]

I use Liqui Molly Octane...

Thanks bro but how much is Liqui Molly octane?

 

[ALBundy]

..well..i do believe that what you said make sense, however, most people considering oil change based on KM meter, whats uber wrong..oil change km range is considered that car MOVES..how much car actually just idling with no motion on endless traffic lights ?? Yet, meter shows zero progres and people rely on to that...if you unwrap those idling moments in to motion, im sure clock will easy reach range engineers mentioned, and considering that in that case, car will be in motion, colling will be way better then idling and counting zero km passed...also, I was able to see many times, totally wrong oil used in vehicles, and determination which one is 'correct' was by 'thicker' or 'thinner' oil what makes me laugh...so, its really boiling down on to proper use in which case engineers were right..

Actually BMW's service indicator is very advanced. It actually take into account of how hard you drive the car. If you drive it hard the green lights will 'disappear' faster even though mileage clocked is low.

Hi Guys,

Update !!...I make a refill last night, my fuel indicator is on the last gap and indicatil from my Idrive is 10.0 I/100km. I am not sure how accurate is it since the measurement tools i have is only with IDrive. My experiment on SHELL 95 + i bottle 150ml Ocatane, conclude no fuel saving. I don't feel much change on power but only on smoothness during accerlaration. Now i am trying with Petronas 95 + 1 Octane.

By calculation, if 1 bottle is only for 50 liter fuel and my full tank is 70 liter, if the strenght is 100% for 50 Liter, i require to compansate another 40% of Octane for the remain 20 liter, which means extra 60ml inorder to achive the 100% which equavelent of 210ml.

To conclude Herbert advise, what he say is true, put in 2 can of Octane. But by such, it doesn't mean more power but rather the power it suppose to be. In my case, with 70 liter + 2 bottle of octane, i will have remainings of 90ml which still be a question of, will it imporove the power and fuel saving or both ?

Let's look at the fact and not on the feel, the Octane is to bring down the oil tempreture inorder for it to complete the combustion inside the piston chamber (delay combustion till it's hit the spark plug). If for fuel saving, i agree only 50/50 as it actually improve the engine performance by completing it's cycle which mean less consumption of petrol during accerlaration and on the road but also it's depend on the driver's driving style. In order to achive fuel saving, the driver have to ensure there are no energy wastage during the drive. If for additional power, I don't much agree as it is only completing it's combustion cycle as it should be, let's put it in this way, the restoration of the engine performance however it will back to square one if your car stop consuming the Octane.

Octane is equavalent of Vitamin B complex which consist of B1~B12....shall make you momentary UuuHHHHMMMMP !!!! but if you stop, u will feel tired. So, Octane is a fuel supplimentry for car.

Wao!! i cannot realize i write so long oledi....sigh, recently writing alot of operation procedure....Job sickness....

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Octane booster actually increases the Fuel's resistance to combustion. In layman's term it prevents knocking or pinging, which is premature combustion.

As to whether your car can benefit from running higher octane fuel, it all depends on the compression ratio. Low compression engines will not get any additional benefit and it will be a waste of money. Higher octane level will also allow the engine to run with a more advance timing and hence more power.

If you can't feel any difference between Ron 95 and Ron 97 then putting in a can of octane booster wouldn't make any difference.

Cheers

 

[EL118]

Answer: Where do you stay ? In JB i can help but if others area, i think i can find you the contact by contacting the VP as i do not know much people in the forum yet.PM me then. Just try no need to wait. hahaah

i stayed approx 350km away from JB lah. i.e Shah Alam

 

[mizhan]

i stayed approx 350km away from JB lah. i.e Shah Alam

Some guy says that's only an hour away by car

 

[EL118]

Some guy says that's only an hour away by car

yeah i saw that too, can match aeroplane speed, from KLIA to Singapore took about 50 min. helicopter also cannot be so fast.

 

[ay39]

Wei, EL, your car already 530 lah, no need octane booster anymore....

 

[aoch88]

If you can't feel any difference between Ron 95 and Ron 97 then putting in a can of octane booster wouldn't make any difference.

Cheers

I heard that modern cars have different maps and according to the knocking sensor, it will use the right map for it. This means if we pump RON95 or 97, the map changes hence giving more power? In this case, can we say octane booster is actually lowering down the knocking hence the ECU is tricked to assume we are on RON97 despite using 95? Maybe this is how it happens? I'm not sure, just a guess

 

[EL118]

Wei, EL, your car already 530 lah, no need octane booster anymore....

try to save a bit to use RON95 instead of using ron97 mah.

 

[Anthony5785]

Thanks bro but how much is Liqui Molly octane?

RM 25....how much you are expecting ??

 

[aoch88]

RM 25....how much you are expecting ??

Just to get an idea how much it costs Lucas octane booster is RM50, ABRO is RM15, haha

 

[Anthony5785]

Just to get an idea how much it costs Lucas octane booster is RM50, ABRO is RM15, haha

Lucas cost Rm 50??!! wah....how many liter or ml ? but Abro....so far i can't get it in JB and i also dunno where to get it.

By the way, i still have reservation in this octane....

 

[ALBundy]

I heard that modern cars have different maps and according to the knocking sensor, it will use the right map for it. This means if we pump RON95 or 97, the map changes hence giving more power? In this case, can we say octane booster is actually lowering down the knocking hence the ECU is tricked to assume we are on RON97 despite using 95? Maybe this is how it happens? I'm not sure, just a guess

It depends on the original parameters set by the manufacturer, if the recommended Ron is say 95-98, it means it will perform at it's optimum level with Ron 98, and Ron 95 is usable but with a slight decrease in performance (engine timing will be retarded once knocking is detected).

 

[aoch88]

It depends on the original parameters set by the manufacturer, if the recommended Ron is say 95-98, it means it will perform at it's optimum level with Ron 98, and Ron 95 is usable but with a slight decrease in performance (engine timing will be retarded once knocking is detected).

That's exactly what my fuel cap says (RON95-98) and having used both, I literally feel difference and better performance with RON 97 (which is of course, expected ) I believe octane booster does not increase the RON level because when we say it increases 1 point, it means 0.1 RON level. Hence my guess is that they help the combustion process by ensuring fuel is properly burned and lesser knocking occurrence.

 

[t2ribena]

wow...in that case his /her constant speed would be 350kmh...and in order to do that the car must be capable of doing 400kmh at ease considering all the traffic he/she will encounter...

bold claim indeed...

Some guy says that's only an hour away by car

 

[EL118]

wow...in that case his /her constant speed would be 350kmh...and in order to do that the car must be capable of doing 400kmh at ease considering all the traffic he/she will encounter...

bold claim indeed...

That is joke of the week.