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West Hobart
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December 2004
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Tassie
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October 2003
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Re: Octane booster
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Sat, 21 May 2005 02:16
 
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in bulk ?
have you tryed asking over the counter?
I know that works with alcohol i've never tryed octane booster tho.
Or once of the racing shops around hobart ?
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Location:
West Hobart
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December 2004
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Re: Octane booster
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Sat, 21 May 2005 02:35
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I'll give it a try
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Location:
Adelaide
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January 2004
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Re: Octane booster
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Sat, 21 May 2005 02:41
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Move to the mainland where good (well, better) fuel is everywhere :twisted:
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Location:
West Hobart
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December 2004
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Re: Octane booster
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Sat, 21 May 2005 02:47
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I lived in Melbourne for nearly 3 years but I only had a RA60 then 
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Location:
Newcastle
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April 2003
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Re: Octane booster
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Sat, 21 May 2005 19:40
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| AaronST185 wrote on Sat, 21 May 2005 12:10 |
It's $20 for a 1 ltr bottle at Autobarn and that only does one tank, making a full tank cost around $80 to fill!.
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What brand is it you are using?
The Octane104 stuff is about $25 a bottle here and is good for a couple of fills at least.
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Location:
West Hobart
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December 2004
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Re: Octane booster
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Sun, 22 May 2005 01:20
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I just got some Nulon octane booster from Supercheap for $18. It says on the bottle that you could use it for 2 fills if you want.
I love your sig and agree totally 
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Location:
Newcastle
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April 2003
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Location:
Melb, Victoria
Registered:
April 2004
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Re: Octane booster
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Sun, 22 May 2005 08:11
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Nulon make a few octane boosters. theres the "fuel clean and octane boost: part no.OBC and a high performance octane booster.said to lift the fuel 7points..
Anyone had any experience with them? Noticeable gains?
Sorry to kind of high-jack the thread 
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Location:
South Australia
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May 2004
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Re: Octane booster
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Sun, 22 May 2005 16:51
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yeah the octane booster by nulon and clean thingy is the one ive tried...I get them.....free......yeah..  well anyway i use that every month i use a bottle when filling up.
As for gains.hrm i can say that it has improved the fuel consumption, but may have smoothened out the rev range of the car. If that makes any sense  But i suggest and recommend it, it can only be good
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was adelaide now newcastle
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: Octane booster
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Mon, 23 May 2005 00:05
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i used to use a few litres of toluene in the tank, did cost about $50 for 20litre drum, id mix it about 10%-15% with premium, works out quite cheap, but it is nasty stuff, so be carefull.
matty.
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I Supported Toymods
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Sydney
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: Octane booster
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Mon, 23 May 2005 00:25
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| AaronST185 wrote on Sat, 21 May 2005 12:10 |
I'm after octane booster because the best fuel you can even get here is premo.
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Most octane boost is ~$20 for a tank.
The ST185 was built back in 91 and designed for premium fuel at best.
98 octane is good if you can get it but I wouldn't go throwing $20 bucks worth of octane booster in the tank every fill.
My recommendation... leave the octane boost for track days or occasions where you know you'll be thrashing the car hard.
If the car pings under normal use double check and reset your timing to factory specs.
You may also want to try different service stations in your area as the quality of their underground tanks and the frequency of refills can greatly effect the fuel quality.
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