Use of Octane Boosters - Anyone tried it on a Cupra?

Al

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Just wondered what you used, and if it made the car any better to drive/gave better logs/graphs?
 

RobsCupra

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I was thinking about this yesterday. I'm not the brightest when it comes to stuff like this and I was wondering how they actually work? Surely there's no way to ensure that the addative is evenly distributed throughout the fual in the tank?
 

DPJ

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I was thinking about this yesterday. I'm not the brightest when it comes to stuff like this and I was wondering how they actually work? Surely there's no way to ensure that the addative is evenly distributed throughout the fual in the tank?

You put the booster in first, then the larger volume of fuel. It mixes and diffuses through the fuel. It works.
 

DanGB

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Feb 12, 2006
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ive bought some stuff DPJ recommended, so will do some testing once my car is sorted. Surely you must be able to advance the timing slightly.
 

Fl@pper

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by the time the fuel line has emptied it will have blended in sweet but tried a few different ones over the years and always noticed a difference
 

Al

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I put in a litre in to mine last night, and even though I am a sceptic on these things, I noticed a difference, and that was without adjusting the timing. Time to do some logs methinks.
 

DanGB

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I put in a litre in to mine last night, and even though I am a sceptic on these things, I noticed a difference, and that was without adjusting the timing. Time to do some logs methinks.

sure ;)

A difference in your bank balance?
 

Al

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which product?

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http://www.aldonauto.co.uk/shop/product.asp?strParents=38&CAT_ID=67&P_ID=200
 

BlackMagicLeon

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Would you actually need to modify the timing?

Just thinking that today's ECUs are able to cope with and compensate for a wide range of fuel qualities (due to being sold into different countries/markets).. changing the ignition timing might show an difference, but could also using standard fuel due to running rich/lean..

How many RON points 'boost' do you get from them?
 

Al

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How many RON points do they claim that gives?

Will check the second bottle when I go home. 3 seems to spring to mind. The fumes smell funky now though - i know why so many Evos "smell" funny when you follow them now though :lol:
 
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