Truth about fuel additives aka octane boosters

wow! i actually buy the nos octane booster at least once every two weeks. i couldve sworn it made the car accelerate better.....now im second guessing if it was just a placebo effect....

Have never used an octain booster before... i have some shopping to do, or not.

What a waste of money. I have never used these and never will. Good to know the facts too.

I think the NOS ocatane booster might have been one of the best marketed products in a while!

Really it seems that based on the test nothing happens right away. In defence of the manunfacturers maybe its acumulative?

SedanLove said:

I think the NOS ocatane booster might have been one of the best marketed products in a while!

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Yup. I know i've used it just based on the name.

Barbosa said:

Really it seems that based on the test nothing happens right away. In defence of the manunfacturers maybe its acumulative?

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Nope. It either takes effect right away or it doesn't at all. They're supposed to mix with the gas and raise the octane rating of the gas by a few points. Which according to the test didn't happen at all.

So no such thing as cheap power then.

Barbosa said:

So no such thing as cheap power then.

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Nope, unfortunately not. A lot of "performance enhancing" stuff out there is a sham. Short ram intakes and non boxed in "cold" air intakes for example. They sound better but stock is generally better with a high flow filter.

hey it is nice video to show how not to waste money.