Preferred octane boost?
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Preferred octane boost?
My buddies and I are leaving in May for a four corners run. I expect some of the more woke states may be hard to find 91+ octane. Whats the easiest booster to carry? By that I mean so it's easy to measure out whether I need 4-5 or 6 gallons of gas, I want a convenient way to measure it out. So whats the go to octane boost you guys use?
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I found Lucas in 2oz motorcycle size on both Amazon and Ebay. Ebay has some better deals if you're looking at getting more then a few bottles. I think I'll get 4, then pick up up a larger size if more is needed on our trip and transfer it to the 2oz bottles.
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Dramatically increases MPG. At least it does in my truck. Have not had occasion to use it in a bike.
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You can get the Lucas booster in a single-serving bottle (2 oz). They're expensive at that size (about $3.75 each for a 4-pack), so I got a big bottle (15 oz for $9) to refill them from. Works out to about $1 per tank after the initial expense of buying the small bottles.
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My buddies and I are leaving in May for a four corners run. I expect some of the more woke states may be hard to find 91+ octane. Whats the easiest booster to carry? By that I mean so it's easy to measure out whether I need 4-5 or 6 gallons of gas, I want a convenient way to measure it out. So whats the go to octane boost you guys use?
Here's a contrarian view. The manufacturer's specification for octane is....91. 91 is of course widely available.
When riding west of the Mississippi, I would always dump octane boost in the tank. Not any more. Forget that its very imprecise, I have to ask this question - does everyone that lives west of the Mississippi dump a bunch of octane boost in their tank every time they fill up? Are clueless western rider's destroying their bikes without knowing it because they don't?
I can see it for people who have high compression engines, but I think for the vast majority of riders 91 is just fine.
East of the Mississippi, your choices are 87, 89, and 93. We choose 93 because we can't 91, and choosing 93 makes sense. My approach is that if the manufacturer calls for 91, I use it when it's available.
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I dont use octane booster in my current bike, but I had some pinging issues in my last bike, and tried Lucas Octane booster before I ended up putting a tuner on it. It comes available by the case on Amazon in small bottles that will treat one tankfull at a time.
I see Im the eleventieth person to post this. lol
I see Im the eleventieth person to post this. lol
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