that new lucas octane boaster
Faze2183
08-29-2004, 07:52 PM
good lord dont be like me and throw 2 bottles of that crap in there
ok im sure everyone has seen the out law 4 shot pack? well ive thrown all 4 in there and ya my milage was actually better.......
then i decided to try that lucas stuff since they make really good fuel injector cleaner.....well i liked how it felt and etc and my milage was the same as with the 4 shot so i thought hmmmm maybe i should throw 2 in there...... :banghead:
burnd up all 4 of my o2 sensors and the damm thing is still running rich......im even going to mom and papa gas places and getting cheap gas to just to filter out whats left.....
just word of addvice dont be like me lol.....and the truck idels all goofy and etc...... :banghead:
ok im sure everyone has seen the out law 4 shot pack? well ive thrown all 4 in there and ya my milage was actually better.......
then i decided to try that lucas stuff since they make really good fuel injector cleaner.....well i liked how it felt and etc and my milage was the same as with the 4 shot so i thought hmmmm maybe i should throw 2 in there...... :banghead:
burnd up all 4 of my o2 sensors and the damm thing is still running rich......im even going to mom and papa gas places and getting cheap gas to just to filter out whats left.....
just word of addvice dont be like me lol.....and the truck idels all goofy and etc...... :banghead:
comp
08-30-2004, 12:34 AM
you can allways over do a good thing :banghead: sure about your luck,
good to warn others :smokin:
good to warn others :smokin:
Faze2183
08-30-2004, 04:40 AM
itll take weeks for my baby to recover lol :banghead:
Rbraczyk
08-30-2004, 06:40 AM
Yea i used that stuff, and damn that was a big freakin mistake.
Faze2183
08-31-2004, 12:56 AM
i mean one bottle is plenty, at least wait 2 or 3 times of fillin up when u plan to rerun some mores in there
jimss454
09-01-2004, 03:24 PM
Think of it this way: How many hundreds of thousands of vehicles run just fine with no additives at all? And everyone knows higher octane alone will not make any vehicle run faster. All it does is help prevent detonation, or preignition. If your engine doesn't ping without the booster, it is just pouring money down the drain. The only legal way they can claim they are increasing your gas mileage, is because you are burning less gasoline at $1.95/gallon, when you "dilute"(?) it with $24/gallon octane booster. Look at it this way: If you add two 16 oz cans (1 quart) of "booster" substance to 10 gallons of gasoline, you now have 10.25 total gallons in your tank, which will take you farther than 10 gallons would, when used at the same rate of consumption. It is a false economy, because that quart of booster cost much more than a quart of gas would. I believe there are times when a fuel additive might be justified, such as a water removal agent in a very rainy & humid season. Gas line antifreeze (Heet) in a -40 degree below zero blizzard, etc. But I don't believe you should need anything regularly, unless you are running a pre-unleaded car on unleaded gas (some lead substitute will protect the valves, a 12.5:1 compression 1970 LS-6 Chevelle SS will need that stuff plus lots of octane booster, or better yet, Sunoco 110 leaded racing gas). If you have pinging, just go to higher octane fuel, it's less costly than the additive. JMHO...
sinaloa67chevy
09-06-2004, 11:55 AM
Hope You Didnt Burn Any Valves. I Really Believe In Using Additive But Only To Clean The Fuel System. Injectors,throttle Body. Fuel Rail, But Only About Every 30k Miles
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