Which is the best additive?

[TransAm_Ownr]

I personally choose STP

[croucher]

When i was at autozone the best one they had was an [NoS] octance booster. It said on the bottle it boosts it by 7 points, it was 11 bucks.

[croucher]

But i just stuck with Stp. its cool because the one i got had all these flames on it, and it defianlty stops knock and ping.And smells good to haha.

[BiggyD]

I have heard that Sea Foam is the best?

[GTPCatz]

you do know when your talking about additives and it says 7 points...that means if your running 93 octane your only increasing it to 93.7

Octane booster is a waste of money....do yourself a favor and if you want higher octane gas just buy the real stuff and dont waste your money on "boosters"

[BiggyD]

I totally agree...I was going to say the same thing myself but I wasn't totally sure if it was right.

[The Right Formula]

GM Top Engine Cleaner. Need to go to a GM dealership to get it. Comes in either a spray or liquid. Let your PCV suck it down to about 1/3 left of the can, then pour it into your oil spout. It should stall the engine. Let it sit for a few hours then start her up, wait a minute or two, then rev to about 2k. Plumes of white smoke pouring out the exhaust You'd be surprised how much power it'll free up after it does it's cleaning.

--Jay

[GTPCatz]

Originally Posted by The Right Formula

GM Top Engine Cleaner. Need to go to a GM dealership to get it. Comes in either a spray or liquid. Let your PCV suck it down to about 1/3 left of the can, then pour it into your oil spout. It should stall the engine. Let it sit for a few hours then start her up, wait a minute or two, then rev to about 2k. Plumes of white smoke pouring out the exhaust You'd be surprised how much power it'll free up after it does it's cleaning.

--Jay

I agree if your car has a few miles on it....GM Top engine Cleaner does an excellent job cleaning carbon deposits which in turn rob your engine of its maxium performance.....

BUT I have never heard of putting it into your oil....I dont think I would recommend that.....its a top engine cleaner as in air intake and such....why would you put it into your oil?

[The Right Formula]

Originally Posted by GTPCatz

I agree if your car has a few miles on it....GM Top engine Cleaner does an excellent job cleaning carbon deposits which in turn rob your engine of its maxium performance.....

BUT I have never heard of putting it into your oil....I dont think I would recommend that.....its a top engine cleaner as in air intake and such....why would you put it into your oil?

Hey, it works! It's called Top Engine Cleaner, but does so much more. The guy at the dealership where I bought my first can told me that it was 'strictly for carbureated engines'...uh-huh... Some folks put it in their gas tanks too and run a bottle through, but I wouldn't be so bold as to make that move. Just drain your oil after and toss in some synthetic. Makes for a very happy engine:-)

--Jay

[Hypsi87]

Best oil additive is the GM EOS (engine oil suppement)

Other than that, I don't beleve in additives.

[FormulaLT1]

I always use additives during Oil changes but from what I have read of the one;s that have been tested prolong is the best but in my opinion any additive is better than no additive... I'm surprised your not a pro additive guy hypsi but your more up to date on this stuff than me since your studying the pro's and con's I'm sure in school so maybe its just something I've trained myself to add at oil change time...

[GTPCatz]

check out
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/

Most if not all additives are just a marketing gimmick.

[Hypsi87]

Originally Posted by FormulaLT1

I always use additives during Oil changes but from what I have read of the one;s that have been tested prolong is the best but in my opinion any additive is better than no additive... I'm surprised your not a pro additive guy hypsi but your more up to date on this stuff than me since your studying the pro's and con's I'm sure in school so maybe its just something I've trained myself to add at oil change time...

All of the additives you need are already in your oil. By using extra, (IE detergents, anti-oxidents) accually hurt more than help. There is such a thing as too clean of an engine. Espically on engines that have miles on them and then all of a sudden people use additives to "clean there engine" and all that crud is removed. Do people accually think that all of that shit comes out of that 10mm drain plug in your oil pan? Nope, it gets clogged in your pick up screen and be redistributed in your oiling system. Also, injector cleaning??? Gasoline is a solvent, why is it people think that injectors can get soo dirty and clogged but then turn around and use five gallons of gasoline to clean grease and what not off a part (Not reccomended). Or, it will help clean my combustion chamber. WTF tune your car, if there is carbon, its too rich. combustion temps reach up to 1,400-1,500 degrees it will burn shit!. the GM EOS is a great additive for oil. No extra detergents, Also, the national GSCA did a test on oils+additives for cam break in and the EOS and straight 30W with no detergent was the best that you can buy. Detergent hurts lubercation, and during cam breakin, you need all the lubercation you need.

[99onI95]

Throw in some 93 octane AMOCO gas. I've run it in my car for 10,000 miles. It's the best money can buy. It burns clean, helps hp, and will turn tail pipes from black to gray. The bad thing is it's $2.10 a gallon. But if your willing to spend money on additives no big deal right!

Use Castrol Syntec when it comes to oil. I used to race. When the engines were dissasembled the Syntec coated everything where the regular crap was down in the oil pan. The dissadvantage is it costs me $30.00 to change my oil myself.

[GTPCatz]

ruinning too high of an octane can hurt performance of your engine....unless you are tuneing your car to run 93 octane I dont recommend changeing from recommended octane levels from the User manual