AFAIAC the octane boosters act and are sold as lead replacements over here.
Kees Oudesluijs
Op 4-6-2013 23:23, Richard Ewald schreef:
> You are confusing octane boosters with lead replacements.
> Octane booster prevent preignition which can destroy an engine if severe
> enough.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 4, 2013, at 13:04, Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl> wrote:
>
>> No, unless you have a very high compression engine, and even than. If you
>> can get high octane leaded petrol it would be much more effective than
>> octane boosters. Perhaps available from army, aviation, racing sources.
>> The whole thing about converted cylinder heads with hardened seats when lead
>> free petrol was introduced now shows to be totally unnecessary and has
>> earned the industry billions. Only in very few occasions there has been
>> excessive wear of the valve seats.
>> If your car runs OK on unleaded (no pinking) and there is no discernible
>> wear of the valve seats (reduced valve clearances) there is absolutely no
>> reason to use octane boosters or high octane petrol for that matter.
>> Kees Oudesluijs
>> NL
>>
>>
>>
>> Op 4-6-2013 21:18, Charles Rice schreef:
>>> Thanks for all the advice on car covers.
>>>
>>> Now my next question: Do "Octane Booster" additives do any good?
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