Question: Anyone using a octane booster? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Bigtime53 · 01-21-2023, 03:11 PM

For you guys who are running high horsepower what fuel are you using? I can only get 91 here where I live and was wondering if 93 octane is good enough for you guys running big horsepower or do you add an octane booster like torco or something similar to that. Please let me know what your doing. Thanks

tartagliazl1 · 01-21-2023, 04:54 PM

93 and meth here. Is there no e85 In Oklahoma? If you have E85 use that instead of 91. Of coarse you have to get a tune for that.

Bigtime53 · 01-21-2023, 10:46 PM

Yes there is a place that opened not to long ago that has e85. From what I have been told it’s really expensive to get a car set up to burn that? Is that correct?

tartagliazl1 · 01-22-2023, 07:07 AM

[QUOTE=Bigtime53;11274967]Yes there is a place that opened not to long ago that has e85. From what I have been told it’s really expensive to get a car set up to burn that? Is that correct?[/QUOTE

it's about $2000 plus the tune cost. montmotorsports has a kit. dsx pump sensor and injectors. The plus side is the Hp gains you will have, anywhere form 60-100 depending on your current mods. It burns cooler and smells better also.

bsn · 01-22-2023, 10:52 AM

E85 is absolutely worth it, the fueling upgrades are things you will need to do anyway and you can go back and forth between E85 and Gas seamlessly. Long term use of octane boosters can foul plugs, O2 sensors and the converters.

tartagliazl1 · 01-22-2023, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by bsn

E85 is absolutely worth it, the fueling upgrades are things you will need to do anyway and you can go back and forth between E85 and Gas seamlessly. Long term use of octane boosters can foul plugs, O2 sensors and the converters.

When i first got the zl1 i was using racefuel additive and my plugs were orange. Ever since then i stopped using fuel additive boosters.

Bigtime53 · 01-22-2023, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigtime53

Yes there is a place that opened not to long ago that has e85. From what I have been told it’s really expensive to get a car set up to burn that? Is that correct?[/QUOTE

it's about $2000 plus the tune cost. montmotorsports has a kit. dsx pump sensor and injectors. The plus side is the Hp gains you will have, anywhere form 60-100 depending on your current mods. It burns cooler and smells better also.

60-100hp gain by using e85? Really? I guess the person I talked to said for the cost of getting your car to use e85 was really not worth it because he allowed it only made 20 to maybe 30 hp. I could see doing the e85 if it made the hp you say it would. That would be a no brainer instead of having to have a can of torco or some other octane booster in your trunk all the time. I am going to check into that. Thanks

tartagliazl1 · 01-22-2023, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by tartagliazl1

60-100hp gain by using e85? Really? I guess the person I talked to said for the cost of getting your car to use e85 was really not worth it because he allowed it only made 20 to maybe 30 hp. I could see doing the e85 if it made the hp you say it would. That would be a no brainer instead of having to have a can of torco or some other octane booster in your trunk all the time. I am going to check into that. Thanks

Like i said, the more mods you have to start with the more it will make. If you are all stock i can see 30-40 hp

Shodown · 01-22-2023, 08:21 PM

Octane boosters are garbage with the exception of maybe Torco. The extra manganese in octane boosters will foul your plugs and turn them orange. Ask me how I know.

As others mentioned, save your pennies and go e85. Absolutely worth it.

Vicster · 01-27-2023, 05:37 AM

I use Boostane Pro and 92 octane as there are no E85 pumps near me...

I almost hit 1,000rwhp but a slipping Supercharger belt and drop in fuel pressure stopped me. Both of these issues have been fixed and I am putting a bigger engine in the ZL1 now.

Tuner was amazed with dyno runs, he never pulled any timing spark but due to my issues could not add more timing...

Shark72 · 02-09-2023, 09:41 PM

How’s the new air intake working?

Bigtime53 · 02-11-2023, 10:42 AM

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How’s the new air intake working?

Well its still in the box you sent it to me in! lol I had another round of that dang covid and just got over that then we had ice and snow for a week so maybe in the next week I can get it installed. I have some other things I bought for the car also so I need to get in gear and get it done!

Shark72 · 02-11-2023, 09:25 PM

Hope you are feeling better and you’re able to get your ZL1 out on the road!

silversleeper · 02-12-2023, 10:41 AM

e85

01-21-2023, 03:11 PM	#1
Bigtime53 Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,298	Question: Anyone using a octane booster? For you guys who are running high horsepower what fuel are you using? I can only get 91 here where I live and was wondering if 93 octane is good enough for you guys running big horsepower or do you add an octane booster like torco or something similar to that. Please let me know what your doing. Thanks

01-21-2023, 04:54 PM	#2
tartagliazl1 Drives: 2013 zl1 vert Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Rochester, New york Posts: 956	93 and meth here. Is there no e85 In Oklahoma? If you have E85 use that instead of 91. Of coarse you have to get a tune for that. __________________ 22% lower/ 2.5 upper/ 2” headers/ cat delete/ x-pipe/ 2 gallon x tank/ 100-3 pump/ fic 850/ dsx aux kit/ 103mm throttle body/ RPM 5” intake/ meth kit/ prometh lid injection/FI interchiller/ 160* stat/ ngk-7/ msd wires/ elite catch can/ tsp cam/ Che trunnions/ ported supercharger/ 1/2” lid spacer/ brick mod/BMR toe and trailing arms/ 751hp 757 tq SAE @17.3lb on a loaded dyno.

01-22-2023, 07:07 AM	#4
tartagliazl1 Drives: 2013 zl1 vert Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Rochester, New york Posts: 956	[QUOTE=Bigtime53;11274967]Yes there is a place that opened not to long ago that has e85. From what I have been told it’s really expensive to get a car set up to burn that? Is that correct?[/QUOTE it's about $2000 plus the tune cost. montmotorsports has a kit. dsx pump sensor and injectors. The plus side is the Hp gains you will have, anywhere form 60-100 depending on your current mods. It burns cooler and smells better also. __________________ 22% lower/ 2.5 upper/ 2” headers/ cat delete/ x-pipe/ 2 gallon x tank/ 100-3 pump/ fic 850/ dsx aux kit/ 103mm throttle body/ RPM 5” intake/ meth kit/ prometh lid injection/FI interchiller/ 160* stat/ ngk-7/ msd wires/ elite catch can/ tsp cam/ Che trunnions/ ported supercharger/ 1/2” lid spacer/ brick mod/BMR toe and trailing arms/ 751hp 757 tq SAE @17.3lb on a loaded dyno.

01-22-2023, 08:21 PM	#9
Shodown Drives: 2014 ZL1 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 316	Octane boosters are garbage with the exception of maybe Torco. The extra manganese in octane boosters will foul your plugs and turn them orange. Ask me how I know. As others mentioned, save your pennies and go e85. Absolutely worth it. __________________ 2014 ZL1 M6: Roto Fab Intake, LS3 TB, Long Tube Headers, NPP, Mild 2 Wild, JMS BAP, SMG aux pump, ID 1050X Injectors, DSX Flex Fuel Sensor, 10.5" DSX Lower Pulley, Killer Chiller, Tuned by Ted at JRE, Pedders XA Extreme coilovers, Mickey Thompson Street S/S on Weld S71s

01-27-2023, 05:37 AM	#10
Vicster 1000hp is NEVER Enough! Drives: 13' ZL1 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Seattle Posts: 665 View My Garage	Yes I Do... I use Boostane Pro and 92 octane as there are no E85 pumps near me... I almost hit 1,000rwhp but a slipping Supercharger belt and drop in fuel pressure stopped me. Both of these issues have been fixed and I am putting a bigger engine in the ZL1 now. Tuner was amazed with dyno runs, he never pulled any timing spark but due to my issues could not add more timing... __________________ 1,000hp IS NEVER ENOUGH!!!

01-21-2023, 10:46 PM	#3
Bigtime53 Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,298	Yes there is a place that opened not to long ago that has e85. From what I have been told it’s really expensive to get a car set up to burn that? Is that correct?

01-22-2023, 10:52 AM	#5
bsn Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Virginia Posts: 301	E85 is absolutely worth it, the fueling upgrades are things you will need to do anyway and you can go back and forth between E85 and Gas seamlessly. Long term use of octane boosters can foul plugs, O2 sensors and the converters.

02-09-2023, 09:41 PM	#11
Shark72 Drives: '16 Z06/Z07, '15 Z/28,1972 Stingray Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Drivers Seat Posts: 837	How’s the new air intake working? __________________ 2015 Z/28 #642 Black Bad Ass

02-11-2023, 09:25 PM	#13
Shark72 Drives: '16 Z06/Z07, '15 Z/28,1972 Stingray Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Drivers Seat Posts: 837	Hope you are feeling better and you’re able to get your ZL1 out on the road! __________________ 2015 Z/28 #642 Black Bad Ass

02-12-2023, 10:41 AM	#14
silversleeper Big Crow Drives: '13 ZL1 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: California Posts: 1,486	e85