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Old 09-23-2025, 02:03 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by WNDSRFR View Post
The price of gas around here is getting ridiculous. It used to be the difference in price between regular and premium was about 40 cents. Now it's more like 80 cents. And I've seen the difference at over a dollar a gallon. So, it costs over 10 dollars more to fill your tank with premium than regular and since we can't use regular, I thought it might make sense economically to mix regular gas with octane booster.
Any thoughts on this?

Can work short term if you use a quality OB in modest quantities. Pretty much all commercially available octane boosters will leave residue in the engine and are not advised to use day-to-day.

If you need a boost at a HPDE that’s probably fine.


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