Octane booster for standard RS6

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Octane booster for standard RS6

Post by Rupert » Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:34 pm

Hello,

I was wondering if octane booster can be used safely in the RS6. I have a few bottles of NF Race formula from my old car, and I will be travelling in areas where I may not be able to find super unleaded. :o

Has anyone used it, and if so, how much?
Maximum strength will be +6 RON, which I'm sure is ok for 95 RON NUL... but what if I use it with Tesco's 99 RON? :twisted: What is the maximum RON the ECU can adjust for?

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Octane Booster

Post by mwcltd » Tue Aug 16, 2005 5:12 pm

I have run my RS6+ on Race/Rally fuel which is 107 octane with no problems. The ECU adjusted okay and the performance went through the roof. However, the price makes it impractical to use on a day to day basis.

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Re: Octane Booster

Post by londonplus » Wed Aug 17, 2005 10:03 am

mwcltd wrote:I have run my RS6+ on Race/Rally fuel which is 107 octane with no problems. The ECU adjusted okay and the performance went through the roof. However, the price makes it impractical to use on a day to day basis.
hwo much is it? and where can i buy some? :lol:

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RE: Re: Octane Booster

Post by Nige_RS4 » Wed Aug 17, 2005 10:12 am

hwo much is it? and where can i buy some?
Speak to jr (send a pm to johneroberts) - he might have some stock left at attractive prices.

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RE: Re: Octane Booster

Post by Demon » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:33 pm

Rupert,

Have you tried any booster yet ?
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Re: RE: Re: Octane Booster

Post by Rupert » Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:37 pm

Demon wrote:Rupert,

Have you tried any booster yet ?
Yes, I tried one bottle per fill up with 97 ron super when I had the chance to put my foot down. The rest of the time was mostly cruising at a constant speed getting nearly 25MPG :D

Can't say I noticed much difference, although some will say OB will need to be used for X number of fill-ups, I was mainly using it to protect the engine against knocking if the petrol was low on RON.

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Re: RE: Re: Octane Booster

Post by Demon » Tue Sep 06, 2005 1:59 pm

Rupert wrote:
The rest of the time was mostly cruising at a constant speed getting nearly 25MPG :D
25 mpg, you must have been driving slow :D

I take your point with the booster, that's why I'm happy for you to be the guinea pig :thumbs:
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RE: Re: RE: Re: Octane Booster

Post by peterb » Wed Sep 07, 2005 8:37 am

Slow indeed! If I keep the cruising speed down to around 85 I can get 25mpg.
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