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Originally Posted by Tallboy
Take a minute to read [and understand] this article and you'll understand why the testing is severely flawed...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octane_rating
The RON results are always higher than MON. Had they used the averages between the two [like the octane number on the pump], the numbers would not have been nearly as high.
Oh, and by the way, they have a link at the end of the article where you can buy...wait for it...OCTANE BOOSTER!
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Well by all means lets use a standard not used in the U.S. to measure just to fit your requirements and substantiate your argument... Heaven forbid you get mud on your face... for a blank statement...
In a test under real world conditions, using the RON standard, there was an increase with various octane booster additives... while all of them were less than claimed, they did perform the test with 96.8 octane fuel as the baseline... If they had used lower octane fuel as the baseline, for example 87 octane fuel, the results may have been closer to the claimed increases...
Oh, and Wikipedia as a trusted resource... really... I can go in there and change anything I want, and until someone that knows the difference or thinks differently edits it, should everyone take it as gospel...
There is a booster add since Wiki sells advertising space to stay afloat...
Chau... Enjoy your Camaro and if you dont believe in Octane booster, good for you... I'll continue to protect my high HP engine with available resources when needed...
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