How To Turn Regular Pump Gas Into Higher Octane Race Fuel

[@psulse]

I remember when I began driving back in the 80s there was a gas station with purple air craft fuel, looking back it was nice getting 113 octane for $3.50 a gallon.

[@mojorosen8660]

We still do.....2019 though...😉

[@brookswade5774]

psulse We had one back then in our area called Turbo Blue. I don’t remember the exact octane rating but I know it was 105 or higher. It ran around $2.75 a gallon. People would add it to drag race. I just used it occasionally to clean the system. You could feel the difference, even in the low rider Datsun truck I had.

[@chevyone5512]

yea i raced back then and got turbo blue 115 octane at the time for 435 a gallon at a little store in columbus oh now its like 7 bucks +

[@bultacowally]

Did a lot of research on gasoline when I was racing stock cars and learned that air craft fuel was NOT good to run in automobiles. Air craft fuel is made for high altitude...DUH...and is formulated different so it is not as dense as automotive fuel and does not make as much power during the combustion stroke. There are less fuel molecules being ignited so less power being made vs. auto fuel. With that being said it was OK to mix air craft fuel with auto gas to raise octane for use on a street car but for pure racing it was not a good choice.

[@Taydrum]

115 Avgas or purple Avgas, has a LOT of lead. Even cars without converters or 02 sensors foul out badly on the stuff after a short time. Ran 100LL for a period of time in a classic car and it started to have lead issues after about 1000 miles

[@opoxious1592]

I love the smell of fresh high octane gas in the morning.

[@rhubarbpie2027]

3:15 when you get three min and 15 secs into dyno tune and chill and he gives you this look 🤣🤣🤣

[@thatvolvoguy6565]

LMFAO

[@doubleclutchinjammingears3391]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@09fatbobmike]

Lmao i have never in my life made this face

[@nolimitracing9752]

Lmfaoo

[@mds00]

The dyno pull was to show that their high compression engine made to run on 93 octane could run on the 87 with the additive. If the additive didn't work it would have most likely made less power and wrecked the engine by pre detonation.

[@Taydrum]

ever heard of knock sensors?

[@davejohnson8960]

@@Taydrum knock sensors change the timing to prevent knocking, which in turn lowers power

[@Taydrum]

@@davejohnson8960 Thus preventing any damage done to engine

[@mannys9130]

@@Taydrum And producing much less power. 🙃🙃🙃 You saw no damage and no power loss which means...say it with me now...timing stayed the same and there was no knocking because the 87 was blended into a higher octane rating. This is hard to understand for you? Like, really? Do you know why oil keeps engines from shredding themselves or is that too complex too?

[@Taydrum]

@@mannys9130 If you were at all paying attention to the first comment, which I was replying to, he implied that the engine would have been damaged. That's not the case with knock sensors. YES it will affect timing, YES it will make less power. But, had the additive NOT worked, it would NOT have damaged the engine.

[@burnerjack01]

Higher octane, by itself does NOT equate to increased power. It does, however, ALLOW for increased compression ratios and/or advanced ignition timing. It also allows for hotter exhaust valves before pre-ignition occurs. These aspects of engine design DO equate in greater power. Too many people are under the impression that "higher octane" equates to Specific Energy Content, i.e. How many btu of energy per a specific amount of fuel. Quite often the two go hand in hand such as gasoline and diesel fuel. Diesel has both greater specific energy content as well as a greater ability to resist pre-ignition. Once again, these may go hand in hand, but are actually two separate functions entirely.

[@chrismontreuil2206]

john hanrahan glad to see someone else understands.

[@jrozelle9388]

many people don't realize higher octane fuel is actually more resistant to combustion than lower octane. In high compression engines the relative easier combusting lower octane fuel will/can combust before the piston has reached the precise point at which combustion is supposed to occur causing pre ignition and knocking. High octane fuel in a low compression engine may not burn completely because the engine doesn't have enough compression to cause complete combustion. The unburned fuel can reignite at the wrong time during piston stroke causing engine knock and even dieseling . Typically naturally aspirated engines with higher compression make more power than lower compression engines; not directly because of high octane fuel but because there's more energy/power released from the combustion of the more highly pressurized fuel air mixture. For naturally aspirated engines use lower octane in lower compression and higher octane in higher compression to get the most power and longevity from your engine. Trump 2020

[@DiddysBBOil]

We got a guy who knows what's going on!

[@brgable]

Well said John also, some people don’t understand that from the R+M/2 number the motor octane number is the most important.

[@Ricks408]

Well said.

[@TurboRanger351]

Every time I see one of your videos I can't help but think of Tom Green 😂🤣

[@yzScott]

What's your sponsorship arrangement with Race Gas? Nice infomercial you made for them.

[@SummerSausage1]

They're one in the same. Left hand jerking off their right hand.

[@anpham8107]

Just add acetone

[@mabatommy]

l use this race gas in my Riding lawn mower and l finish cutting in half the time. Thank you Race Gas.

[@bobbyfinley6104]

Best comment of the week THANKS race gas for making people do crazy things that I wish I could have done!

[@macrolosses]

I want to see the same set up with 87, 104, and pump 93. Also knock detection. Keep bumping up timing until you get detonation. See what fuel out performs.

[@302hobronco]

That is to scientific for the layman lol

[@turbomustang8417]

Exactly. One of the few guys on here to understand.

[@garycsfunlife]

Your putting holes in the sales pitch for the additive lol 🤔🤨 just get race gas and stop the short cuts they only cost more in the end !

[@markdoan1472]

Yes !! Octane has one use and one only ... as an ignition suppressant under compression ... Once you have enough for the given compression ratio adding more reduces power because it suppresses flame propagation ... Few people understand it makes the fuel burn crappier but higher compression requires it to stop preignition ... It’s a necessary evil as compression goes up

[@mikemcmikemcyeahok4977]

Everybody is wrong pre ignition and detonation are two completely different things. You get detonation from too high of compression it ignites the fuel air mixture before the plug fires and it ignites all at once, the same way a Diesel engine ignites diesel fuel. The high compression creates enough heat to ignite lower octane gasoline. High octane gas is harder to light on fire so a high compression engine needs high octane. Detonation will destroy the top ring lands on a piston faster than you can say wtf was that

[@xamskywalker]

Finally able to get that 14/1 compression boi

[@johnalarcon6375]

I've seen this stuff at summit and it's not so cheap this is why I use VP OCTANIUM ! it increases octane up to 8 numbers on 10 gallons of 76 100 octane so 108 !

[@mlassz009]

Luckliy here in Australia we have 98 octane at the pump, so just throwing a Nulon Octane booster mix in the tank takes it up to about 102...you can feel the difference

[@cup_and_cone]

What does the arbitrary Dyno pulls have to do with the octane booster? Was never explained.

[@NYC_YELLOW_CAB]

Lmao!

[@dannyb20vtec28]

thechosendude I know I didn’t get it

[@Project_s14]

Are you serious ? To see the power difference with the higher octane ... higher octane means more power ya tools

[@tygercat9122]

Hector No sir. Higher octane does not mean more power.

[@Project_s14]

@@tygercat9122 yes it does , why do you think cars put up higher dyno numbers with higher octane fuel??? Yeah you're statement is invalid

[@andrewanderson9917]

It would be nice seeing air fuel ratios ..rich /lean adjustments do it the right way ..

[@kingjeremysircornwell7847]

2 stroke oil can raise performance of gas in a four stroke engine. Can also add mileage. Performance/H.O./supercharged/High compression.

[@HeheICreamed]

Adding Marvel mystery oil to the gas has the same effect while also adding some cleaning power. Both are also good for keeping the fuel pump lubricated.

[@archstanton7035]

Did I hear that right? "The only thing different is the headers." And THAT'S what makes the difference.

[@davezysk4220]

It really depends where you buy the gas at some places that you go to want outrageous prices for premium gas when you're on the snowmobile trails depending on what octane booster you buy it is sometimes cheaper to add octane booster to your fuel

[@jeremyrock7446]

Wouldn’t it be cheaper just to buy straight 93 octane

[@davezysk4220]

Depends where you buy it I did the same thing with octane booster dual for my snowmobiles and my dirt bikes hell of a lot cheaper

[@charlieodom9107]

It is extremely expensive to add this to your fuel to increase octane. You ever wonder why these guys don't discuss the price it costs to use this stuff?

[@andym1535]

@@charlieodom9107 price is discouraging to buyers

[@joeykimball5705]

Some areas dont sell 93.

[@charlieodom9107]

@@joeykimball5705 so...you would pay an extra $3/gal to make 87 into 93 instead of driving a little distance to buy it? I don't care how far you have to drive for 93 octane fuel. It is never more than the 3 bucks per gallon this shit costs!

[@donalddday7741]

Did I mess where they ran with just pump gas first ? Wish I had this back in the 70,s when I had my 66 GTO that dynoed out at 440 HP on the ground with premium pump gas

[@Roguescienceguy]

My Volvo sees a gas station like maybe once a month. Thing does 650 miles on a full tank of diesel easy😂

[@olesmokey394]

My 2005 gsxr 600 will do 192 miles on a full tank

[@kennethporst1738]

Just what I been dieing for thank you

[@chrismontreuil2206]

In Lemoore ca I found 110 racing gas sold at the casino. Finally going to build that 12.5 to one cleveland engine for my truck.

[@-ZIO]

Nice to see a link to the product in the description! No. It isnt there.

[@mulletthehunter7163]

About ten years ago BP was doing 102 octane fuel at the pump (in the UK that is) now I think it's 99 octane but at least we don't have to put up with 87! Even our budget fuel is 95 octane.

[@charlieodom9107]

Different parts of the world use different measurement systems to determine octane. So your statement, while partially correct, you forgot to convert to like units. You are basically saying that a car which gets 20km/liter of fuel is more efficient than the same car getting 19mpg in a different country!

[@jaydefazio1379]

Y'all kiwis are lucky w that

[@mulletthehunter7163]

Just looked this up and your right. Uk uses a measurement in RON, EU uses MON and the US uses an average of RON and MON so typically has values 5 to 6 points lower than the UK equivalent. Who knew!

[@terryhill4732]

Back in the 1960's you could buy ethanol free gas in 3 different octanes 87- 94- 100 octanes from any pump and race gas was 110+ octane

[@brianb9838]

They use the word "points" and he says it will raise the octane a full "4 points". I am pretty sure you need 10 points to make 1 octane. So if you had 93 octane in your fuel tank, you would have to raise it a full 10 points to make it 94 octane. 10 points makes 1 octane. About 19 years ago when I started turbo charging engines the need for high octane became a concern.

[@andrewjones2318]

In the uk you can get 97 octane fuel at most standard petrol stations.

[@MechaNick03]

Americans and eu numbers are different

[@Mish93Will]

Great video but unfortunately it does not prove much. How does the fuel mix compare to regular 93 and also does it foul up the plugs like most octane boosters do?

[@E85_STI]

That looks like it could just be ethanol to increase the octane. E85 has about 104 octane or so.

[@billybobbubbawubba9457]

It is safe to run in a 2-cycle? i.e. motocross bike.

[@mikescholle8856]

Higher octane doesn't give you more horsepower. Octane is a measure of a fuel's ability to resist ignition due to high compression. IOW, you don't want fuel to ignite prematurely in a high compression engine, so you raise the octane. In a regular compression engine (factory, stock vehicle), octane does NOT add horsepower or efficiency. In fact, it could reduce horsepower through incomplete burning.

[@werewally3156]

Compression ratio!?

[@Profabdesigns]

Let’s not forget the main reason they’ve plugging this stuff, they are getting free stuff, and its a title sponsor for the show....

[@threadoflife]

I wish we had 93 octane in AZ so frustrating that we can’t get race fuel or anything higher than 91 like in Idaho, that was the best!

[@harrisonbond2949]

Lol almost all of Idaho's 93 pumps are gone. 2 left in the whole treasure valley

[@xc8487]

1 point only equals 1/10 of an octane number, so I'm not sure if he misspoke or the product lied.

[@autodetail7621]

I have a 388 Stroker 12 to 1 compression. Solid cam 533/555. World heads 750 Holley carburetor. Hooker Headers. With a turbo 400 transmission with a 3000 stall can I run it on pump gas. I normally run 113 to 116 race fuel

[@J2A61]

Id rather just got get a $60 5gal jug of real race fule

[@Notfiveo0]

And burn up the cats due to the lead that’s in race fuel?

[@aaronknosp800]

The boys in the late 50's early 60's use to add Moth Balls (the Balls would melt in the fuel) NAPTHA....

[@trupyrodice4462]

My dad used to do this in his built 69 Camaro. As a kid I remember having contests with my brother on who could keep their back off the seat the longest when we would hit the strait stretches on the road home from school. I have yet to get into a car that would pull that many "Gs" when accelerating... My built 2007 G35 comes close but still no comparison.

[@2525miche]

With Race Gas, What is the percentage in quantity if I want to increase octane rating from 91 to 93 octane?

[@g.pharaods.4215]

Open up the door open up the door, let the funk flow in......

[@toddbennion5237]

And two-stroke oil will do the same thing

[@1987FX16]

I searched for "mothball octane" and got this.

[@twiztid1fiddy]

You a freakin genius!!! I did the same lol

[@rustbeltgypsy3713]

Mothball crystals in fuel needs drained after each pass. Or will shred inside of motor

[@DaveDavid-n2o]

I'm wondering how much octane I should have if I want to run 7 pounds of boost on a Ford 408W that has 9.4:1 compression ratio. Both with and without an intercooler.

[@benhawke7231]

I just add 1 gallon of diesel to 5 gallons of gas. Big power boost.

[@captmack007]

what engine are you running that in?

[@benhawke7231]

@@captmack007 A 94 3.1 Chevy V6 turbo'd out.

[@fasteddy]

Could you give me a little more information about this? Thanks

[@ChrisH-fs4uc]

I heard my VP race fuel sticker by itself adds 10horse ...not to mention all my cool chrome adds power !!!!!

[@punker4Real]

electric motors do the job

[@daveyt4802]

How about HEET methanol? Will it boost octane on the cheap?

[@dylandesmond]

Octane boosters they sell at car shops don't work, on a dyno you'll see 2-5% drop in power, they do However stabilise old fuel and reduce knock

[@jord9308]

Add Toluene

[@mattheweburns]

I wasn’t sure if you realized but they do sell 93 and 98 or 10 at the pumps in the south of the United States. Does this additive contain lead sufficient to raise the octane level beyond 100? At this point is it just reducing knock on super high compression engine? I get some severe dieseling and think I have more compression that I need on my 350 with “the wrong hands” 87 for about me in 350 with World support heads swirl port heads, Z 28 springs who knows what cam nothing special… Thanks for the videos, cheers! Unless this is just “content“

[@BadazzShovelhead]

I have a GT63S with Brabus 700 package does 700 on pump wonder what it would do on race gas.

[@wombatau]

“Let some fresh air in” - also known as nitrous oxide 😂😂😂

[@freedom6919741]

Does this turn your spark plugs orange 🍊?

[@lovethesmellofracefuelinth7374]

Does anyone know if you have to do a tune with these fuel additives ? Because if the computer doesn't recognize it as higher octane, then seems that it would not burn it correctly

[@raybobuzz]

I think He needs more ink pens..lol

[@Chinunit22]

Just maintain your vehicle well and add Lucas Octane Booster with premium fuel fill up

[@alfenner3309]

I don’t have 93 in my area AND I need it- What are my alternatives..????

[@frigglebiscuit7484]

or you could swap to e85, or just turbo it. i hate to say this, but big n/a power just isnt feasible anymore. not with our current fuel prices.

[@clearingbaffles]

Why didn’t you try several octane levels and compare Thanx from the left coast near the Krapitol of California

[@aaronknosp800]

Cheaper to hit the Fuel station with 100 octane race gas.. $8.00 a gal.. or run to the AIR POrt... AV 4-cycle gas with a gas can... tell the pump guy its for a small engine application.......

[@socalpyro562]

Does this work for atvs too?

[@mmutahharmohiuddin7157]

Regular cannot become 94 or 93, as regular has CARBON particles still suspended in it. IT WILL eventually clogg injectors, filters,

[@aBigMeanie]

why didn't you convert it from ethanol mix to ethanol free gas first? it's easy enough to do.

[@natemanning3744]

Dammm. 34° of timing.. I want more info on this engine.

[@mileymilam8732]

What are your thoughts on blendzall gold label? I love it

[@TENNESSEETRACKHAWK]

What ur failing to mention is will need like $40 worth to get to 105 octane..... lmao how misleading. "Just add a can of Race Fuel and u can have race gas". Ummmm yea NOT!

[@joeykimball5705]

You do realize this is for people who race, right? Where high octane fuel sells from anywhere from 10$ and up per gallon. 3 gallons could be 30-40 dollars. Or you can get 3 gallons at 2-3 dollars each and add 15 dollars worth of fuel concentrate for a total of about 25. Thats anywhere from a 5-15 dollar saving every 3 gallons of gas. Thatll add up pretty quickly....

[@turbomustang8417]

@@joeykimball5705 He doesn't nor do any of the guys giving him a thumbs up. They never started with 87 octane so it just goes to show that the younger guys don't listen and think the can still learn evrything from KZbin.

[@joeykimball5705]

@@turbomustang8417 ignorance is bliss i suppose....

[@TENNESSEETRACKHAWK]

u sound dumb and clueless and stop giving urself a" thumbs up" its really gay dude! Apparently math wasn't ur strong point.

[@joeykimball5705]

@@TENNESSEETRACKHAWK says the guy who clearly cannot do basic math.... or understand why somebody would use a product like this....

[@mikecubes1642]

did you have corn juice in the gas they used?

[@notadoctor2598]

Is this better than 93 octane from the pump?

[@ericb.4358]

WHAT are the ingredients in this stuff?? If methanol you WILL get increased engine wear from the corrosive by-products of combustion.

[@farmerdude3578]

Is this race gas octane just more ethanol? Ethanol likes to destroy my vintage motorcycles.

[@Bacongrease00]

Also turns your plugs orange over time.

[@jamesbarber8308]

Uh I got a 900 hp js2 NASCAR do you think this will work

[@fmanion24]

How to turn 87 octane into $8 a gallon. Noice.

[@funkjoebrandon4246]

Underrated comment. 😂

[@flyboyfs]

Can it be used on 2stroke high level engine?

[@mtbridingog9083]

Wait so if I buy a can of octane booster how much do I need to add to 87 to make 93 .. it depends on the points it has right ?

[@KedaDoDeals]

He added 3 oz per gallon

[@libertyprime2928]

toluene is the way to go for octane boosting

[@robbyking8756]

105 is low for race gas it should be around 120 at least

[@spaghettiman1]

NASCAR uses 100 octane Sunoco racing gas. They make over 700 hp.

[@yzScott]

I've been involved in racing my entire life. While, I know of race fuel as high as 118 R+M/2, I've never seen anyone burning it. Once you get past about 105 octane, the need is very rare. I am aware of no true 120 octane gasoline-type fuels. Even by 118, it doesn't burn exactly like gasoline. The correct A/F ratio moves from the high 14s to the low 15s. At 13:1, 100 octane gets me all the timing I want during a tune. How much race gas have you purchased in your life, Robby?

[@coreychambers416]

What would happen if you use 87 only with the race gas

[@campracing1965]

By the time you buy gas then the cost of this mix you mite as well just buy race gas almost same cost

[@robertduncan2742]

Can the addative be used for storing fuel longer

[@TheCaydon]

No!!! if it's ethanol (alcohol) additive it will go bad even faster

[@gavinglass6716]

What if you just uss straight race gas additive

[@georgenunes9392]

Could I use this with nitrous

[@bigredracer7848]

I need a 124 octane

[@julioramossilva3968]

Nice bottle of miracolous product race gas,,, its diesel.

[@throwdatassinahexagon6674]

So it’s safe to mix 92 and 100 to make 93?

[@rexgeorg7324]

electric cars are just pure power

[@gunnerdavidson7287]

My grandpa used to put jet fuel in his car and race people

[@Mike-xt2ot]

Wow. I never would've thought about putting a different label on ACETONE and calling it Racegas and marketing it to the masses. . I guess that's why I'm never on Shark Tank. Now you know. 2 ounces of ACETONE does the exact same thing.

[@treyivey5431]

Would love to had a before and after tho

[@alessandrawilson5571]

Where is the science. Where is the control group. Do it with 87, then 93, and the 93 created with this product. Lastly do the Dino test with the 100+ octane game from this product. As outputs, measure horse power, torque, knock, acceleration, and other relevant engine parameters. Then this will have meaning. Thus far, all you have shown me is that you can make the Dyno guy make a face.

[@In_the_trough]

Yea… but did you see the face. I’m sold

[@jameshaynes8489]

it doesnt raise oct- it slows the burn

[@muhammedq9109]

Lacquer thinner or acetone plus rubbing alcohol and some 87 octane Evan octane ..diy race gas

[@littleant5514]

Better way ! Just ad 20 percent kerosene to 1 gallon of gas and youve got a very good race gas. Been doing it for years.

[@Trebor-gw8lt]

A bottle of toulene works too. Not sure I would run that on a EFI engine though....might not be O2 or cat friendly.

[@fasteddy]

Where can I find information about mixing kerosene with 93 octane to make race fuel....thanks

[@mrdilligaf1968]

98 RON is common in Australia at the pumps. Several years ago a some outlets had 100 RON fuel and my bike loved it but it's no longer available . I've wondered if adding a little E85 to 98 fuel to bring the octane up would do the same thing ?

[@alhill1767]

Just add methyl hydrate same as methanol “alcohol fuel”

[@mlassz009]

I use Bp Ultimate98 with Nulon Octane booster...works well

[@ralphchurch2263]

How is that racing grade fuel? Isn't race fuel 120 or higher? Aviation fuel that we used to buy for go carts was higher than 105. And probably cheaper.

[@turbomustang8417]

It is designed for street cars with a few upgrades .i.e more compression and little nitrous. Its not for a full blown motor.

[@ralphchurch2263]

Turbo Mustang oh I see..

[@jonasgrumby1093]

Just run E85

[@frankrizzo2724]

So what's in it?

[@Cultofpersonality09129]

Why not start with 91, then mix up a blend of this and see how much timing you can add?? This doesn’t really prove anything to me.

[@threadoflife]

If I’m on AZ 91 pump and I want to boost a tank of gas to 93 Octane what would my ratio be anyone? I have a 2019 Honda Civic Type R want to test out the acclaimed 316HP their seeing in UK models do I need to go higher to 99 Oct if so what would I need?

[@dontaybreadgangtv5305]

Is that a Hemi?

[@Redavisunwind]

But does it remove the 10% ethanol that the 87 octane has!

[@rhubarbpie2027]

"jUsT sHakE uP yOUr FuEl wiTh WaTeR aNd tHE EtHaNoL cOmEs RIghT OuT"

[@rhubarbpie2027]

@@Marshall-v3f I was mocking the shade tree mechanic method of making an ethanol emulsion by adding water to the fuel. Pretty sure you add water to the gas just as much as you remove water with the ethanol.

[@kylandaminick13]

mt skill you know ethanol produces less vapor then gasoline at the same temp and pressure by a long shot. That's why they put a little gas in e85, if they didn't flex fuel engines would have a hard time starting in colder weather. I highly doubt that ethanol was the reason for vapor lock on those airplanes. I've been running solely on e85 in my 1998 Buick Riviera for years with no evap problems ever. My car was not even a flex fuel vehicle from the factory. For stock power all it needed was about 30% more fuel in the tune and advance the spark timing for better efficiency. Please don't spread misinformation.

[@chaddarbonne9263]

mt skill k

[@aeroe2144]

alcohol fuels are hard on fuel systems ie rubber (deterioration) and metal (corrosion) , most spark ignition engined aircraft were and are made to run on leaded gas some can run a small percentage of alchy but not much (so basically production aircraft have fuel systems that cant handle alcohol) , nothing inherently wrong with running it as aircraft fuel (just worse consumption, more expensive fuel systems, and more frequent oil changes)