110 Leaded Race Gas vs. Lucas Octane Booster

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First, Is 110 octane leaded gas safe to run when 1.5 gallons is added to a tank of gas for our 1100 turbos? Are the 02 sensors going to fail?

Second, if the 110 leaded is ok, is that more effective than adding a bottle of Lucas Octane Booster to a tank?

Gallon of 110 is $10.25
Bottle of Lucas $8

I should mention my goal is to run a 93octane EVO reflash and only 91 octane is available at the pump. I still occasionally get "octane" warning from my ecu so I would rather be safe and get to 93 octane even without the reflash.

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1.5 of 110 to a tank should get you a tad more than 93. The guys I ride with have been running turbos for several years, and have had issues with octane additives.

 

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galljr13 said:

First, Is 110 octane leaded gas safe to run when 1.5 gallons is added to a tank of gas for our 1100 turbos? Are the 02 sensors going to fail?

Second, if the 110 leaded is ok, is that more effective than adding a bottle of Lucas Octane Booster to a tank?

Gallon of 110 is $10.25
Bottle of Lucas $8

I should mention my goal is to run a 93octane EVO reflash and only 91 octane is available at the pump. I still occasionally get "octane" warning from my ecu so I would rather be safe and get to 93 octane even without the reflash.



Thanks!

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Definitely 110

 

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We can run here with our T1100's 1.5 to 2 gal of 100llc Avgas to a tank of 91 pump gas
runs fine and performs very well..no warnings from our sleds

100llc runs about $5.85/gal at the local airport

This is running on the EVO reflash

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So it sounds like leaded gas IS ok? And it won't screw up 02 sensors?

 

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galljr13 said:

So it sounds like leaded gas IS ok? And it won't screw up 02 sensors?

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The 02 sensor issue is a long term one, more appropriate in an automotive application... if you lose a sensor at 15,000 miles or 50,000 miles on a sled... that's the last thing you're worrying about!!!

 

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Ran Torco accelerator in my Turbo Yamaha,
8 oz to 5 gal premium= 95
16 to 5=102
32 to 5=105
3500 miles on boost with zero issues
quart cost 21.00
5 gallon cost 295.00

 

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buy either 110 or Avgas to mix to add octane

avgas rocks

 

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av8er said:

avgas rocks

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For $1.65 a litre, why would anyone even mess around mixing fuel? It's 20 cents a litre more than 91 octane pump.
Avgas has octane guaranteed at 100, but can be tested as high as 130 octane.

 

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ACR?

WHAT YEAR?

 

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AV gas is $ 6.10 a gallon and race fuel is $ 11:50 a gallon 91 $ 3.50 gallon.

 

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I was under the impression that most offroad octane boosters contain lead anyway. This is a good thread to read over in the Poo turbo section too http://www.snowest.com/forum/showthread.php?t=220800

 

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Wow. Just ran 1.5 gallons of 110 race gas in my sled today and it did the job. No more octane warning and it without a doubt runs better. Wasn't expecting it to reach 8000 RPMs so quickly.