Question for Top Oils! Octane Boost

You may or may not be aware, but we have a group of us going to the Nurbrgring at the end of may.

After some tentative enquiries, a group of us were looking into doing a bulk buy of Octane boost.

Now, the obvious choice is good old Millers, it's the one we all know. But having a look through your website you do a bardahl version. What can you tell us about this and how does it stack up against Millers?

If things stack up and we can get a good group buy deal, we may well come to you for this

[Peter Punter]

I have not used the Millers so I cannot comment on their product. To be honest I don't want to discuss other brands because I don't have all the up to date information for all products. I get irritated when people make uninformed statements about Bardahl products.

Every Bardahl product I have ever used has worked and given me extremely pleasing results.

I would be pleased to offer members a bulk buy for any Bardahl products.

I use the Bardahl BSF Octane boost (page 10 in the car brochure) in my race car because the engine requires 102 RON fuel. I purchase Shell 99 and add the octane boost to get the 3 RON increase. A one litre tin treats 330 litres of fuel. The Retail price is £122.50 plus VAT

Bardahl also do a "more handy" octane boost which comes in a 300ml one dose tin which treats 40 litres for up to 5 points increase. A 70 litre tank would make an increase of just below 3 points if one can is used, which should be ideal. The product information for the 300ml tins is below: The Retail price is £9.96 plus VAT.

I have supplied Jimmy at JS Engineering with Bardahl octane boost and in due course he will be stocking it along with other Bardahl products.

Bardahl Octane Booster is an easy-to-use gasoline additive that increases theoctane rating of gasoline. It does not contain lead or aniline and will work in leaded orunleaded gasoline. Due to its unique chemistry, Bardahl Octane Booster does not have the highly toxic properties of other well-established octane enhancing products.
The problem
Many vehicles on the road today were designed to use gasoline’s with octane ratingshigher than commonly available. When these vehicles use too low octane fuel,engine ‘knock’ occurs, warning motorists of poor fuel combustion, loss of power and potential engine damage.
Even in vehicles designed to run on lower octane gasoline, after-run and engine ‘knock’ can occur, due to the build-up of deposits in the combustion chamber.
The action
Deposits in the combustion chamber, improper timing or too low an octane fuel are all causes of engine ‘knock’. Combustion chamber deposits can also result in afterrun or continued combustion of gasoline after the engine is shut down.
Periodic tune-up of gasoline spark-ignition engines will assure proper timing of spark
plug firing and prevent this cause of engine ‘knock’.
Engine deposits can alter the effective compression ratio of an engine as well as be an unwanted source of ignition. Such deposits can cause pre-ignition and detonation.
Pre-ignition is ignition of the gasoline/air mixture before the spark plug ignites this mixture and results in ‘knock’.
Detonation can also be result from use of too low an octane fuel for an engine. The use of Bardahl Octane Booster increases gasoline octane and brings about a controlled, more uniform gasoline combustion, reducing knock from pre-ignition and detonation. Bardahl Octane Booster’s action also inhibits after-run due to combustion chamber deposits.

Thanks for the information Peter, much appreciated.

I will put this information to the guys and maybe come to you to discuss further.

Cheers mate

Steve

[asperformance]

if its Millers your after we are one of the longer extablished "motorsport" dealers if that helps??

alyn

Originally Posted by asperformance

if its Millers your after we are one of the longer extablished "motorsport" dealers if that helps??

alyn

Thanks Alyn

People are starting to comment on the Bardahl product and looks like it's favourable.

We'll come to you if the guys want Millers though

Could you PM me some costs?

Steve

[Scott.T]

What about NF, its what Iused many years ago, it is on ALyn's website and Roger Clarke also stock it IIRC :

NF Nitrous formula Race - The black one
Wanting more Power and Performance? Wanting better fuel economy? Or just a smoother running engine?

Nitrous Formula Race is the top of the range and the best you can buy.

Not only can it be used for a super high performance octane booster but doubles as a very economical everyday use formula for valve seat protection.

Nitrous Formula Race has such a wide market, it is having exceptional results with as little as 0.25 mls per litre, with Extrodinary results and performance increases on very high compression engines which are using upto 15 mls per litre.

YOU choose what performance YOU want and what suits YOUR engine best. For valve seat protection this bottle treats up to 300 litres of fuel. This super high performance octane booster will increase the octane level by as much as 60 pts or 6 ron.
Price: £14.81 (Inc VAT at 20%)

I am happy to go with the flow on this, what ever people want to go with in the end is good with me, I know we won't get a bad one.

I think it's time to get a poll going.

[asperformance]

yes we do NF Race also.........let me know a rough idea of qty and i'll come up with some pricing

alyn

Will do

[ralliart didz]

are these octane boosters and good for standerd cars everyday driving or only better 4 turbo cars.i have the high compreson ej204 engine