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Play The Throttle
Ride: 2011 FLHTCUSE6 Do I need to say more
Join Date: May 20th, 2009
Location: Portland Oregon
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Octane boost do you need it
we can only get 92 oct. Lot of the time my bike will ping when i get on it the HD shop said to try some of this Lequid Hoursepower Has anybody eales been using additves? ![]()
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Play The Throttle
Ride: 2011 FLHRC
Join Date: Mar 27th, 2009
Location: OCONUS
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Re: Octane boost do you need it
Yes, I use Liquid Horsepower about every 3 tank.
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Warming The Wheels
Ride: 2007 Road Glide FLTR
Join Date: Jan 6th, 2009
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Re: Octane boost do you need it
I don't know where to buy Liquid Horsepower in Canada. Does anyone use PJ1: Octane Plus ??
Opinions ?? All I can find is 91 octane locally. Thanks |
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Ride: 2006 Heritage
Join Date: Jul 17th, 2009
Posts: 108
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Re: Octane boost do you need it
Last month I went threw Oregon from Plymouth to Redmound to Florence south down the hwy 101 coast line. My Bike ran terrible, on that Mandatory 10% corn liquor. It took two fill ups from CA to get the engine runnig right. I wish I knew which fuel additive to put in my tank.
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Start The Engine
Ride: 2000 Road King
Join Date: Aug 31st, 2009
Location: oklahoma city, okc
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Re: Octane boost do you need it
I go to my local autoparts store and pick a bottle of Lucas Octane booster, 1 of the few true boosters out there. a bottle costs about $10 bucks and lasts for 4 fill ups.
If you have ever used Lucas products, you know they make a great product. |
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Ride: 2009 Ultra Classic
Join Date: Jan 25th, 2009
Location: Oklahoma via North Dakota
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Re: Octane boost do you need it
I would be VERY UNHAPPY if the state I lived in forced me to use that fuel. Thats all Glider will alow me to say on this subject. Grrrrrr. :-(
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Ride: 2004 Sportster XL1200R
Join Date: Aug 24th, 2008
Location: Camarillo, CA
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Re: Octane boost do you need it
Can see your dilemma, but the real issue is to find a brand of gas that works best and stay with it. Octane boost may work in your case to "mask" the problem with bad gas...so JMO, I would run tankfuls of different 91-92 RO gas as recommended in your manual for your bike, and find which one runs best. Surprisingly, ARCO ran pretty good in mine (found I could even run 89 RO if my riding was primarily solo, 92 RO when two up or in the canyons) although some brands like Shell not so well. At some point you may want to run a fueler like Techclusion TFI to richen things up a bit and run cooler, as well as run 100% Synthetic Engine oil to prevent early oil breakdown.
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Ride: 07 Road King
Join Date: Jun 21st, 2007
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Re: Octane boost do you need it
Quote: Originally Posted by walleye
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I would be VERY UNHAPPY if the state I lived in forced me to use that fuel. Thats all Glider will alow me to say on this subject. Grrrrrr. :-(
You sound a bit edgy there walleye
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Ride: 2008 Road Glide
Join Date: Sep 14th, 2008
Location: Jackson , MI
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Re: Octane boost do you need it
Almost all gas has 10% ethenol added to it , pure 100% gas is rare . When I go to Vegas for the winter & I will ride in NV , CA , AZ , UT & all I can find is 91 octane gas & my bike will ping when going uphills , so I started using the Lucas octane booster & it seemed to help , they also oxygenate the fuel in the winter months out there & that may have something to do with it . Here in Michigan most all premium gas is 93 octane & I do not have any pinging in the motor at all , so there must be something to that .
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Ride: 2009 Ultra Classic
Join Date: Jan 25th, 2009
Location: Oklahoma via North Dakota
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Re: Octane boost do you need it
Quote: Originally Posted by glider
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You sound a bit edgy there walleye
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