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How Do Octane Boosters Work?

By Marc Howe on Jun 17, 2010 with Comments 0


In automobiles the octane is usually known as the unit of quality measurement in the automobile gasoline (how slowly gasoline burns). High octane numbers slows down the burning process. Octane boosters ensure users an increase of gasoline octane levels.

It is important to know that why people want to use octane boosters. Octane booster is required to raise or increase the horsepower of the engine. It can be achieved by increasing the compression ratio.  The higher the octane level higher would be the compression ratio.

Octane Booster How Do Octane Boosters Work?

The number of compression strokes the engine’s cylinder crossed before the gas ignited is its compression ratio. The required octane level of gasoline is always determined by the compression ratio. The too much of compression can sometimes cause detonation, knocking or pinging which are for sure damage the engine components. To overcome this problem of pre ignition, a high octane level of gas is required. This high octane level holds back the pre ignition and allows the maximum number of compression strokes.

On the basis of active ingredients, octane boosters can be divided into three categories.

  1. Methyl cyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl (MMT)
  2. Ferosene
  3. Alcohols or aromatics, such as Toluene, an aromatic circular hydrocarbon chain

Octane boosters cover different levels of study and mostly the motor octane numbers determines by its formula. Financially speaking, octane boosters are not so economical as compared to the practical benefits they give. There practical benefits are mostly short term.

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