what is the best octane booster for a 2006 pontiac gto?

Answer 1

It's best to avoid most brands of so called "octane boost". Most I have read about do 100% nothing other then drain you of money. Some even cause "wash down" of the cylinder walls, this is when the thin film of oil via piston ring to wall gets cleaned off be the fuel. This is way you never use aircraft gas by the way.
Another problem is that your Chevy import has the ability to correct for fuel octane be retarding or advancing the timing. This is not a points and coil system at all.
If you want the high octane look for NON leaded gas of 100 or more. Once that higher octane is in your tank you car will use more of it up during start up because of the nature of a cooler burn, so your Chevy will take longer to heat up, in the long run you should just get some sort of forced air injection via super charger or turbo/s as the almost $10 Gallon race gas is not that rewarding in the long run.
Your Chevy may also not like the additives is the race gas as in eating your gaskets and or "O" rings in the fuel system.
Get forced injection and run 93 all day long.
1974 was the last year for Pontiac GTOs.
An American legend can't be thought up and made by Aussies and imported and classed as an import.
No less be powered by a Chevy engine, or has everyone forgot the roots of the muscle car?
If it didn't matter any more all GM cars would have "GM" as the make on the car.

Answer 2

In Texas were fortunate to have 93 octane gasoline for 3.30 a gallon tonight. That will soon change to 4.00 or more a gallon. So the question about octane please use only premium fuel from good name brand stations in your LS-2 powered GTO. I purchased some from a off brand the other day and car lost performance and pinged. Purchase Gasoline where it makes your car run good. Many unleaded octane boosters only will floul your spark plugs and coat the cat converters. I use a bottle of "Chevron Techron" additive about every 3,000 miles to keep deposits from forming inside the engine. At the road race track I use 106 octane unleaded and you know I don't feel much difference at the track but when I drive home and the next day under normal driving I feel more smoothness and torque.

Answer 3

I personally think that octane boosters are a waste of gas. Your better off getting 1 gallon of race fuel at $10 and putting that in your fuel tank. you'll at least raise the octane more then by using the crap they sell at the stores. Also if you want to keep your car from pinging especially as you have a ls2, I would stay away from all the gas stations that are not chevron. I was using shell v power and my car ran like crap and was pinging all the time...Ha once it even wanted to turn off on me.. Switched to chevron supreme and it ran so much better....I also agree with running the chevron fuel additive. I have a ls1 based transam and thats what works for my car. 180k and counting

Answer 4

All the octane boosters I know, or have heard about are nothing but a Kerosene base which can cause significant damage to your engine if used over a long period of time. Kerosene can wash down you cylinder walls, degrade seals in your fuel system and damage the "innards" of your injectors.
Stick to the higher octane gasoline, and respect the goat!
Higher octane rating just mean your gasoline "burns" at a higher temperature to prevent predetonation "knocking" caused by higher cylinder compression and higher combustion chamber temperatures.

Answer 5

Octane boosters only raise by the TENTH.

So if you have a booster that claims it raises 6 points, what it really is raising is 0.6. So you would go from 93 to 93.6

Waste of money.

Answer 6

boosters don't do **** in the goats plus unless your car is tuned higher octane you shouldn't be putting anything but premium in the tank.

06 gto owner tried 100 octane and it didn't do ****. I was curious

Answer 7

You might try AMSOIL's Octane Booster. It will lubricate your upper end and increase your Octane rating 2-3 points.

Answer 8

I'm with the others. I would avoid putting anything in your tank other than 93+ octane gas.

Answer 9

92 is all that you should be putting into that car. "octane booster" don't work its like those stupid oil additives and transmission additives they all don't work. I would just leave it alone. they are a wast of money.

Answer 10

They are pointless don't use them.All you will get out of the deal is dirty spark plugs and who knows what else.