Gas and stuff...

[Don Henschel]

There is alot of crap out there and a very few good products. Some of the crap I used would require a full bottle in a 5 gallon Jerrycan and the engine would still ping and rattle like a diesel with the timing knocked way back. Up here in Canuckastan we might have different brands than south of the border but the product I found to have fair results is formula 112 made in Canuckastan. It required a much larger dose than they claimed but we are talking about a few ounces, not a few bottles per tank!
On the crap side
kleen-flo (described on their website as a proud Canadian Company:rolleyes:)
Not worth taking home.
STP was terrible as well.

I later found this and some tested as poor did not surprise me.

http://volvospeed.com/Reviews/octane_boosters.html

Also a bit of info on the topic of octane etc.

http://dirtbike.off-road.com/dirtbike/feature/straight-talk-on-gasoline-part-2-pump-gas-race-fuel-and-octane-boosters-12250.html

One would say just buy the better fuel but up here the best I can find (some times) is 91-92, mostly 91 and the old premium was 98 octane.

[crystal59]

Hi Hal. I read that a 1966 390 Thunderbird engine was designed to run on 99 octane so I put an octane booster in the Thunderbird as our highest is 94. Terrific results so I now use in all cars. I use Nos Max. Pricey though. Gary

[Don Henschel]

Don,

My first job as a high school kid was working at a Texaco station. I don't recall the octane rating, but their premium was "SkyChief" and was actually red in color and smelled great. I filled up my '47 Ford with it once and burned rubber for half a block...of course they were skinny tires. Those were the good old days!

Don

Love those old "flatheads":D I'm surprised it liked the premium. The compression ratio was so low:) 6.80/1 for my Merc. and I think the 47 was even lower;) unless somebody milled the heads.

[Don Henschel]

Hi Hal. I read that a 1966 390 Thunderbird engine was designed to run on 99 octane so I put an octane booster in the Thunderbird as our highest is 94. Terrific results so I now use in all cars. I use Nos Max. Pricey though. Gary

It's like eating at McDonalds or a fine restaurant. Rotten Ronnie's makes you fat and sluggish;)

[crystal59]

I had to have the transmission rebuilt and the engine had to be pulled so I said rebuild the engine while it is out. I then started using the octane booster. Gary

[crystal59]

Hi Don. As I said in another post, I traded in my 1956 Thunderbird for a 1969 442 W32 and I could not find the Thunderbird when I looked years later. That ended my ever getting rid of another car. I made sure the car was a keeper and I kept it. My dads Thunderbird caught fire and I had to have it cut in half to restore it and later rusted beyond repair. So they may hit the salvage crusher but no more searching for or wondering about my old cars. Gary

[Don Henschel]

My overdrive used to whine after I replaced the gears and as they finally broke in, they became very quiet. Why did I replace them? I went to an antique auto auction with my father who was looking for a T-bird at the time and I saw this watermelon (its green and shaped like one;) sitting there. It had both of what I was looking for, a flathead V8 and factory overdrive. I drove it straight home after buying it and 5 miles from home I felt a sharp jerk, heard some grinding and then only had direct.:( The damn transmission oil had all leaked out and the overdrive planetary gear set burned out:mad: