Ever try this?
05-26-2004, 11:19 AM
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Ever try this?
I used to own a 1971 Plymouth Cuda 440 and added a Xylene / Mineral Spirits ATF combination to raise the octane level. The car definitely ran smoother and was more responsive - especially at high rpms.
Has anyone ever tried this in their Max or any modern (i.e. fuel injected / computer monitored / emissions controlled) car?
Home Brewed Octane Booster
Thanx!
Has anyone ever tried this in their Max or any modern (i.e. fuel injected / computer monitored / emissions controlled) car?
Home Brewed Octane Booster
Thanx!
05-26-2004, 11:56 AM
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That stuff sounds like it could make things go:
BOOOM !
Bob
BTW.... my neighbor has a mint condition, low mileage early 70's Cuda (not sure what year). His is orange with the black trim. He's owned it and babied it since new. It's parked in his garage and he hardly ever drives it. I know he's taken it out of the garage and into the lanewyay when i hear it rumbling from across the street. What a beautiful car and sound.
Bob
BOOOM !
Bob
BTW.... my neighbor has a mint condition, low mileage early 70's Cuda (not sure what year). His is orange with the black trim. He's owned it and babied it since new. It's parked in his garage and he hardly ever drives it. I know he's taken it out of the garage and into the lanewyay when i hear it rumbling from across the street. What a beautiful car and sound.
Bob
05-26-2004, 08:50 PM
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Shift - don't do it.
There is absolutely no resemblance between the fuel control process in the '04 Maxima and any car of the '70s. I would be surprised if the onboard computer that adjusts for the octane being burned in the '04 Maxima could even adjust for anything over 94.
I'm no technician, but I would bet Nissan could give many reasons why this could damage your engine, catalytic converter, etc, etc. And the onboard computer would also be able to later tell the Nissan techs that you had been a bad boy, and your warranty would be nullified.
There is absolutely no resemblance between the fuel control process in the '04 Maxima and any car of the '70s. I would be surprised if the onboard computer that adjusts for the octane being burned in the '04 Maxima could even adjust for anything over 94.
I'm no technician, but I would bet Nissan could give many reasons why this could damage your engine, catalytic converter, etc, etc. And the onboard computer would also be able to later tell the Nissan techs that you had been a bad boy, and your warranty would be nullified.
05-27-2004, 03:50 AM
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Originally Posted by lightonthehill
Shift - don't do it.
There is absolutely no resemblance between the fuel control process in the '04 Maxima and any car of the '70s. I would be surprised if the onboard computer that adjusts for the octane being burned in the '04 Maxima could even adjust for anything over 94.
I'm no technician, but I would bet Nissan could give many reasons why this could damage your engine, catalytic converter, etc, etc. And the onboard computer would also be able to later tell the Nissan techs that you had been a bad boy, and your warranty would be nullified.
There is absolutely no resemblance between the fuel control process in the '04 Maxima and any car of the '70s. I would be surprised if the onboard computer that adjusts for the octane being burned in the '04 Maxima could even adjust for anything over 94.
I'm no technician, but I would bet Nissan could give many reasons why this could damage your engine, catalytic converter, etc, etc. And the onboard computer would also be able to later tell the Nissan techs that you had been a bad boy, and your warranty would be nullified.
As far as the computer "telling the techs that Iv'e been a bad boy". I am in the software industry and have a love / hate erlationship with computers for this very reason. Big brother is watching us...
