DynoTab gas additive

[scottydl]

I recently read a looooong thread (posted at ClassicalPontiac.com) about DynoTab, a product in pill form that you drop in your gas tank for increased compression, higher octane, and elimintated engine ping. Sounds kinda like any "octane booster" product, which we all know are useless for the most part. But this stuff is actually supposed to work:

www.dynotab.com

Has any heard of (or used) this stuff, with any mentionable results? I would be very interested in try it in my '69 Executive, and maybe even the Aurora!

[stevensolds]

well do you fill the aurora with 93 octane or put the cheapo 87 in ?

[JimW]

Interesting, I just read the FAQs' and noticed something on the tablet.

It says FE3, isnt FE the chemical symbol for ferrous or iron? Iron in the gas tank? Or maybe its branding..lol

Interesting stuff, but I wouldnt guinea pig it unless I read from a person that I trust experienced good results.

[scottydl]

JimW said:

Interesting stuff, but I wouldnt guinea pig it unless I read from a person that I trust experienced good results.

That's the thing, a LOT of guys on the CP message boards have used it and said it seriously got rid of their engine pinging. Steven, you have to understand that I'm referring to my '69 Pontiac... it was built for 100-octane leaded fuel that was common in the 1960's, so even 93 doesn't do much for my Executive.

I've read about mixing Toulene for 100+ octane fuel, but I don't think I want to get into that mess.

[Marc]

Let somebody else try it for a few thousand miles.


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[stevensolds]

i understand that scott but i asked do you use 93 in your aurora for every fill up or do you put 87 in it?

[omegaic]

According to the website it uses iron to boost octane instead of lead. Also, one tablet will provide an average of "(5 point increase) at 15 ppm in regular gasoline". So 93-93.5. This is no different from the bottled octane booster.

[scottydl]

Dang it, I thought I had stumbled onto something good. Oh well, maybe next time.

Thanks for finding & posting those facts, omegaic.

[stevensolds]

scotty u use regular or premium in the aurora?

[Letitroll98]

Was it omegaic or kobalt or Aurora40 or someone else who posted the link that clearly explains why added octane over what your engine needs is useless and produces no more power. Octane rating is not a rating of power in the gas, merely the anti-knock value. The net engine power can be reduced by using lower than recommended octane because the engine will sense any knock and retart the timing, which lowers net horsepower. But no power is gained from higher octane unless you're increasing the compression ratio or advancing the timing. The pills are for old engines that used leaded gas to lubricate the valves, guides, and seats. I don't know if they work.

[scottydl]

Letitroll98 said:

The pills are for old engines that used leaded gas to lubricate the valves, guides, and seats.

I guess that part is what caught my attention... for use in my '69 Pontiac.

steven, I generally use mid-grade 90 in my Aurora.