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Fuel Additives - 10/30/2006 4:11:57 PM    abhijitgp   Posts: 60 Joined: 8/17/2006 Status: offline hi, For 1994 Honda Accord EX, with 189K miles on it, what kind of fuel additives can I use for better performance? Thanks Post #: 1

RE: Fuel Additives - 10/30/2006 4:22:55 PM    sir_nasty Posts: 6309 Joined: 2/23/2006 Status: offline I don't know that much of anything will give you better performance per say but you could try octane booster.... I highly doubt you'll notice a difference with just that but you could also get Nitrous and that's a fuel additive system that would increase your performance _____________________________ 1981 Civic Station Wagon - ROhnda (Really Old Honda) 1981 Honda CB650 Motorcylce - WHEE What More can I say? 2000 Lexus RX 300 - Oooh baby my wife let me drive it once!! Quote: Life''''s great but it''''s not all beer and skittles (in reply to abhijitgp) Post #: 2

RE: Fuel Additives - 10/31/2006 2:07:16 PM    abhijitgp   Posts: 60 Joined: 8/17/2006 Status: offline What about adding some some fuel injector cleaners and any such stuff? Does it really work? Coz I heard that such things screw up the engine and certain vital parts/ I guess, what I want to know is what kinda such products are safe and tes effective? Thanks (in reply to abhijitgp) Post #: 3

RE: Fuel Additives - 10/31/2006 2:43:20 PM    RTexasF Forum Monitor Posts: 2357 Joined: 11/16/2004 From: Brownsville, TX Status: offline Chevron Techron works well and is safe providing you don't overdose. _____________________________ ''''04 2.4l 5M EX Sedan Neuspeed short shift kit V-6 6 speed front strut/firewall brace 17mm rear anti sway bar AEM Shorty DC Sports SS Header Kicker Speakers JL Audio Clean Sweep JL Audio Amp 200W Bazooka sub V-6 OEM 7 spoke alloys (in reply to abhijitgp) Post #: 4

RE: Fuel Additives - 10/31/2006 2:57:25 PM    sir_nasty Posts: 6309 Joined: 2/23/2006 Status: offline stick with name brand stuff like Chevron and you should be fine, just pay attention to the limits the bottle says.... just like RTexasF said no problems as long as you don't overdo it _____________________________ 1981 Civic Station Wagon - ROhnda (Really Old Honda) 1981 Honda CB650 Motorcylce - WHEE What More can I say? 2000 Lexus RX 300 - Oooh baby my wife let me drive it once!! Quote: Life''''s great but it''''s not all beer and skittles (in reply to RTexasF) Post #: 5

RE: Fuel Additives - 10/31/2006 8:54:02 PM    YeuEmMaiMai Posts: 1822 Joined: 5/28/2006 Status: offline sea foam is an excellent product for cleaning intakes and carbon deposits along as fuel injectors _____________________________ Jesus is Salvation White 2002 Acura CL type S. 68K and change Criminals thrive upon the intolerence of society''s understanding.....and political correctness (in reply to sir_nasty) Post #: 6

RE: Fuel Additives - 11/2/2006 10:18:22 AM    abhijitgp   Posts: 60 Joined: 8/17/2006 Status: offline I read about the methods to use seam foam in General Tech Help area, but seemed like the instructions were not clear enough. Can anyone give step-by-step instructions once again? Also, is it true that a paste of baking soda + water, when applied to the rusted area takes the rust away? How long should u leave the paste on the rusted area and how do u take it off atfer the job is done? Can I apply it to the battery terminals as well? THanks (in reply to YeuEmMaiMai) Post #: 7

RE: Fuel Additives - 11/2/2006 11:46:14 AM    RTexasF Forum Monitor Posts: 2357 Joined: 11/16/2004 From: Brownsville, TX Status: offline I've never heard of it removing rust but it will clean the crud off of the positive battery terminal. _____________________________ ''''04 2.4l 5M EX Sedan Neuspeed short shift kit V-6 6 speed front strut/firewall brace 17mm rear anti sway bar AEM Shorty DC Sports SS Header Kicker Speakers JL Audio Clean Sweep JL Audio Amp 200W Bazooka sub V-6 OEM 7 spoke alloys (in reply to abhijitgp) Post #: 8

RE: Fuel Additives - 11/2/2006 6:44:25 PM    mbo1985 Posts: 778 Joined: 12/11/2005 From: Florida Status: offline I seafoam my motors by feeding approx 1/3 of the bottle through the brake vac line with the engine running. After the motor sucks the sea foam in, it will probably be ready to quit. If it died before you got to get all (1/3 of the bottle) of the fluid in, have someone start it while you help feed the rest of the fluid in. Then I usually let the motor sit for 5 minutes or so. Then, come back and start it up. Don't use the gas pedal. The engine may be hard to start, but that's ok. Once it gets running just let it idle for 10 minutes or so. There will be a ton of smoke, and that's totally normal. After letting it idle, you may want to drive around the block a few times to make sure any excess sea foam is out of the engine. as for the rest of the bottle, I put the other 1/3 in the crankcase the rest in the fuel tank. You don't need to do anything special there. And don't foget to put that brake vac line back on!! _____________________________ 1996 Accord LX Coupe Suspension Techniques Springs KYB AGX Struts Turbocharged (in reply to abhijitgp) Post #: 9

RE: Fuel Additives - 11/2/2006 6:49:55 PM    sir_nasty Posts: 6309 Joined: 2/23/2006 Status: offline don't put the baking soda/water IN your battery though.... despite what one of my family members thought when he was younger adding baking soda to a battery instead of distilled water doesn't work... *LOL* _____________________________ 1981 Civic Station Wagon - ROhnda (Really Old Honda) 1981 Honda CB650 Motorcylce - WHEE What More can I say? 2000 Lexus RX 300 - Oooh baby my wife let me drive it once!! Quote: Life''''s great but it''''s not all beer and skittles (in reply to mbo1985) Post #: 10

RE: Fuel Additives - 11/3/2006 11:10:55 AM    marbro Posts: 1478 Joined: 1/16/2006 Status: offline yeeeeah, thats why i use optima yellow top...... you dont have to deal with any of that.... whats that? completely drained your battery and your worried it wont work anymore? recharge it...... guess what.... it will i use lucas fuel injector cleaner i havent had any problems with it, in my old saturn i use to use rubbing alc, but no one sells the type that i used anymore (in reply to sir_nasty) Post #: 11

RE: Fuel Additives - 11/3/2006 1:27:07 PM    sir_nasty Posts: 6309 Joined: 2/23/2006 Status: offline funny you should mention rubbing alcohol.... my friend used to buy just the store bought 100% rubbing alcohol and add it to his fuel at each fill up... it actually gave him a little better throttle response but there's no telling what it did to his vehicle.... quite amusing really... _____________________________ 1981 Civic Station Wagon - ROhnda (Really Old Honda) 1981 Honda CB650 Motorcylce - WHEE What More can I say? 2000 Lexus RX 300 - Oooh baby my wife let me drive it once!! Quote: Life''''s great but it''''s not all beer and skittles (in reply to marbro) Post #: 12

RE: Fuel Additives - 11/3/2006 3:12:50 PM    abhijitgp   Posts: 60 Joined: 8/17/2006 Status: offline So what is the conclusion of this discussion? The baking soda paste is useless..... and for fuel injector cleaner, I should use branded stuff... what about STP fuel injector cleaner? My car has gas tank of 21 gallons and it is almost empty now... should I just put one bottle of it and then fill the tank with gas? Is there anything else I can add that might clean the engine cylinders as well? I dont think I am much confrotable using seafoam in vac line and other places mentioned before. But putting 1/3rd bottle of seafoam just in the gas tank will work or do I have to put it in other 2 places mentioend too ?? Thanks (in reply to sir_nasty) Post #: 13

RE: Fuel Additives - 11/3/2006 3:21:39 PM    abhijitgp   Posts: 60 Joined: 8/17/2006 Status: offline Also, I have a newbie question... where are these brake vac line and crankcase located? (in reply to abhijitgp) Post #: 14

RE: Fuel Additives - 11/3/2006 4:12:05 PM    vintageant   Posts: 14 Joined: 10/24/2006 Status: offline Do a search for other threads with Seafoam. OK to use in vac line as directed. Only difference I would add is leave it for 30 minutes to really soak into the carbon and crud. When you start it, don't let it idle! Get going and drive a steady 3000 RPM for about 3 miles. That's how long it will smoke for, and you'll want to have the car moving so as not to upset your neighbors. _____________________________ 2003 Accord EX I-4 5 speed 117K (in reply to abhijitgp) Post #: 15

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