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Does adding octane boose change plug color?

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Old May 18, 2003 | 08:37 PM
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Does adding octane boose change plug color?
I have perfect white plugs , then i went to the track and added a botle of octane boost. drove 50 miles there made 2 runs and drove 50 miles back on the same tank and now the plugs are red. any ideas?
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Old May 18, 2003 | 10:06 PM
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Red = Octane Booster
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will it burn off back to my white plugs with the next tank full of good gas?
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Old May 19, 2003 | 07:14 AM
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It should.
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Old May 19, 2003 | 01:33 PM
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Red, or yellow sometimes greenish. It might burn off but if it doesent the plugs are still fine.
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