Can kaioken be an additive boost?

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Is it ever specifically mentioned that it multiplies the power by a factor equal to the spoken kaioken level? I think,
at Saiyans saga, Goku just said his stats 'go zoom'. Statements such as 'using kaioken to threefold' might just
mean that the threefold kaioken is three times greater a boost than the basic kaioken not that it actually triples
the strength.
I have considered making a list where each additional kaioken level adds a certain amount of power. For instance,
at Saiyans Saga, each kaioken level adds 5000...

Goku
-base: 8.000
-kaioken: 13.000
-kaioken 2: 18.000
-kaioken 3: 23.000

Vegeta: 19.500 (It's been a long time since Dodoria met him; he might have gained some power.)
 

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Goku ouright says it multiplies a user's power and speed and the Daizenshuu makes it apparent Kaioken and Kaioken x2 are the same thing, so no.
 

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Chapter: 227 (DBZ 33), P1.3, P2.1
Kuririn: “Guh…Goku, how’d you do that? Was that something you were taught by Lord Kaio?
Goku: “Yeah. It’s called Kaio-Ken!”
Goku: “You control all the ki in your body…momentarily amplifying it. If you get it right, your power, speed, destructive force, and defensive force all become many times greater…”

Chapter: 229 (DBZ 35), P1.1
Narrator: “Vegeta's strength has greatly surpassed what Goku had figured on...! That power was such that not even the Kaio-Ken, which doubled Goku's battle power, could give Goku the upper hand... What will you do?! Goku!!"
 

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withheldforprivacy said:
Is it ever specifically mentioned that it multiplies the power by a factor equal to the spoken kaioken level? I think,
at Saiyans saga, Goku just said his stats 'go zoom'. Statements such as 'using kaioken to threefold' might just
mean that the threefold kaioken is three times greater a boost than the basic kaioken not that it actually triples
the strength.
I have considered making a list where each additional kaioken level adds a certain amount of power. For instance,
at Saiyans Saga, each kaioken level adds 5000...

Goku
-base: 8.000
-kaioken: 13.000
-kaioken 2: 18.000
-kaioken 3: 23.000

Vegeta: 19.500 (It's been a long time since Dodoria met him; he might have gained some power.)

It's clearly stated to double, so no.

Beyond that, all the power levels given with and around kaio-ken usage add up to the stated multiplications.
 

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No, just no. Goku had been testing it out prior to being 8,000. If it was addition then he would have known that before directly stating that it multiplies his power.
 

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