gorilla juice is VG, so it's thicker- but i don't think that would affect the battery function, unless you're taking longer drags and holding the button down longer. The longer drag could push the battery harder. It would make more sense if it' an issue with carto voltage, rivos and egos don't always do well with cartos that have resistances of less than 2 Ohms. Alternatively, the carto resistance in the tank that has the gorilla juice may be too low for the battery.
I don't know if the booster would help- but getting the next set of cartos at 2.0 + might.