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Dave A
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thought i would post up the results of my latest test. seeing as i do the exact same 30 mile route back and forth to work everyday i decided to test my mpg.

car is a corsa gsi on throttle bodies running approx 165 bhp. mainly dual carriageways, bit of motorways and country roads.

the results:

supermarket petrol:

23 litres (£20) driving economically got me 153 miles
23 litres (£20) accelerating hard and driving faster on the motorway got me 145 miles

optimax petrol:

23 litres (£22) driving economically got me 165 miles
23 litres (£22) accelerating hard and driving faster on the motorway got me 160 miles

in total, with cheap fuel i got 29.45 mpg @7.45p per mile

with optimax i got 32.12 mpg @ 7.38p per mile

so you do get more miles for the same amount of petrol with optimax type fuels, and the car does feel a lot better and it idles a lot smoother with no pinking.


in conclusion:

my car ran smoother, performed better, got better mpg and was cheaper to run on optimax despite the extra 8p per litre at the pump.
M559 WOW
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13th Jan 06 at 19:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ive always wanted to do a test similar to this but now it looks like i wont have to!! nice1
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13th Jan 06 at 19:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hmmm might start splashing out lol
Dave A
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gonna try BP ultimate next......
Marshall
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i have a diesel









and its cheaper than that
chris-sri
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Good stuff
Dave A
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quote:
Originally posted by Charly
i have a diesel


and its cheaper than that


but diesels are slow
Marshall
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13th Jan 06 at 19:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by corsa808
quote:
Originally posted by Charly
i have a diesel


and its cheaper than that


but diesels are slow


hence

and too right
Ry_B
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13th Jan 06 at 19:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice results, proves it's worth spending the extra ££
Mark Petty
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I found this on my 172, well worth paying the extra for optimax - feels much smoother as well

[Edited on 13-01-2006 by Mark Petty]
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wouldnt work on a 1.0 12V tho would it ?
Dave A
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try it
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iget crazy fucking milage on Optimax Extreme (100RON). can get 800km's to 1 tank. got nearly 1000km's on a run up to brisbane, thats 167km's to 10 litres of petrol. thats about 100 miles. or 600 miles to 1 60 litre tank of petrol.
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quote:
Originally posted by AfterShock
wouldnt work on a 1.0 12V tho would it ?


Try it
Danny H
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How can this be accurate? Did you run it until it ran out of fuel?
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa808
quote:
Originally posted by Charly
i have a diesel


and its cheaper than that


but diesels are slow
No they aren't
RKS
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa808
gonna try BP ultimate next......


I get better milage on standard BP unleaded than ultimate!!!

Im using normal BP and getting about 220 miles to the tank
Marshall
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
quote:
Originally posted by corsa808
quote:
Originally posted by Charly
i have a diesel


and its cheaper than that


but diesels are slow
No they aren't


diesel+ turbo= less slow
mav
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good stuff mate..

I get 21.3 mpg with the T4 driving normally and not booting it, thats with optimax...
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i got about 50miles for a tenner with my gsi driving it nice

and about 30 when ragging it
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa808
thought i would post up the results of my latest test. seeing as i do the exact same 30 mile route back and forth to work everyday i decided to test my mpg.

car is a corsa gsi on throttle bodies running approx 165 bhp. mainly dual carriageways, bit of motorways and country roads.

the results:

supermarket petrol:

23 litres (£20) driving economically got me 153 miles
23 litres (£20) accelerating hard and driving faster on the motorway got me 145 miles

optimax petrol:

23 litres (£22) driving economically got me 165 miles
23 litres (£22) accelerating hard and driving faster on the motorway got me 160 miles

in total, with cheap fuel i got 29.45 mpg @7.45p per mile

with optimax i got 32.12 mpg @ 7.38p per mile

so you do get more miles for the same amount of petrol with optimax type fuels, and the car does feel a lot better and it idles a lot smoother with no pinking.


in conclusion:

my car ran smoother, performed better, got better mpg and was cheaper to run on optimax despite the extra 8p per litre at the pump.


what was the car mapped on and how many times did you do this test?
Dave A
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14th Jan 06 at 17:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


what was the car mapped on and how many times did you do this test?



car was mapped on 50/50 normal fuel and optimax.

did the test 4 times over the last month, results were almost identical each time
Scotty C
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14th Jan 06 at 18:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my STANDARD X16XE wont even do 165miles to £20
Dave A
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quote:
Originally posted by Monster
my STANDARD X16XE wont even do 165miles to £20



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