Tas
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http://www.rtecshop.com/index.php?p=product_view&product_id=292
lol does this acually do anything??
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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does exactly what it says on the tin.
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Jules S
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>relative results of higher octane fuels<
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Robin
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quote:
For the BMW M3 CSL the difference between running 95 octane fuel and Tesco 99 Octane fuel was over 40bhp, that’s over 10%
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Jules S
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quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
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For the BMW M3 CSL the difference between running 95 octane fuel and Tesco 99 Octane fuel was over 40bhp, that’s over 10%
And thats on a no nonsense, no bullshit RR if you read that part of the site.
All my tuning gets done there
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Robin
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i know, Performance Ford mag did a similar thing, but they tuned the ignition timing with each fuel too. they found massive gains with optimax on a big power turbo engine.
but we all know that decent fuel means more power, or F1 cars would run on Pump fuel.
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Cybermonkey
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rob, in my opinion, its not about what octane rating the fuel is, but from who you decide to purchase from. i refuse to step foot or tyre onto a BP forecourt after receiving 2 bad tanks at different times. i thought to myself, "what are the chances of it happening again"  Shell Optimax all the way for me, sometimes i spoil the spaniard with a tank of 101RON Optimax Extreme hehe
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Marc
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Love the Extreme name 
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Dave A
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in short:
if your cars engine is designed/ your ecu has been remapped to run on high octane fuel then its worth using it
if you drive an everyday n/a petrol car then theres no point.
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Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
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my car runs much smoother/better on Optimax, and makes more power
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SteveW
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i used the NOS one. Stop my det problem for SantaPod run day a while back.
So from that i say its good
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Dave A
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but if you have a det problem then it would have been better to get the ignition map adjusted rather than put that stuff in it.
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Edd
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
in short:
if your cars engine is designed/ your ecu has been remapped to run on high octane fuel then its worth using it
if you drive an everyday n/a petrol car then theres no point.
the book for my VTR says it is designed for 98 ron fuel but will run on 95 ron with reduced performance
no garage near me does 98 ron only 97 ron so an octane booster wouldnt go a miss tbh and im sure its the same for most cars
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SteveW
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
but if you have a det problem then it would have been better to get the ignition map adjusted rather than put that stuff in it.
yeah but im stupid 
Det problem is sorted now. was just a test by putting that octane boost in there.
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Dave A
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just remember that you can actually damage your engine by putting the wrong mixture of octane boost and petrol in it.
I would rather run a 97 ron fuel than a 97 ron fuel with that chav stuff in it.
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Edd
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
just remember that you can actually damage your engine by putting the wrong mixture of octane boost and petrol in it.
I would rather run a 97 ron fuel than a 97 ron fuel with that chav stuff in it.
why is it chav
i dont use it as i think its pointless but i can see why others would
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SteveW
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
just remember that you can actually damage your engine by putting the wrong mixture of octane boost and petrol in it.
I would rather run a 97 ron fuel than a 97 ron fuel with that chav stuff in it.
only did it the once 
and it sorted the problem i was having. Its too expensive to use every week
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whitter45
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Registered: 15th Nov 02
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tesco 99 is what I always use
Even better results with a turbo lol
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