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Slammed_Corsa
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6th Mar 09 at 17:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
whats the best fuel to use on an xe in terms of performance and fuel consumption, normal 95 or bp ultimate?
richc
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Normal 95. Might tick over abit quieter on ultimate (found it did in my xe). Fuel consumption is less with ultimate but hardly noticable at all, andwith the extra money you pay for it, it dont make a difference one bit!
Matt L
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6th Mar 09 at 18:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
definatly petrol, dont think diesel does it any good.

[Edited on 06-03-2009 by Matt L]
Slammed_Corsa
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6th Mar 09 at 18:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i stated what "RON" matt so obiously i knew it was petrol
Colin
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Just normal unleaded, super would be a bit of a waste of money.
Nic Barnes
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just regular petrol
Matt L
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quote:
Originally posted by Slammed_Corsa
i stated what "RON" matt so obiously i knew it was petrol


didnt read the thread tbh just read the title
Fro
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6th Mar 09 at 18:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
just regular petrol
3lfz
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6th Mar 09 at 19:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Apparently Super is supposed to make it go faster lol?
DaNnY_LaD
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Suprisingly....tesco 99ron is better that v-power...

Either that or my 1.8t hates vpower...
DaNnY_LaD
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quote:
Originally posted by 3lfz
Apparently Super is supposed to make it go faster lol?


Thats coz it does lol
Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by DaNnY_LaD
Suprisingly....tesco 99ron is better that v-power...

Either that or my 1.8t hates vpower...


most people find it the other way around.
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a friend of mine who is a chemest for Shell say's that if you use v-power ones every 3-4 fill ups it dose the same cleaning as if you use it all the time. so i just do that really
PaulW
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote:
Originally posted by DaNnY_LaD
Suprisingly....tesco 99ron is better that v-power...

Either that or my 1.8t hates vpower...


most people find it the other way around.


I agree with you on that
Nic Barnes
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but v-power is a higher ron than normal unleaded. it does a lot more than cleaning surely?

i cant run my car on normal. it just dont like it.
PaulW
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6th Mar 09 at 20:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've had better results and economy running Vpower than any other fuel...

Ran a full tank of each fuel once and noted averages...

Vpower averaged 33.8 MPG (521 miles)
Tesco 99 averaged 32.7 MPG (503 miles)
BP Ultimate averaged 31.6 MPG (487 miles)
Regular unleaded couldn't even average 30MPG, only got to 28.9... (445 miles)

Thats going from the MID display, reset after each fill.

I did notice better pickup and midrange acceleration running Vpower compared to the others...

But hey, I'm not Thorneymotorsport... what do I know...
DizzyRebel
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6th Mar 09 at 20:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
From our dyno and racing experience tesco 99 provided the best power gains once mapping was adjusted to suit. Also Lab tests we had done showed it was the best quality fuel and was the most consistent all round the country.

But in reality, in an old engine with primitive sensors and engine management you will be hard pushed to feel the difference between super and regular.

 
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