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goldfish

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26th Sep 04 at 20:11

quote:
Originally posted by VisibleMan

quote:
Originally posted by goldfish
he is a fool, he has a corsa after all

says the man who owns one of these

I do not own a saxo

Joff

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26th Sep 04 at 20:12

I had a friend that used to work in Waitrose in Maidenhead. He was gay. Are you gay?

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26th Sep 04 at 20:13

Nope

Dom

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26th Sep 04 at 20:13

quote:
Originally posted by Nismo

quote:
Originally posted by VisibleMan

quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
i need 100+

but have to settle for SUL or optimax

nismo, why dont you get your car setup for normal unleaded? would save you loads on the odd mulla

tbh though, who cares...fuel is fuel and i doubt there is much difference (or any mega noticable performance) between the expensive shite BP and Shell market with flashy ad campaigns and you local fuel station. Most of it is down to how BP and Shell market their fuel, and people say "oh my car is alot faster and pulls better etc etc", but unless the car is setup for that fuel then its all in your head

start pumping in 110+ racing fuel, then you will notice a difference, but then again you need to get your car setup to get a mega noticable gains

dunno really , cost to much probally , if i have to fill up with normal Unleded the car runs like shit , its like putting diseal in it , just coughs and spurts every where and doesnt pull.

aye, majority of jap cars are setup to run their decent supply of fuel they get, hence why you car runs like cack

I doubt it would cost a bomb to get it setup to run super UL fuel (cheaper than bp/shells stuff), which would give you a nice saving a year

But then again, im not 100% on all of this....ive just been reading an article my old man gave to me about fuels etc etc But i cant see any ill side affects for running Super UL fuel in a jap car

Dom

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26th Sep 04 at 20:14

quote:
Originally posted by goldfish

quote:
Originally posted by VisibleMan

quote:
Originally posted by goldfish
he is a fool, he has a corsa after all

says the man who owns one of these

I do not own a saxo

nooo...its much worse

so bad that we cant say it out allow as it brings shame to all of the buckets and skips in the world

Nismo

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26th Sep 04 at 20:14

i will enquire and see, aslong as my local garage doesnt stop selling SUL i should be ok.

Dom

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26th Sep 04 at 20:17

quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
i will enquire and see, aslong as my local garage doesnt stop selling SUL i should be ok.

aye mate, it might be worth having a google and abit of a butchers

Im sure you would save a good wedge of cash a year, which you could put towards mods etc or beer

PainZ

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26th Sep 04 at 20:17

quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
why spend more when you have no reason to

i do have reason too,

i get alot better MPG using optimax and ultimate,

Dom

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26th Sep 04 at 20:21

quote:
Originally posted by PainZ

quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
why spend more when you have no reason to

i do have reason too,

i get alot better MPG using optimax and ultimate,

isnt that just driving style though?
i cant see any scientific reason why using a possible higher ron fuel would reduce the amount of fuel the engine is sucking in

eitherway, ive yet to find anything on the internet that compares UK fuel against each other

Would be an interesting experiment me thinks - well Super Unleaded vs Bp/Shell high marketed fuels

goldfish

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26th Sep 04 at 20:21

quote:
Originally posted by VisibleMan

quote:
Originally posted by goldfish

quote:
Originally posted by VisibleMan

quote:
Originally posted by goldfish
he is a fool, he has a corsa after all

says the man who owns one of these

I do not own a saxo

nooo...its much worse so bad that we cant say it out allow as it brings shame to all of the buckets and skips in the world

still at least it's not a corsa

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26th Sep 04 at 20:25

quote:
Originally posted by VisibleMan

quote:
Originally posted by PainZ

quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
why spend more when you have no reason to

i do have reason too,

i get alot better MPG using optimax and ultimate,

isnt that just driving style though?
i cant see any scientific reason why using a possible higher ron fuel would reduce the amount of fuel the engine is sucking in

eitherway, ive yet to find anything on the internet that compares UK fuel against each other Would be an interesting experiment me thinks - well Super Unleaded vs Bp/Shell high marketed fuels

Collision theory... GCSE Science, but the difference would be minimal, also Vauxhall ECU's are self learning and the new ones don't have RON plugs so they can make use of the higer rated stuff...

Dom

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26th Sep 04 at 20:27

quote:
Originally posted by goldfish

quote:
Originally posted by VisibleMan

quote:
Originally posted by goldfish

quote:
Originally posted by VisibleMan

quote:
Originally posted by goldfish
he is a fool, he has a corsa after all

says the man who owns one of these

I do not own a saxo

nooo...its much worse so bad that we cant say it out allow as it brings shame to all of the buckets and skips in the world

still at least it's not a corsa

but then again i dont try and make my shopping trolley something which it isnt

if i wanted something with a turbo, i would get a PROPPER car and not something that has the aerodynamics of a 200tonne barge

Dav

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26th Sep 04 at 20:28

I work for Tesco so I'll enquire tomorrow at work if I am near the garage.
I don't use supermarket petrol tho. For no other reason that it's habbit to go to the Esso at the end of my road. It's no more expensive than supermarkets.

Dom

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26th Sep 04 at 20:29

quote:
Originally posted by 1800ed

quote:
Originally posted by VisibleMan

quote:
Originally posted by PainZ

quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
why spend more when you have no reason to

i do have reason too,

i get alot better MPG using optimax and ultimate,

isnt that just driving style though?
i cant see any scientific reason why using a possible higher ron fuel would reduce the amount of fuel the engine is sucking in

eitherway, ive yet to find anything on the internet that compares UK fuel against each other Would be an interesting experiment me thinks - well Super Unleaded vs Bp/Shell high marketed fuels

Collision theory... GCSE Science, but the difference would be minimal, also Vauxhall ECU's are self learning and the new ones don't have RON plugs so they can make use of the higer rated stuff...

never new that...learn something new every day

although surely an aftermarket ECU mapped to a specific fuel, would be even better?

goldfish

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26th Sep 04 at 21:19

quote:
Originally posted by VisibleMan

quote:
Originally posted by goldfish

quote:
Originally posted by VisibleMan

quote:
Originally posted by goldfish

quote:
Originally posted by VisibleMan

quote:
Originally posted by goldfish
he is a fool, he has a corsa after all

says the man who owns one of these

I do not own a saxo

nooo...its much worse so bad that we cant say it out allow as it brings shame to all of the buckets and skips in the world

still at least it's not a corsa

but then again i dont try and make my shopping trolley something which it isnt if i wanted something with a turbo, i would get a PROPPER car and not something that has the aerodynamics of a 200tonne barge

confused about proper car. I thought we all owned proper cars unlike kids who own toy cars

as for the turbo comment you could either have a larger displacement engine say a 1.8 with 125hp or a 1.4 turbo with 130hp. both cars say 0-62 in 8ish seconds. also I never put the turbo on my car

Robbo

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26th Sep 04 at 21:21

Tesco use Esso yesh

I never understand why people with Corsa's use Optimax

FFS I didn't even use it with my CTR

Richie

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26th Sep 04 at 21:24

quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
i need 100+

but have to settle for SUL or optimax

Why not buy a bottle of octane booster for £4 and add it to every tank, works wonders on the supra

Good car needs gooooood fuel

James_DT

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26th Sep 04 at 22:06

quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
I never understand why people with Corsa's use Optimax FFS I didn't even use it with my CTR

Agreed.

I use Tesco all the time, because it's cheaper than the Esso and Total garages down the road. Also, diesel is the same everywhere.

PainZ

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26th Sep 04 at 22:10

its not my driving style,

i dont often rag my car,

i try to keep it below 3000 revs between gear changes around town

but sometimes i do it give it some stick

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26th Sep 04 at 22:10

quote:
Originally posted by VisibleMan

quote:
Originally posted by 1800ed

quote:
Originally posted by VisibleMan

quote:
Originally posted by PainZ

quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
why spend more when you have no reason to

i do have reason too,

i get alot better MPG using optimax and ultimate,

isnt that just driving style though?
i cant see any scientific reason why using a possible higher ron fuel would reduce the amount of fuel the engine is sucking in

eitherway, ive yet to find anything on the internet that compares UK fuel against each other Would be an interesting experiment me thinks - well Super Unleaded vs Bp/Shell high marketed fuels

Collision theory... GCSE Science, but the difference would be minimal, also Vauxhall ECU's are self learning and the new ones don't have RON plugs so they can make use of the higer rated stuff...

never new that...learn something new every day
although surely an aftermarket ECU mapped to a specific fuel, would be even better?

Yea, say you had a Unichip mapped for RON 98 then you'd be looking for the best Combo, really though, the Optimax stuff is a placebo making people think their car is faster than it is... The difference is barely noticable. When I tried it I put in 4 full tanks of the stuff and didn't notice any difference really, and on my motorbike it felt like the throttle was less responsive if anything...

Cybermonkey

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27th Sep 04 at 06:42

Still use 91 RON over here, but also BP Ultimate, Shell Optimax and Esso Synergy which is around 99RON.

AdiSRI

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27th Sep 04 at 07:16

quote:
Originally posted by 1800ed
I own some of Waitrose and John Lewis I work in 'The Partnership'

me too, i feel we should get owner privilages

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