What Fuel do you use
Discussion
Again I always use super and Optimax where possible.
The 996 handbook tells you to use 98RON and if you use 95RON then the engine management will adapt and retard your engine timing slightly to compensate.
You should also see better mpg from 98RON.
I look at it as 7% price difference, 10% improvement.
The 996 handbook tells you to use 98RON and if you use 95RON then the engine management will adapt and retard your engine timing slightly to compensate.
You should also see better mpg from 98RON.
I look at it as 7% price difference, 10% improvement.
turbobloke said:
Cheers gent's looks like Optimax it is...PS turbobloke...you lost me with your mixing scenario...care to enlighten me
OK - buy high octane fuel from supplier, mix it in drums or filling cans with Shell Optimax to get ~ 100 RON, put in car, enjoy. Do you want supplier details?
Ok...I don't undertand why you would do this...and suspect you pulling my leg...but hey I'm new to this game!
Mixing 76 Racing cool blue 106 with Optimax is undoubtedly nice, but @ £4 per litre for 106, it's not really ideal for day to day use.
Especially considering it's just about a 50/50 mix to get 100RON. Thats £2.45 a litre, ouch!
Unless of course you've got money to burn (Excuse the pun
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Nice for trackdays though
Especially considering it's just about a 50/50 mix to get 100RON. Thats £2.45 a litre, ouch!
Unless of course you've got money to burn (Excuse the pun
) Nice for trackdays though
Steve_M said:
Mixing 76 Racing cool blue 106 with Optimax is undoubtedly nice, but @ £4 per litre for 106, it's not really ideal for day to day use.
Especially considering it's just about a 50/50 mix to get 100RON. Thats £2.45 a litre, ouch!
Unless of course you've got money to burn (Excuse the pun
Everything is relative, as Albert would say. Yes I do the mixing as described, no it's not every tankful but more often than not.
Buying high performance prestige cars is itself a financially questionable activity, putting a bit of rocket fuel in the tank now and then isn't much different. You could say the same for the liquid gold we pour down the eco-waste-management-system every few thousand miles (Mobil 1) so with that in place is the engine protection factor any less significant on the fuel side...
Optimax gives good engine protection - additives and MON - while the cool blue gives that leeeetle beeet of va va voom on the RON. With a turbocharged car and knock sensors there are real gains to be had, just weigh up the cost-benefit and your priorities. If you think it's money wasted, nobody's forcing you to go blending, but then again why buy a Porsche at all when a deposit on a house - or the entire house - plus a Fiesta diesel makes more financial sense?
johnfm said:
I tried enriched plutonium, but find the engine runs better on petrol....
I would like to point out to anyone considering running their Porsche on plutonium, that plutonium burns to form very fine particulates that hang in the air for a long time. Plutonium oxides are very hazardous to human health, not only because it is a very toxic heavy metal, but also because it is radioactive.
Please have some respect for the environment and your fellow road users, and don't use plutonium in your Porsche.
cyberface said:
I tried enriched plutonium, but find the engine runs better on petrol....
I would like to point out to anyone considering running their Porsche on plutonium, that plutonium burns to form very fine particulates that hang in the air for a long time. Plutonium oxides are very hazardous to human health, not only because it is a very toxic heavy metal, but also because it is radioactive.
Please have some respect for the environment and your fellow road users, and don't use plutonium in your Porsche.
Uranium, on the other hand, is perfectly fine and does wonders for all the fluffy bunnys
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