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Top poppin. 
i take it this is a good indicator of fuel quality
Only £0.95/pl down this way too (was only 0.91 a couple of months ago 
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It's all I use unless I have to find something else quick, I found that BP Ultimar$e being only 97octane made my car run a bit funny and it cost £1.034/pl!!!! Rip off merchants in Northhampton.
Tesco 99octane all the way. Pops, bangs, as stated even between some gear changes and exhaust flames too
) It's all I use unless I have to find something else quick, I found that BP Ultimar$e being only 97octane made my car run a bit funny and it cost £1.034/pl!!!! Rip off merchants in Northhampton.
Tesco 99octane all the way. Pops, bangs, as stated even between some gear changes and exhaust flames too
Used it in the other car for ages... no problems whatsoever....
tried it in the Tuscan 2S Conv.... played havoc with the engine.. it ran unbelievably badly,
felt like it was missing, you'd put your foot down and it was 50/50 if it would pull away
now, in 2 secs, 5 secs... truly dreadful. Drained the petrol out.. filled it with Optimax.. problem
disappeared never to return! Spoke to the dealer about it who finished my story for me as soon
as I mentioned Tesco 99! Now it's BP or Shell only for the TVR.
Puma still loves the stuff though!!
tried it in the Tuscan 2S Conv.... played havoc with the engine.. it ran unbelievably badly,
felt like it was missing, you'd put your foot down and it was 50/50 if it would pull away
now, in 2 secs, 5 secs... truly dreadful. Drained the petrol out.. filled it with Optimax.. problem
disappeared never to return! Spoke to the dealer about it who finished my story for me as soon
as I mentioned Tesco 99! Now it's BP or Shell only for the TVR.
Puma still loves the stuff though!!
BP is 97 octane though isn't it? V_Power is 99 plus additives, Tesco's is 99.
Little known fact is that Sainsbury's fuel is all BP, same refinarys. They signed a deal in 2004. Sainsbury's BP superunleaded fuel is 3p per litre cheaper than the BP garage 200 yards away for me.
V-Power though is like having a chilli up the tailpipe
Little known fact is that Sainsbury's fuel is all BP, same refinarys. They signed a deal in 2004. Sainsbury's BP superunleaded fuel is 3p per litre cheaper than the BP garage 200 yards away for me.
V-Power though is like having a chilli up the tailpipe
The only advice I can give is to fill up at a busy station, your engine hates stagnant petrol.
I only use BP Ultimate/ Shell V-Power/Tesco 99……….. (it runs better on Tesco 99 imoh)
I was advised too stay away from Tesco petrol by a mechanic, but seeing as I work where “they” make the stuff & there is no difference apart from the additives….. I will form my own opinion.
I only use BP Ultimate/ Shell V-Power/Tesco 99……….. (it runs better on Tesco 99 imoh)
I was advised too stay away from Tesco petrol by a mechanic, but seeing as I work where “they” make the stuff & there is no difference apart from the additives….. I will form my own opinion.
Oh dear.... There is no point in putting high octaine fuel in your normal vehicle unless it is specifically designed to make use of it. If you put high octaine fuel in a normal engine you loose power as the burn time is slower..... Need high compression or forced induction for high octain and an ignition system that can map for it!!!
leerdam23 said:
Oh dear.... There is no point in putting high octaine fuel in your normal vehicle unless it is specifically designed to make use of it. If you put high octaine fuel in a normal engine you loose power as the burn time is slower..... Need high compression or forced induction for high octain and an ignition system that can map for it!!!
Eh? My Cerbera's manual says use super unleaded only. I don't have a fancy button to detune it for 95 octane...
Isn't the 4,5 AJP 10.75:1 compression ratio. I'd say that was pretty high
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