05-25-2014, 06:37 AM | #1 |
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High octane fuel
How many of you are using high octane fuel, such as Shell V-power nitro and have you really noticed a difference
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The Car hates "V Power" and runs rough on it. Next best fuel is Esso 97 seems good for the car when I can get it, TESCO 99 is hit and miss, some tanks ok others Shite.
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Nice it likes the cheaper one then John
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Yea I just can't find anything thats better than the STD SHELL 95, car seems to love it.
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Here in California, the highest readily available is 91 octane.
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I can get 93 in Texas, but cannot find anything higher than that.
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05-26-2014, 02:58 PM | #9 |
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BMW for S63tu recommends RON 95-98 which is equal to minimum AKI 91 in US since AKI= (MON+RON)/2
I guess in Europe gasoline is labeled with RON, but here is AKI
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Mine says AKI 91 min and E10 max!
Yours is CP?? maybe CP is different. I have no idea
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Never used anything other than V-Power. Runs fine on it as far as I can tell, maybe the ECU does not like changing the octane rating?
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thanks guys, only used V Power to date not getting more than 23mpg on a mixture of motorway and B road driving
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23mpg ! I wish I was getting this ,I am averaging 18mpg at that's using 99octane on tesco. I think I need to stop using the M mode and heavy right foot ! .. Why am I talking about mpg ?
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