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Offline Booth11

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Re: Performance fuel
« Reply #10 on: 19 July 2017, 19:07 »
I'll give my answer to the question in the pictorial form.

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Offline Briggsy

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Re: Performance fuel
« Reply #11 on: 19 July 2017, 20:47 »
Obviously Super Unleaded adds 20% more power, minimum.

Offline mcmaddy

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Re: Performance fuel
« Reply #12 on: 19 July 2017, 23:09 »
I use shell v power in my gti not because I think it'll give me more power but because of the cleaning detergents etc. I won't use asda or morrisons ever for the reason they don't put any cleaning detergents in.
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Offline hog_hedge

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Re: Performance fuel
« Reply #13 on: 20 July 2017, 08:41 »
There is an extensive report conducted by Millbrook Laboratory on behalf of Tesco that compares Tesco 95 & 99 and Shell 95 & 99. It proves the cleaning ability of the better fuels amongst other things.

Link: https://www.tescopfs.com/our-fuels/tesco-momentum99

Report: https://d16vpkeamxept2.cloudfront.net/assets/6ca06d648b9541e78fa838fece4a1a23.pdf

For the sake of an extra 5p a litre I always use Tesco 99. VW also recommend 98 or higher in a GTI, why would you ignore a manufacturer recommendation?

http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/need-help/owners/Fuel

Offline I wanted a GTi

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Re: Performance fuel
« Reply #14 on: 20 July 2017, 08:45 »
I wouldnt put any notice on what 5th gear did in there test. The cars eco needs time to learn what fuel is being used and a couple of spins on a rolling road isn't going to do that.
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Re: Performance fuel
« Reply #15 on: 20 July 2017, 08:59 »
Super unleaded in a GTI? That's news to me... The R, yes, for sure but...
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Offline Jim_mk7.5

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Re: Performance fuel
« Reply #16 on: 20 July 2017, 09:22 »




For the sake of an extra 5p a litre I always use Tesco 99. VW also recommend 98 or higher in a GTI, why would you ignore a manufacturer recommendation?

http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/need-help/owners/Fuel
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Interesting that the website says that for GTI. Just checked the fuel flap and bit misleading as says Super Unleaded, min 95 Ron?



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Re: Performance fuel
« Reply #17 on: 20 July 2017, 09:32 »
I was going to say someone should check the flap :)

What does the flap on an R say?
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Offline LRWmotorsport

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Re: Performance fuel
« Reply #18 on: 20 July 2017, 10:04 »
Here's one from Mrs LRW's CS.



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Re: Performance fuel
« Reply #19 on: 20 July 2017, 10:27 »




For the sake of an extra 5p a litre I always use Tesco 99. VW also recommend 98 or higher in a GTI, why would you ignore a manufacturer recommendation?

http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/need-help/owners/Fuel

Interesting that the website says that for GTI. Just checked the fuel flap and bit misleading as says Super Unleaded, min 95 Ron?


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The minimum and the recommended don't have to be the same fuel.

The Millbrook report is worth a read too.
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