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Offline GrahamFR

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Re: What petrol do you fill the GTI tank with?
« Reply #10 on: 08 July 2014, 14:54 »
well actually I am only chucking away 5p a litre at 135.9 for tesco super which compared against shell at 139.9 i thought it sounds like a good deal and i might as well, even though weve stated in the past it makes no difference unless mapped right
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Re: What petrol do you fill the GTI tank with?
« Reply #11 on: 08 July 2014, 15:23 »
Paid 142.9 for esso supreme 97 earlier.
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Re: What petrol do you fill the GTI tank with?
« Reply #12 on: 08 July 2014, 19:10 »
Totally agree with @Monkeyhanger. The standard GTI is optimised for 95 RON. Put anything else in and you might as well burn money. You will not 'feel' the benefits. It's all in the mind. FACT!
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Re: What petrol do you fill the GTI tank with?
« Reply #13 on: 08 July 2014, 19:20 »
95ron for me.


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Re: What petrol do you fill the GTI tank with?
« Reply #14 on: 08 July 2014, 19:55 »
Have you guys seen the video by fifth gear testing this out? I use tesco momentum and although doesn't feel a lot different. I know it's better fuel with less crap in it. And it's only about £1.50 a tank extra
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Re: What petrol do you fill the GTI tank with?
« Reply #15 on: 08 July 2014, 20:17 »
Chemically, it's pretty easy to make a higher RON petrol with a few simple additives to delay ignition under compression and prevent pinking, and those additives don't necessarily make the fuel any cleaner, unless the "premium" fuel specifically states it has more detergents than normal.

Fuel is so clean from the refinery these days (ultralow sulphur fuels etc due to ever tighter specifications for Sox, in the EU at least), deposit build-up is a long process. A shot of treatment like Wynns periodically should keep the injection system  for the equivalent of less than a penny per litre of fuel.
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Re: What petrol do you fill the GTI tank with?
« Reply #16 on: 08 July 2014, 20:35 »
Good video about "Everything to know about Octane and premium fuel" on youtube
Will your car be able to take advantage of it?
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Re: What petrol do you fill the GTI tank with?
« Reply #17 on: 08 July 2014, 21:00 »
95ron for me.  I'm not buying the guff written about the "super unleaded" stuff especially on an unmodified car  :wink:
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Re: What petrol do you fill the GTI tank with?
« Reply #18 on: 08 July 2014, 22:04 »

5th Gear - High Octane Fuels: http://youtu.be/gQghB4asSnI

check this out :)
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Re: What petrol do you fill the GTI tank with?
« Reply #19 on: 09 July 2014, 10:20 »
Different engines in different cars may be able to adjust the ECU to take advantage of higher Ron fuels but if VW say the MK7 GTi is optimised for 95 then that implies that the ECU does not adapt to higher Ron fuels.

Historic comparisons of the use of different fuels do not apply to newer engines/ECUs
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