Hello everyone, I was flicking through the owners manual and discovered that my gf's car should be run on 96 and above, is it detrimental to run on lower or should we go the premium unleaded route, or even just use an octane booster
Thanks in advance Andi K
Standard 95 ron petrol - is it ok?
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Standard 95 ron petrol - is it ok?
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Basically yes. If you want your engine to last as long as possible Shell's V power all the way! If you drive hard it'll work out more economical also.
I did a track day last year using 95 and in 3 hours i used an entire tank, i ran another one a few weeks ago and only used just over half the tank!
And lets face it, 480's have enough "quirks", it's not worth causing another one just for the sake of a few pence per litre!
I did a track day last year using 95 and in 3 hours i used an entire tank, i ran another one a few weeks ago and only used just over half the tank!
And lets face it, 480's have enough "quirks", it's not worth causing another one just for the sake of a few pence per litre!
Ryan.
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Ignore it. I *think* that this was because when the cars were produced (late 80's), 95 ron was the only unleaded petrol sold and the sign was placed there to stop people putting leaded fuel in it. But i may have just made that up entirely!
Ryan.
1992 480 ES, 110k, Paris blue, custom SS side-exit exhaust, De-catted, custom fibreglass lightweight bonnet, custom fibreglass front spoiler, stripped interior, Slate Black textured metal paint throughout, Cobra Imola S drivers Seat, Ricco 4 point 3 inch harness, Magnecor KV85 leads.
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Since our cars have a knock sensor, there will be some benifit from using higher octane fuel. Even with a standard car. Also using 92 octane fuel, won't kill the engine, but will hurt performance.
Anything above 97 is overkill for a standard car.
Richard
Anything above 97 is overkill for a standard car.
Richard
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