What petrol you use for your Euro?

[aaronng]

thanks Euro Dude, much appreciated and the rest of you guys thanks.

i read the mototune article and my old man says kinda the same thing about easy drive/idle till the engine is at normal operating temp then do some low flying, he said its about reaching the revs and speed and engine temp, not how fast u get there (which is thrashing) i guess i shoulda just listened, he is a mechanic after all. i asked him about the manuals saying to take it easy, and he laughed saying easy to tell everyone to take it easy then telling to drive it hard after a warm up and 1/2 the ppl just thrashing it.

Basically, drive it cautiously until the engine is warm, then drive normally but no clutch drops and hard starts.

BTW, the manual doesn't say to drive it gently. It says to avoid hard starts and clutch drops, as well as vary your RPM.

[80057]

sorry if i didnt mention it before, but im getting an auto, im planning for this to be the family car in a few years and the missus cant drive manual. hopefully then i can a gtr, s2000, evo X or somthin lol if i win lotto.

[aaronng]

It's similar in an auto. No launching of your car, and NEVER drop it into D at high RPM.

[80057]

so i should use the semi auto to hold it in gear longer to force higher revs instead of just letting the auto up shift

[aaronng]

so i should use the semi auto to hold it in gear longer to force higher revs instead of just letting the auto up shift

In the city, drive normally in D. But if you are forced to go on the motorways, use the semi auto to run the engine at different RPMs.

[80057]

thanks for you input,

sorry for changing the direction of the thread guys so back to petrol.

does anyone have anything against or for or experience, changing petrol brands from time to time?, such as continously using bp then changing to caltex and seeing an imediate difference.?

[EuroDude]

In terms of performance, no. But as for Fuel economy, yes I sometimes see quite a substantial difference. ~9.2L vs ~10.6L

[tony1234]

In terms of performance, no. But as for Fuel economy, yes I sometimes see quite a substantial difference. ~9.2L vs ~10.6L

Is that right?Which fuels are you talking about.

[EuroDude]

Is that right?Which fuels are you talking about.

The list I posted on page 10. Basically, BP Ultimate and Caltex Vortex give my car the best economy. Performance wise, all 98RON seems about the same.

Although when I compare 95RON to 98RON, I notice the engine accelerates a bit better or smoother on 98RON. Or maybe its just in my mind lol

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Actually, I've noticed a bit more torque on Caltex Vortex 95 compared to V-power. V-power required the engine to rev higher to get the car moving. Just my 2c.

[EuroDude]

You really need to turn off VSC to determine if there is a performance difference.

VSC feels like it eats 20kw during a clean acceleration (no wheel spin). In fact I turn it off all the time now, except when it rains or if the road is dodgy. Its almost as if VSC uses a separate engine map lol

[aaronng]

^^ VSC doesn't limit power nor torque. But if you are wheelspinning, it would be slower than with it off.