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What jiuce are you drinking?

Hi

Just a quickie….

Are you guys and gals burning regular unleaded or super?

I read somewhere that injection models should be on super to prevent engine damage.

I'm not that lucky, as I only have a 1.8 carb!!


Ta!
Mike.

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lpg!

hello!

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Mine runs best on BP ultimate.  8)

Bag of spanners on Tescos, and Shell Optimax (or whatever they call it now) seems to cause a bit of backfire!!!  8O

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Cooking oil mate 44p per liter  :wink:
Bert

Thats not a rod knockin,its a diesel stupid! floppy top and 1 tin top

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Bert said

Cooking oil mate 44p per liter  :wink:
Bert

has your car been chipped?

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and battered  :lol:
Bert

Thats not a rod knockin,its a diesel stupid! floppy top and 1 tin top

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Hey Bert,  did you fit it yourself, or do you have a contact m8?

I have a mitsubishi L200 that costs me a bl**dy fortune in derv, and wouldn't mind trying it out.

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put ?20 diesel in and 20 liters of vegeatble oil and try it,i run 2 cars on it,no problems,i have put a fuel heater on the mk2 gtd jetta so i can run 90% veg oil in all weather  :wink:
Bert

Thats not a rod knockin,its a diesel stupid! floppy top and 1 tin top

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Re: What jiuce are you drinking?

droptop said

Hi

Just a quickie….

Are you guys and gals burning regular unleaded or super?

I read somewhere that injection models should be on super to prevent engine damage.

I'm not that lucky, as I only have a 1.8 carb!!


Ta!
Mike.


I don't care what you run,I buy the cheapest fuel as I drive past. I honestly don't think it makes that much difference in an 8 valver of this vintage. My 20 Valve Turbo Volvo does drive better on high octane but then again its a modern multi valve engine and should. Don't waste your time going for extra power from your Golf though, waste of money.

Tian :wink:

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i think it depends on how your timings set up tbh
i can run pretty much anything without too much difference, but i do notice it when i run 97 and wack some octane booster in as well :lol:

rebuild in progress....

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Biodiesel mix at mo :wink:

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Always super unleaded! 97-99 octane!

Mind you the other week had to put a fiver in coz the petrol station I went in did not have super and I was very low!!! and it pinked like crazy and power was noticbly sapped!!!

never ever gonna put normal un-leaded in it again!!!

1983 MK1 PIRELLI EDITION

Alpine White LHD ("SOLD")

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dubstar74 said

Always super unleaded! 97-99 octane!

Mind you the other week had to put a fiver in coz the petrol station I went in did not have super and I was very low!!! and it pinked like crazy and power was noticbly sapped!!!

never ever gonna put normal un-leaded in it again!!!

Really? What have you got? I've tried both in mine and noticed no difference at all.

This magic can of fuel injection/air thingy that VW gave me to stick in the fuel tank is working an absolute treat though - my car hums happily once more…mmm….

<img src="http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d186/Missmoopants/Golfskissing2.jpg" border="0" alt="Two lovely Golfs">

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I run the GL on unleaded and the GTI on Shell V-Power (99 octane, apparently). I tend to go to the same filling station, which is a Shell, mainly because its also the cheapest in the area.

                                

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The_Chocoholic said

dubstar74 said

Always super unleaded! 97-99 octane!

Mind you the other week had to put a fiver in coz the petrol station I went in did not have super and I was very low!!! and it pinked like crazy and power was noticbly sapped!!!

never ever gonna put normal un-leaded in it again!!!

Really? What have you got? I've tried both in mine and noticed no difference at all.

This magic can of fuel injection/air thingy that VW gave me to stick in the fuel tank is working an absolute treat though - my car hums happily once more…mmm….

Definately feel a difference when using super unleaded. even more so when I use Shell Optimax! Ive got a DX code 1.8 gti 1983.

Felt so under powered when I put normal unleaded the other week, then filled it back up with Optimax and she went like a rocket!!

1983 MK1 PIRELLI EDITION

Alpine White LHD ("SOLD")

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Perhaps it's worth getting a tune up and trying the Optimax juice.

Tian. :wink:

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Shell V-power…mine doesn't like BP ultimate and I really notice the difference if I just use normal unleaded….the difference is under a fiver a tank but I get better mpg with the high octane stuff - false economy to go for cheaper fuel IMO  :D

Cheers,

Rach

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so shell optimax gettin good review…think that will be my next tank full then iv never tried super unleaded petrols in mine.
1.8 8v gti cab
hope it makes a diff

what i dont know about engine work…
is worth knowing about

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ps renault 5 gt turbo - sweet rach, got any pics?

what i dont know about engine work…
is worth knowing about

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Only got one on my work PC - complete with legend of a boyfriend  :roll:

Here you go:



Sorry bout the massive pic!

Its completely standard but we're having a few problems with it at the mo… Still dangerously fun to drive tho!

Rach  :D
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