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does redex work??
« on: December 30, 2010, 02:01:35 pm »
hello all,

hope youv all had a gd xmas,

what does anyone think of redex in the gti, does it work?? any improvements that people can see/feel??

thanks
tom


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Re: does redex work??
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2010, 02:13:58 pm »
ask saint steve  :grin:

imo most of these products such as redex and those cheapo octane boosters are a waste of money

my advice would be to treat her to an extra oil change, fill her up with some vpower (or bp102 if you can find it) and then do an italian tuneup - nice and easy to do yourself and good fun in the process  :happy2:
« Last Edit: December 30, 2010, 02:21:43 pm by GTIjames »
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Re: does redex work??
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2010, 02:25:18 pm »
The millers fuel additives are worth a look.

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Re: does redex work??
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2010, 02:33:09 pm »
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Re: does redex work??
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2010, 02:51:16 pm »


Irrelevent!

Its on a NA engine which is a whole lot different from a turbo charged car with a fully adjustable map so you can adjust boost, timing and fuel dont ya think???

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Re: does redex work??
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2010, 03:03:04 pm »
Only a benefit if you can manually increase timing to suit. Even then, still very small gains for the money and pretty pointless IMO.

If you're talking from a cleaning point of view, then Forte stuff is very highly regarded. link
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Re: does redex work??
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2010, 03:07:56 pm »
To be honest hadn't really thought about it, just remember viewing this.
Who does adjust their timing and boost every time they go out  :driver: ? be interested if somebody logged all readings before and after
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Re: does redex work??
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2010, 03:16:32 pm »
ask saint steve   :grin:

imo most of these products such as redex and those cheapo octane boosters are a waste of money

my advice would be to treat her to an extra oil change, fill her up with some vpower (or bp102 if you can find it) and then do an italian tuneup - nice and easy to do yourself and good fun in the process  :happy2:

Why did i know my name would be mentioned :signLOL:

It wouldnt do much mate tbh, apart from loosing you around 10bhp whilst using it, the engine will retard the ignition settings to compensate for the "strange" octane mixture.
In saying that, mine has now down 53k miles, and no hickups whatsover and never underperformed, as has always been a strong bhp performer on the ramps (except when i had a tankfull of it mixed on a dyno day  :ashamed:) which GTijames is referring :wink:

« Last Edit: December 30, 2010, 03:18:14 pm by Saint Steve »

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Re: does redex work??
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2010, 03:18:27 pm »
that vid

its pretty conclusive.. they are all cheapo products designed for your regular halfords clientel...  

plus they are not recommended by any car manufacturer and will most likely invalidate your warranty if a problem arose and you admitted using it

as I mentioned earlier there are much better ways of keeping your car healthy - frequent oil changes, stick to your service schedule and use quality fuel

but pouring some stuff worth £5-£10 a bottle in to your £10-15k car on the hope of an extra few horses I would not condone  :happy2:





« Last Edit: December 30, 2010, 03:20:39 pm by GTIjames »
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Re: does redex work??
« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2010, 03:30:59 pm »
I did a back to back test using octane booster and got 12.5bhp from it. It all depends on what octane booster you use and how you adapt timing (if you have REVO) :santa:
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Re: does redex work??
« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2010, 10:27:57 pm »
redex as far as im aware isnt a octain booster its a fuel system cleaner?

i always use v power or tesco momentum in the car, and i can see the reson it would be slower due to the fuel not being pure fuel, i just wondered if it did its job of cleaning injecters and sludge/deposits from your fuel system?


 and then do an italian tuneup - nice and easy to do yourself and good fun in the process

what is this italian tuneup thast being refered to by GTIJAMES ??

 
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Re: does redex work??
« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2010, 10:35:56 pm »
Italian tune up - put the redex in then rev its t!ts off for a few minutes to burn off the crap or something along those lines.

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Re: does redex work??
« Reply #12 on: December 31, 2010, 02:35:50 am »
Drive it and redline it.

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Re: does redex work??
« Reply #13 on: December 31, 2010, 11:34:20 pm »
italian tune up = drive it like you stole it  :driver:
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