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Offline Ciaran

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Top tips for a newbie
« on: June 21, 2011, 10:07:38 pm »
A useful subject for newbies to save the same questions being asked again and again.
I will start you off  :happy2:

1. Run high octane fuel whenever possible you get more MPG and it is better for your car and makes it faster.
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Re: Top tips for a newbie
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2011, 10:09:45 pm »
Quote from: Ciaran on June 21, 2011, 10:07:38 pm
A useful subject for newbies to save the same questions being asked again and again.
I will start you off  :happy2:

1. Run high octane fuel whenever possible you get more MPG and it is better for your car and makes it faster.

I like your optimism! :signLOL:
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Re: Top tips for a newbie
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2011, 01:24:19 am »
Quote from: Ciaran on June 21, 2011, 10:07:38 pm
A useful subject for newbies to save the same questions being asked again and again.
I will start you off  :happy2:

1. Run high octane fuel whenever possible you get more MPG and it is better for your car and makes it faster.


the problem with this is...i dont agree. There are many opinions on this subject and i wouldn't recommend wasting money on this fuel on a standard car.  :jumpmove:
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Offline Gene Hunt

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Re: Top tips for a newbie
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2011, 06:16:15 am »
Quote from: edd666999 on June 22, 2011, 01:24:19 am
Quote from: Ciaran on June 21, 2011, 10:07:38 pm
A useful subject for newbies to save the same questions being asked again and again.
I will start you off  :happy2:

1. Run high octane fuel whenever possible you get more MPG and it is better for your car and makes it faster.


the problem with this is...i dont agree. There are many opinions on this subject and i wouldn't recommend wasting money on this fuel on a standard car.  :jumpmove:
.............so why do VW recomend it on the inside of the fuel filler cap??.
« Last Edit: June 22, 2011, 12:24:31 pm by Gene Hunt »
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Re: Top tips for a newbie
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2011, 11:48:23 am »
Quote from: edd666999 on June 22, 2011, 01:24:19 am
Quote from: Ciaran on June 21, 2011, 10:07:38 pm
A useful subject for newbies to save the same questions being asked again and again.
I will start you off  :happy2:

1. Run high octane fuel whenever possible you get more MPG and it is better for your car and makes it faster.


the problem with this is...i dont agree. There are many opinions on this subject and i wouldn't recommend wasting money on this fuel on a standard car.  :jumpmove:

Don't agree then  :smiley:
The car has a fairly safe standard map indeed but for a good reason VW reccomend super unleaded.
Having owned several high performance turbo cars in the past I have seen it time and time again where people using the wrong fuel has caused engine failures.
On a standard GTI running about on normal unleaded you will be fine as long as you don't have long stages of full throttle.
On a tuned GTI using the correct fuel becomes more and more essential the higher the level of tune.

FYI I run a 420bhp impreza track car and am in the middle of building a 600bhp race impreza.
The octane of the fuel is hugely crucial believe me Iv had an engine failure due to incorrect fuel mixture :(
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Re: Top tips for a newbie
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2011, 01:36:40 pm »
The manufacturer obviously recomends it for a reason but I've run quite a few performance cars now over the years turbo and n/a and to be honest never noticed the slightest difference when running on higher octane fuels, neither have I had any issues the the running of the engines. I tend to fill up every now and then with V-power but mainly use normal.

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Re: Top tips for a newbie
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2011, 03:55:56 pm »
I input all my fuel stops into an app called Road Trip. This gives average mpg as well as tank by tank results. I've found no significant difference between 95RON & VPower. I found a much bigger difference between winter & summer tyres.
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Re: Top tips for a newbie
« Reply #7 on: June 22, 2011, 04:22:42 pm »
I will get the topic back on track  :signLOL: although i always think a car like the gti should be run on v power. feels smoother to me but thats just my opinion.

2. Best Modification to the gti for me Stage 1 remap
3. Most misfires and lumpy running is caused by coil packs
4. Cambelt should be changed every 4 years or 40,000 miles (whichever is the sooner).
5. The Gti has a KO3 and the edition30 & pirelli have a KO4 turbo
6. Stage 1 remap requires no additional modifications
7. Stage 2 requires downpipe and sports cat and software
8. stage 2+ needs hpfp, intercooler, cai and software
9. HPFP is high pressure fuel pump
10. CAI is cold air induction

I think this is a great idea as time and time again these type of questions are asked. We should all add things we didnt at first know and learnt from this great site  :drinking: :popcornsoda:
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Re: Top tips for a newbie
« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2011, 07:03:17 pm »
Quote from: johnboy07 on June 22, 2011, 04:22:42 pm
I will get the topic back on track  :signLOL: although i always think a car like the gti should be run on v power. feels smoother to me but thats just my opinion.

2. Best Modification to the gti for me Stage 1 remap
3. Most misfires and lumpy running is caused by coil packs
4. Cambelt should be changed every 4 years or 40,000 miles (whichever is the sooner).
5. The Gti has a KO3 and the edition30 & pirelli have a KO4 turbo
6. Stage 1 remap requires no additional modifications
7. Stage 2 requires downpipe and sports cat and software
8. stage 2+ needs hpfp, intercooler, cai and software
9. HPFP is high pressure fuel pump
10. CAI is cold air induction
11. The TFsi works much better in the Octy vRS...... :P

I think this is a great idea as time and time again these type of questions are asked. We should all add things we didnt at first know and learnt from this great site  :drinking: :popcornsoda:

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Re: Top tips for a newbie
« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2011, 08:16:01 pm »
i must admit it was the fastest car on the jkm rolling road day. May have something to do with the ko4 upgrade  :signLOL:
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