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Offline winrya

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Re: Aaaaaargh! There's been a run on V Power!
« Reply #15 on: March 30, 2012, 10:23:04 am »
Quote from: richwig83 on March 30, 2012, 09:42:06 am
Quote from: winrya on March 30, 2012, 09:32:37 am
Mines mapped on revo stage 1 to run on 98 and above fuel. What will happen on 95 fuel?

The ECU will retard the timing so it will make a bit less power.... Other than that, not much.

So it isn't going to misfire or anything then?
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Re: Aaaaaargh! There's been a run on V Power!
« Reply #16 on: March 30, 2012, 10:33:32 am »
The engine will just pull timing if its that effected using 95 fuel.

Just try not to come on boost.
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Re: Aaaaaargh! There's been a run on V Power!
« Reply #17 on: March 30, 2012, 10:36:13 am »
Quote from: winrya on March 30, 2012, 10:23:04 am
Quote from: richwig83 on March 30, 2012, 09:42:06 am
Quote from: winrya on March 30, 2012, 09:32:37 am
Mines mapped on revo stage 1 to run on 98 and above fuel. What will happen on 95 fuel?

The ECU will retard the timing so it will make a bit less power.... Other than that, not much.

So it isn't going to misfire or anything then?

Nope, it shouldnt  do.
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Re: Aaaaaargh! There's been a run on V Power!
« Reply #18 on: March 30, 2012, 10:43:27 am »
Just looking up which report on super fuels 1.4 tsi got 5% power increase on v plus and my standard gti dyno run pulled 193 bhp running on 95 normal juice so I think standard cars have nothing to worry about. I guess the margins on tunes are tighter though.
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Re: Aaaaaargh! There's been a run on V Power!
« Reply #19 on: March 30, 2012, 11:58:47 am »
No V Power at my local.
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Re: Aaaaaargh! There's been a run on V Power!
« Reply #20 on: March 30, 2012, 12:24:25 pm »
Quote from: ktlstar on March 30, 2012, 10:33:32 am
The engine will just pull timing if its that effected using 95 fuel.

Just try not to come on boost.

Why - what do you think is going to happen?

Its a golf, not a fighter jet.  Putting 95 RON in will do f'all to it  :stupid:
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Re: Aaaaaargh! There's been a run on V Power!
« Reply #21 on: March 30, 2012, 12:34:55 pm »
Engine catastrophe,

But serious note, Datalogs from my car with 97 and 99ron, the difference was dramatic, timing was being pulled all across the cylinders, where 99ron it reduced it to safe levels.

Would you be on WOT @ 95 ron fuel with  a 99ron map ? Good luck.
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Re: Aaaaaargh! There's been a run on V Power!
« Reply #22 on: March 30, 2012, 12:51:36 pm »
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Wasn't there a comparison done between V-Power, Momentum 99 and BP 97 and didn't V-Power come last, with BP 2nd? Think the tests included fuel economy and a dyno run

 :popcornsoda: lovely thread, can anyone verify the above?
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Re: Aaaaaargh! There's been a run on V Power!
« Reply #23 on: March 30, 2012, 12:57:33 pm »
I joined the sheep and panic bought V power last night...  :party:
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Re: Aaaaaargh! There's been a run on V Power!
« Reply #24 on: March 30, 2012, 01:06:05 pm »
Quote from: gulfstream11 on March 30, 2012, 12:57:33 pm
I joined the sheep and panic bought V power last night...  :party:

Baaaaa!  :signLOL:
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Re: Aaaaaargh! There's been a run on V Power!
« Reply #25 on: March 30, 2012, 02:16:33 pm »
Quote from: mvb12 on March 30, 2012, 12:51:36 pm
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Wasn't there a comparison done between V-Power, Momentum 99 and BP 97 and didn't V-Power come last, with BP 2nd? Think the tests included fuel economy and a dyno run

 :popcornsoda: lovely thread, can anyone verify the above?

It was done some time ago by Thorney Motorsport and/or EVO Magazine.

I think in EVO V-Power won but for Thorney Tesco Finest won. BP or 95 unleaded was always last.
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Re: Aaaaaargh! There's been a run on V Power!
« Reply #26 on: March 30, 2012, 04:50:14 pm »
Need to fill mine this evening, hope there is some of the good stuff left at either of my 2 local Shells.

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Re: Aaaaaargh! There's been a run on V Power!
« Reply #27 on: March 30, 2012, 05:54:14 pm »
Quote from: ktlstar on March 30, 2012, 12:34:55 pm
Engine catastrophe,

But serious note, Datalogs from my car with 97 and 99ron, the difference was dramatic, timing was being pulled all across the cylinders, where 99ron it reduced it to safe levels.

Would you be on WOT @ 95 ron fuel with  a 99ron map ? Good luck.

The ECU will retard timing to safe levels, its perfectly fine to run a mapped car on 95, but you won't be getting the best performance out of it.
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Re: Aaaaaargh! There's been a run on V Power!
« Reply #28 on: March 30, 2012, 05:57:37 pm »
Quote from: ub7rm on March 30, 2012, 12:24:25 pm
Quote from: ktlstar on March 30, 2012, 10:33:32 am
The engine will just pull timing if its that effected using 95 fuel.

Just try not to come on boost.

Why - what do you think is going to happen?

Its a golf, not a fighter jet.  Putting 95 RON in will do f'all to it  :stupid:

 :signLOL: PMSL!
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Re: Aaaaaargh! There's been a run on V Power!
« Reply #29 on: March 30, 2012, 08:42:04 pm »
Happened to drive past tescos which was emply and had lots of 99 momentum so I'm
Now full to the brim.
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