Recent content by davebigfoot

Don't do it lads - I've been living in malaysia for the last 9 months. OK, fuel here is 25p a litre but you can't get a decent bacon butty in a muslim country for love nor money, plus I miss my beloved arctic blue 182!! Dave

Round my way petrol is 27p a litre. Unfortunately when I moved to Kuala Lumpur I had to sell my beloved full fat 182 and driving has never been the same since! *sob* Dave

As long as you ask, no - it's not worth it.

Me too. Love the civic but I find the clio much more fun to drive. Enemies? Naaaaah. Dave

Can't believe anyone's supporting this guy. Totally illegal exhaust, totally illegal tints and he whines like a b*tch about getting caught.

Seems people have forgotten about the launch of the new model this year. You guys who have answered "new" so far all drive old clios! Dave

Tasteless. Comical. Hideous. Imagine the crowds gathering to give the w*nker signal as he drives down your street in that plastic piece of sh*t.

Can you post a copy of the graph so we can see? I'm betting either: 1) the scales are different e.g the power graph axis is ranged from 0-200bhp but the torque axis is from 0-150lb ft. Then the power and torque figures may be equal at 5252rpm but the lines will cross on the graph at a...

LOL, lay OFF the drugs man! Actually my clio 182 isn't the only one in the refinery car park. Bet we all run them on V-Power though :rasp:

PM'd

Yes, for my sins I do! The reference scale for RON and MON is still based on heptane and iso-octane but it's been extrapolated past 100 since many blending components have a higher RON than iso-octane. And yes, the bench engine test for RON and MON is still the same as it was decades ago. You're...

If only it were that simple. It isn't. For instance normal hexane and isohexane have the same molecular weight and same number of carbon bonds, but normal hexane has crap RON and isohexane has great RON. But when burned they both give out a very similar amount of energy per kg. Generally more...

Well I'm afraid you are wrong. V-Power is a totally different blend. And ALL the Shell UK retail sites had V-Power ready for the national launch. Dave (chemical engineer, Stanlow Refinery)

Well, I believe it's because it's blended with a load of bioethanol. Great for RON but crap calorific value!

No it isn't. It's a new fuel. It's higher RON (99) than Optimax was and it has the Friction Modification Technology additives used in the Shell fuel for the Ferrari F1 cars.