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98 Ron Remap running 97 octane fuel??



  172 Cup,R8, Exige S1
Hi Guys,

I am finding it increasingly hard when I do track days to find 98 octane fuel or over as my 172 is running the 98 remap. Is it OK to run the car on 97 octane instead, still classed as super unleaded but advertised as 97? The nearest petrol station to brands hatch is texaco who claim they have super unleaded.
 
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JamesBryan

ClioSport Club Member
  Titanium 182
Yeah, i'm a Momentum99 man myself. Garages everywhere.

Loads of Shell garages around too for Vpower+
 

The Psychedelic Socialist

ClioSport Club Member
Classic CS:

Q: Can I use 97RON on a 98RON map?

A: Buy a jerry can
A: Go to Tesco
A: Take a 40 minute round trip from the track to a list of Tesco petrol stations I've provdied

I'll venture half an answer.... my Golf should only be run on 98RON (label in the filler cap) but I've had no issues using 97 on occasion.
 

imprezaworks

ClioSport Club Member
  Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Classic CS:

Q: Can I use 97RON on a 98RON map?

A: Buy a jerry can
A: Go to Tesco
A: Take a 40 minute round trip from the track to a list of Tesco petrol stations I've provdied

I'll venture half an answer.... my Golf should only be run on 98RON (label in the filler cap) but I've had no issues using 97 on occasion.

Op wants to use 98 ron as his car is mapped on 98. yeah sure 97 or less will be okay, that's fine.

The only pointless reply in the thread is yours.

Yep classic Cs.
 

JamesBryan

ClioSport Club Member
  Titanium 182
Mine is on the 98Ron map and i have ran it on 95 before and it's been fine. I wouldn't do it all the time.

Filling up a few cans on the way to the track is hardly effort is it.
 

loggyboy

ClioSport Club Member
Won't be able to tell the diff on either
I managed to test 95vs99 ron a few years back in the most reliable way I could without having a lab - basing it on top end speed on a (private) road over multiple occasions. The top end was consistently 5-7mph faster using 99 ron. This was over 2 years of having the car in the same state of tune and tested about 10 times for each fuel using a GPS reading for speed.
 
Classic CS:

Q: Can I use 97RON on a 98RON map?

A: Buy a jerry can
A: Go to Tesco
A: Take a 40 minute round trip from the track to a list of Tesco petrol stations I've provdied

I'll venture half an answer.... my Golf should only be run on 98RON (label in the filler cap) but I've had no issues using 97 on occasion.

And you believe everything VW tells you do you :laughing:
 

Danith

ClioSport Club Member
  MX5 ND2/220 Trophy
I managed to test 95vs99 ron a few years back in the most reliable way I could without having a lab - basing it on top end speed on a (private) road over multiple occasions. The top end was consistently 5-7mph faster using 99 ron. This was over 2 years of having the car in the same state of tune and tested about 10 times for each fuel using a GPS reading for speed.
Thats 95 to 99 tho! Not 98 to 97
 
A modern ECU factory map 'should' be able r****d the ignition timing to prevent engine knock when lower octane fuel is used, and advance the timing once it sees more desirable fuel again, no issues there. Is this the same once the basic off the shelf 98ron map has been uploaded (presuming it has the RStuning 98ron map) Probably not as the ignition timing has been advance specifically to use 98ron or above fuel so using a lower octane fuel could lead to increased engine knock as the ECU cant r****d the ignition timing to suit, and the last thing you want whist thrashing your car about for hours on end is unnecessary engine knock whether you can feel it or not.

OP its your car and you do as you please but me personally wouldn't take that risk all for the sake of a 12 mile round trip for fuel.
 

DaveDreads

aka Philomena Cunk aka Barry Shitpeas
ClioSport Club Member
I've been running my 98ron mapped car on 97ron for 7 years, never had a single problem with the engine. It's runs like sh*t on 95ron though, only done that 2 or 3 times because I was in arsehole of nowhere and needed fuel.
 
Just take a couple of jerry cans with you on trackdays. Job done then and never have to worry about it again.

If my car was 'mapped' to 98 then I personally wouldn't use anything but 98+. I'm sure it might be fine but I wouldn't want to risk it.

My car is mapped on 99 and I only ever put Vpower in it.
 
  172 Cup,R8, Exige S1
Thanks Guys, decided to add only £5 of 97 to top up however the majority of the fuel was Shell Super, Ill make sure I get a jerry can using tesco fuel
 


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