change of fuel

[172boost]

Having run my 172 on vpower since I've owned it, I recently had to put normal unleaded in the tank because the local shell had run out. My car is running a bit pants from cold now? Can't wait to get the vpower back in.

 

[2FST4U]

nice to know!!

 

[MrMark]

is vpower or similar recommended for 172-182's then?

 

[Peperami]

Lovely. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Leeshez]

I have put BP 95 ron in mine. I normaly put in tescos finest but hey i wanted a change.

 

[f0xy]

my car seems to run s**te on tesco's or asda's c**p, if i use shell, total or texaco its like a completely different car.

 

[scotty2hotty81]

wow! an extra 50 bhp for the 1.2 then?

 

[172boost]

is vpower or similar recommended for 172-182's then?

They recommend 98 ron for 172/182 and vpower is 99. I find that it makes my car run a bit better but some have no problems using normal unleaded. Plenty of old threads about this subject so maybe worth doing a search (don't want to go over old ground).

 

[S22 JGS]

performance wise it makes jack all difference. Might give you a couple of extra mpg.

What i have found though is that if i run 97 or 95 when forced to, and by that i mean im runnin on nats piss and need to fill up asap, i dont lose performance, but the exhaust becomes very farty when i lift off the throttle.
kinda like a wet slippy fart! LOL

 

[Neil G]

Here we go again

 

[C.slicker]

There was a test done by fifth gear I think it was.

That showed on small engines there is no difference between the different RONS in terms of BHP gains but the more HP the car has the greater the difference it makes.

I think the golf gti gained something like 6bhp and the subaru even more.

Sam

 

[172boost]

performance wise it makes jack all difference. Might give you a couple of extra mpg.

What i have found though is that if i run 97 or 95 when forced to, and by that i mean im runnin on nats piss and need to fill up asap, i dont lose performance, but the exhaust becomes very farty when i lift off the throttle.
kinda like a wet slippy fart! LOL

lol you nutta!

 

[DebV6]

I found the same when I tried tescos

 

[experi-mental 182]

There was a test done by fifth gear I think it was.

That showed on small engines there is no difference between the different RONS in terms of BHP gains but the more HP the car has the greater the difference it makes.

I think the golf gti gained something like 6bhp and the subaru even more.

Sam

Yeah, I saw it, it's a waste of money in the less powerful engines. It only benefits an already powerful engine..

 

[Day]

2 weeks after payday = VPow/99
2 weeks before payday = 95/97

 

[Martin_172]

mine is well fast when i use vpower....

only kidding it gives me worse mpg and obviously makes no difference performance wise

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Shell VPower is worth the additional 50p ish a tank more purely for it's cleaning properties imo.

 

[Goodman]

2 weeks after payday = VPow/99
2 weeks before payday = 95/97

LOL too true

 

[S22 JGS]

Shell VPower is worth the additional 50p ish a tank more purely for it's cleaning properties imo.

yep, i think this is how you have to look at it!

 

[2FST4U]

well i use the nearestm and most of the time the cheapest petrol station!!! works fine for me!

 

[Neil G]

There was a test done by fifth gear I think it was.

That showed on small engines there is no difference between the different RONS in terms of BHP gains but the more HP the car has the greater the difference it makes.

I think the golf gti gained something like 6bhp and the subaru even more.

Sam

Which are both turbocharged cars