What fuel do you use?

[MO]

Originally Posted by SVR73

Was just checking out my fathers latest copy of the Rocket Industries race parts catalog and there is VP racing fuels motorsport 103 in there
It's a street legal 100-103 octane fuel which looks like you buy in 200 litre sized containers
Tryed to get onto their site but wouldn't load.
If it's competitively priced, I might get some to try out.

If you've got the dollars you wont look back,however sounds like it might be an avgas equivelant...which is guarranteed to be 105/110 octane.
Now the big question is,is it unleaded or not....in other words if it is leaded and you've got an unleaded car....kiss your cats goodbye.

[Mechan1k]

Originally Posted by EFFalcon

LPG for meeeeeeeeee... u have some LPG and i'll have some toooo.
vroom vroom

BBQ Fuel (tm) for me too.
Stuff pay over a $1 for crap out of the ground.
My Fiancee can pay for that in the Territory ... hee hee ... she wants to drive it all the time ... I'll stick with the gas burner ute ... so much cheaper to run.

[Mechan1k]

Originally Posted by John McMaster

If you've got the dollars you wont look back,however sounds like it might be an avgas equivelant...which is guarranteed to be 105/110 octane.
Now the big question is,is it unleaded or not....in other words if it is leaded and you've got an unleaded car....kiss your cats goodbye.

As far as I know the VP Racing fuel is unleaded.
I think AVGAS was the only leaded high performance fuel.

[johnydep]

I always only used Ultima 98, but the cost is getting ridiculous compared to the 95 stuff.
I can get Vortex for about $0.10c a litre cheaper, and I think my Barra 6 likes it better. :baby bott

I use 98 the car seems to have more power, doesnt feel sluggish and the spark plugs dont clog up with rubbish.

[nick81xd]

only run BP Ultimate with Nulon Pro Strength Octane Booster nothing else

[JD86]

jus regular

[luke]

BBQ fuel for me as well... even though i spend $60 on LPG and about $10 a week on petrol!

[Grechie]

i only use BP ultimate or Vortex, Optimax makes my car run REAL rich

[XHII V8S]

In my old ute I ran unleaded and it was designed for super don't even use additives and its never complained - goes to show how strong the 250 X Flow is. In the XH I use premium 95 RON all the time, try to stick to one brand though as I have found the quality varies from fuel station to fuel station and the engine sometimes coughs under acceleration if I use to may different brands

[AUIII XR8 MAN]

Premium as the Falcon will only run on that. So I use the 98 stuff, I find that it run much better & smoother.

[4.9 EF Futura]

Ultimate 98. 95 pings. 91... the term 'catastrophic engine failures' comes to mind.

[RavenLS1]

MOBIL 8000 for me.

[Pilch]

anyone else notice this thread was dragged up from ages ago?

LPG for me, changing from dual fuel to straight LPG atm All the cars in the family are LPG also.

my GTP only likes 98, the higher the better as the pinging is tooo loud on any thing else.

[SSBUB]

bp ultimate only...optimax = pinging, mobil synergy = same fuel as bp ultimate just a different brand name.....vortex? meh

Running a tank of premium once in a blue moon is not really a treat for your car....u need to get a few tanks in to really notice the octane increase...

[gozza]

Originally Posted by Mechan1k

As far as I know the VP Racing fuel is unleaded.
I think AVGAS was the only leaded high performance fuel.

the avgas we used on the cessna 152/172 was AVGAS LL (low lead) 101 octane
i saw someone say it was 105...i don't think thats avgas...could be AVTUR used for jet engines

[4Vman]

Ill run any PULP in the BA but in the XBGT its strictly Mobil Synergy 8000 ONLY, Optimax fouls plugs and soots the rear of the car, the others don't seem as good as Mobil 8000.

[SSBUB]

ls1's tend to have optimax issues too

[bindi]

Originally Posted by Pilch

anyone else notice this thread was dragged up from ages ago?

LPG for me, changing from dual fuel to straight LPG atm All the cars in the family are LPG also.

Yes I did notice... blame nick81xd! :P

And yes, LPG for me too. The rolla's being sold in the next few weeks, and we're now down to a one-car family. If we need another car next year, we will be buying another ford on LPG (hopefully an AU).

[Fairlane]

Usually 95 ron premium (usually Ampol) with 98ron (usually Vortex Gold and Ultimate) when its a decent price (not more than 10c more than reg).

I only use 91 ron when fuel is a ridiculous price or im broke.

I always steer clear of dodgy no name and obscure servo's like Bogas and Burmah.

[gozza]

i used to always put in the 98 for cleanliness and power advantages....but my timing is not advanced...and i found out i can't make use of the xtra octane anway...
so now i just put in the 95...never touch unleaded....maybe it doesn't matter but i guess its just a mind state...i feel happier putting in at least 95

[Steffo]

Well, last I posted I didn't have the Pintara. It drinks premium. Not 98 RON, but 95 RON. The owner's manual demands minimum 92 RON, and it ran surprisingly bad when I put 91 RON on it once (1 oct point to make such a difference... I couldn't believe). So Shell Unleaded 95, BP Premium, Mobil Synergy 6000 (odd one out - 96 RON) etc is what it gets. Occasionally I go to servo's that only serve 91 and 98, so it gets 98 (like the local woolies place... they've only got regular or Vortex 98).

[Pilch]

Originally Posted by SSBUB

ls1's tend to have optimax issues too

issues with optimax and 2-stroke dirt bikes also, foul's spark plugs!!!

[Abacus]

Pretty much always 98 octane, normally Ultimate.

I know the AU 5.0 is supposed to run quite happily on 91 octane, but it just idles so much better on the expensive stuff.

Either way, I always average around 19.1l/100km in the city, 10.5-11 on the open road. Most others on these forums seem to get better economy out of the V8. I dunno why.

[jabba]

I have been using E10 98. My XR love's it. Last night I payed $110 per ltr.

[WIngman]

just regular 91 for me

[crannersEL]

I just use regular unleaded, nice and cheap lol

[XAGSV8]

Originally Posted by jabba

I have been using E10 98. My XR love's it. Last night I payed $110 per ltr.

Holy crap it must be good fuel. :voldar02:

[get_bonked]

Try living in far north qld and see the fuel we have to deal with. the best we get is normal Vortex. Try running a DEV 5 motor with the high compression on less than ideal fuel.