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Postby A610GA » Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:16 pm

I have always suspected you lot are mad. Now I know you are :twisted:
My handbook says there is no benefit using higher than 95 octane fuel as it will not improve performance. In view of the price, I am inclined to believe it! Maybe A610s are better behaved than GTAs? 8)
Driving an A610 is just so sublime.
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Postby andyh877 » Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:12 pm

Higher octane fuel does work but the only real thing it will do in an untuned beast is give better fuel economy and a very mild difference in performance. I've tried it with my merc 230 you do notice the difference between the 2 fuels 95 or 99 in the uk.........

we have started to blend our own fuel for the race car..... 3 parts 100 ron and 1 part 120 ron and we end up with 105 at much cheaper price than this BP stuff...... more than 60p a litre cheaper :!:

and the car runs well on it :wink:
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Postby David Gentleman » Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:33 am

A610GA wrote:I have always suspected you lot are mad. Now I know you are :twisted:
My handbook says there is no benefit using higher than 95 octane fuel as it will not improve performance. In view of the price, I am inclined to believe it! Maybe A610s are better behaved than GTAs? 8)


Its because the A610 has lower compression and was design to work with 95, wheras the GTA is much higher compression and needs better fuel to prevent knock..

Higher octane fuel wont reap any benefits, unless you want to run more aggressive ignition timing or more boost, or you car is knocking in the first place and retarding the ignition, then the higher octane fuel may prevent this and thus improve performance..
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Postby Alpiniste » Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:23 pm

One of those memorable Phil Spector numbers ....

I met him on a Monday and my heart stood still
Da Doo Ron Ron, Da Doo Ron Ron
Somebody told me that his name was Bill
Da Doo Ron Ron, Da Doo Ron Ron

Yeah my heart stood still
Yeah his name was Bill
And when he walked me home
Da Doo Ron Ron, Da Doo Ron Ron

Yeah he looks so fine
Yeah I'll make him mine
And when he walked me home
Da Doo Ron Ron, Da Doo Ron Ron


What was the conclusion on the average age of Alpine owners ?
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Postby clee » Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:27 pm

They are mostly senile old gits :P
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Postby simontaylor » Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:56 pm

http://www.renaultalpineownersclub.com/ ... php?t=1368

"senile"!
I thought you were in your forties like the majority of owners, not your seventies.
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Postby clee » Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:04 pm

simontaylor wrote:http://www.renaultalpineownersclub.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1368

"senile"!
I thought you were in your forties like the majority of owners, not your seventies.



Doesn't stop me being senile

See 2 & 3
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Postby A610GA » Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:07 pm

Well before you guys started singing, DG as usual, came up with the answer. The A610 is lower compression and more powerful even without ridiculously expensive fuel so I will keep on buying cheap (£4.32 a gallon today) fuel and enjoy the performance. After all it only takes £75.00 to fill my tank when empty. Now where did I put that Prius brochure? :?
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Postby rupert » Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:47 pm

Yeah!, How come the petrol prices are cheaper down in the South west... when I come up to London for work in the week I try to buy as little as possible.

On the subject of the thread hoever, of course the trick fuels have a massive effect if the engine is set up to use it...

A friend gets his rally car fuel delivered in drums to his work so his wife doesnt find out how much it costs..... gonna end in tears :cry:
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Postby clee » Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:04 pm

A610GA wrote: Now where did I put that Prius brochure? :?



My Gta is dual fuel
Oil and petrol
Or does that make it 2-stroke :?:
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Postby A610GA » Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:06 pm

I guess you like to stroke it but then we all have to have a hobby! 8)
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Postby Juzzblack » Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:48 pm

What! I hope you don't mean oil and stroke it! :shock: :lol:
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Postby Alpineandy » Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:02 am

The A310s will run OK on standard unleaded but they run cooler and throttle response is slightly crisper when using 97/98/99 octane stuff.
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Postby A610GA » Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:21 am

Juzzblack wrote:What! I hope you don't mean oil and stroke it! :shock: :lol:


I have always found you get much better performance that way. :lol:
Driving an A610 is just so sublime.
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