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hey guys,just wanted to know because im always using BP ultimate but i hardly ever boost my skyline im more of a take a relaxing drive kind of person always keeping it under boost.

so would premium 95 be alright to run as long as im not boosting the crap out of it?

hey guys,just wanted to know because im always using BP ultimate but i hardly ever boost my skyline im more of a take a relaxing drive kind of person always keeping it under boost.

so would premium 95 be alright to run as long as im not boosting the crap out of it?

...or going up steep hills > OK

They are tuned to run on 98. 95 requires different timing, so running a 98-tuned engine on 95 is not going to be efficient.

some Hardcore GT-R owners have actually sent samples of australian 98 RON fuel to tuning companies in japan along with thier ECU's

some Hardcore GT-R owners have actually sent samples of australian 98 RON fuel to tuning companies in japan along with thier ECU's

and what happened? see there's no end to this story. i want to know what the jap tuners said when they saw the aus 98 ron.

and why would they send their ecu and fuel over to japan anyway? i assume for a tune. which means they believe not a single aus tuner can match a jap tuner for tuning. i find that hard to believe.

and what happened? see there's no end to this story. i want to know what the jap tuners said when they saw the aus 98 ron.

and why would they send their ecu and fuel over to japan anyway? i assume for a tune. which means they believe not a single aus tuner can match a jap tuner for tuning. i find that hard to believe.

nah no conclusion.

this was on the GT-R article on HPI.

a guy from Queensland by the name of Chris Neale. No plate#: CCNOO

the article only stated "Chris actually sent petrol samples and weather statistics to TOP SECRET in Japan so they could supply a custom-tuned ECU to suit, So that the car runs perfectly on Normal 95- Octane Premium fuel at 1.3bar."

that was an R33, he has since upgraded to an R34....

nope...... no conclusion.

im sticking to bp ultimate,i only live in a small town and only have 2 bp stations and all their premium 95 are out of order for some reason so i took it as a sign.

thanks for the replies peoples.

hey guys,just wanted to know because im always using BP ultimate but i hardly ever boost my skyline im more of a take a relaxing drive kind of person always keeping it under boost.

so would premium 95 be alright to run as long as im not boosting the crap out of it?

maybe give E10 a shot and see what happens?

on a slightly related note i noticed that one of the local BP's has taken out their 95 octane premium bowsers and replaced them with e10 unleaded ones!!! :action-smiley-069: I hope this isnt the start of a trend!

who gives a shit? srsly stop being pussehs.... e1o will NOT hurt cars.... its been like that in europe since forever....

not to mention i run my car on 85% ethanol and the only "side effect" is an extra 40kw

umm e10 91 octane? you can keep it thanks, I've used e10 98 in my old VN and a few times in my R32, and for some reason it makes them not want to start and to then use EVEN MORE fuel than before. Maybe if I had it tuned for that fuel, but I don't think anything from United will be sullying my petrol tank again anytime soon.

who gives a shit? srsly stop being pussehs.... e1o will NOT hurt cars.... its been like that in europe since forever....

not to mention i run my car on 85% ethanol and the only "side effect" is an extra 40kw

You should also mention that your car has presumably also been tuned to run E85, and can no longer run normal fuel...

Ethanol-based fuel is fine to use if your car is set-up to run it, and the pumps/tanks/fittings at the service station you get it from are designed to store ethanol fuel. Ethanol, however, is also hygroscopic - it attracts and absorbs water - and the resulting corrosion caused inside the motor (and any corrosion picked up from the service station's storage tanks) can mean a complete strip down and rebuild if the average Joe Blow just puts in the tank of his Commodore time after time without really considering the facts. My sister was in this exact situation - she and her husband have a VY Commodore which needed a rebuild at 65,000km and when the Holden technicians opened up the motor and saw the damage, that was the first question they asked.

well here we have United which has E10 95 and 98, and now one of the BP's is phasing in what appears to be E10 91 instead of the 95 Premium they used to have. Like i said before, my commodore took a good two or 3 goes on that stuff to get started (skyline does anyway gotta live microtech's and their cold starts), and the fuel consumption is increased noticeably. Apparently ethanol can eat your fuel lines too or something?

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