ioneabee Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 well it is actually, but fairly simple have had to run on 95 Ron for the last 3 weeks due to no supplies locally of the 98+ stuff, just been topping up £15-£20 a time - but actually ended up doing about 300miles on it - anyway, normal service was resumed last night and was able to fill from "fumes" level to full (£97.00 worth ) so the question - the ecu has likely wound the timing back to protect (as I understand it ) - how many miles (roughly) do I need to do before I can get back to normal "spirited" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark@Abbey m/s Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 once you turn the car off it will revert to stock timing , so when running it will pull timing until it hears no knock and when you then turn the car back off it will reset the ignition timing map back to stock. (no retarding to compensate for the 95 octane fuel) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky370z Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 i really cant believe using 95 is sooo bad...... for the first time in ages i put BP 97 in and was relieved when i put 99 momentum back in!! so what is the BEST fuel out there? from what company? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark@Abbey m/s Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 anything 97octane upwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky370z Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 anything 97octane upwards. so the car knows when lower octane fuel is being used and adjusts the timing ect.... to suit. VERY clever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark@Abbey m/s Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 no it doesn't have a flex fuel device to know what fuel is being drunk by the motor , it will retard timing when hearing knock from lower octane fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky370z Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 no it doesn't have a flex fuel device to know what fuel is being drunk by the motor , it will retard timing when hearing knock from lower octane fuel. oh i see, so the fuel detonates different and not so efficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark@Abbey m/s Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 no 98 octane fuel wont show any signs of detonation (google detonation) running 95 cause detonation so the ECU trims timing, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky370z Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 no 98 octane fuel wont show any signs of detonation (google detonation) running 95 cause detonation so the ECU trims timing, man, this fries my noodle!! you guys proper know your stuff!!!! i will read up on this later, when i got a few spare hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 no 98 octane fuel wont show any signs of detonation (google detonation) running 95 cause detonation so the ECU trims timing, man, this fries my noodle!! you guys proper know your stuff!!!! i will read up on this later, when i got a few spare hours explain it to me after that will you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT4 Zed Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 To put it in another way, running 95RON will not kill your car immediately but it will be making less power and also consume more in this protective state. You must remember than the car is tuned optimally for higher RON as is in Japan but has to be able to be used accross the worldso the ECU would adjust accordingly. The higest we get here readiliy on tap is 99 so this is best. In germany i use 102RON and the zed really likes it . For FI you would be running a risk of serious damage unless you have tuned maps for each fuel and even so you would also make less power with the cheaper stuff. Bottom line is its false economy to run 95RON on the car unless you have no choice and need to top up for a short distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark@Abbey m/s Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 You must remember than the car is tuned optimally for higher RON as is in Japan but has to be able to be used accross the worldso the ECU would adjust accordingly. Japanese model US model and UK model cars all run a different ROM number/s , the difference is the ignition map so they tune all the car for the different fuel supply in the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 You must remember than the car is tuned optimally for higher RON as is in Japan but has to be able to be used accross the worldso the ECU would adjust accordingly. Japanese model US model and UK model cars all run a different ROM number/s , the difference is the ignition map so they tune all the car for the different fuel supply in the country. What supprises me most is that they dont have a 95RON map as standard. I guess it wouldnt look so good on the headline power figure, but it sure would stop a lot of threads on here Would also mean when we got them UpRev'd for Super Unleaded we'd get a nice power boost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number86 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 To put it in another way, running 95RON will not kill your car immediately but it will be making less power and also consume more in this protective state. You must remember than the car is tuned optimally for higher RON as is in Japan but has to be able to be used accross the worldso the ECU would adjust accordingly. The higest we get here readiliy on tap is 99 so this is best. In germany i use 102RON and the zed really likes it . For FI you would be running a risk of serious damage unless you have tuned maps for each fuel and even so you would also make less power with the cheaper stuff. Bottom line is its false economy to run 95RON on the car unless you have no choice and need to top up for a short distance. I'd like to see some figures on that. Rather than just anecdotes, and statements like "the zed really likes it". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 86 - this may be of interest http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/56308-what-can-happen-if-you-run-your-zed-on-95-ron/page__hl__detonation#entry835043 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Shell Racing fuel..which is 101 to 102 and its available at the pump...My Zed loves it... :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 so what is the BEST fuel out there? from what company? It's all down to the Octane rating. In any case all the fuel around here comes from Stanlow.........Esso, Texaco, Shell, you name them I see their tankers queued up at the terminal every time I pass. TBH, there's very little difference to the fuel made at any refinery in The U.K, they all use the same blend of Crude Oil and the specifications that gasoline is made to are very tight. Fuel additives are also made to a tight spec. Back in the days when leaded petrol was the norm I used to do octane ratings when I was on nights and cetane ratings on diesel too, it was industry practice to round the numbers up so 98.6 would be rounded up to 99. Not much left the plant that was actually 99. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 So I take it from what Mark says there's not really any point in me making a detour from usual and easily accessible 97ron garage to the local Shell garage that does 98? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Anybody else tried BP Performance Ultra High Octain 102 RON...Its brilliant and the Zed loves it. :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Your wallet, much less so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Shell VPower all the way 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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