boybiffa Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I've had my jap import 350z around 7 months now, i love it would not change it for the world. From day 1 never put anything else in the tank other than Shell V power, not a single drop of anything else has gone in. I make a regular trip to Bangor racecourse that is 96.4 miles from my door. So far i have done this journey 9 times in the Z. I went to Bangor on Friday, called in at my normal shell garage to fill up, shock horror a tanker was on the court and no petrol for around 20 mins. I did not have time to wait so had no choice but to put £65 of Total petrol in. Tank was not far off empty when filling i put £60 in same as i normally do at the Shell garage it gets me there and back with bit to spare. It was a lovely surprise to see the petrol needle up much further than normal, but i was a bit worried about using anything but Shell V power from what i have read on here. The journey takes me onto the M6 them M54 about two hours ten mins of motorway driving and fast dual carriage way. Once on the 54 i can go bit quicker than i should but is hardly ever any traffic cruise at a nice 90mph for rest of the journey no speed cams. Now the interesting bits: The car sounded so much more grunty with the Total petrol, it was load and bloody gorgeous when put my foot down through the gears Everything seemed a bit more lively the acceleration also seemed quicker. Normally on the Shell V power i get 51km on the Bangor journey. That is 31 miles. On the Total petrol however i averaged an outstanding 59km that is 36 miles. Ok so not a massive difference just 5 miles but it's much cheaper petrol and the car felt the best it's ever had. So i ask this should i got back to V Power or stick with Total, i really have no idea and in a bit of a pickle, does it really do any damage long term ? whilst i would save so much money. I am still a Z novice but i swear the above is correct, any thoughts be most welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I know search is broken but this was discussed yet again this week. We've had the long answer so I'll give you the short one. You ready? Sure? It f***s up your car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chubby Ninja Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Someone put pics up a while back of a very burnt and melted piston due to using normal unleaded. Its ok for trundeling along looking for a shell garage but not for driving hard. I wouldnt fancy paying for an engine rebuild just for using the wrong fuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgedon Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Why put 65quid worth of @*!# in the car? I would have put about 10quid max in if I really had to and then found somewhere with v power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 keyser bought a broken car and the pistons were literally smashed to pieces due to knocking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Why put 65quid worth of @*!# in the car? I would have put about 10quid max in if I really had to and then found somewhere with v power +millionty Keep a bottle of octane booster in the car just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Why put 65quid worth of @*!# in the car? I would have put about 10quid max in if I really had to and then found somewhere with v power +millionty Keep a bottle of octane booster in the car just in case. +millionty+1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 keyser bought a broken car and the pistons were literally smashed to pieces due to knocking That car had been mapped very badly within an inch of its life so not the greatest example... Putting £60 of cheap stuff in or £10 is not going to make any difference in the long run, I would ditch the V Power and use Tesco Momentum or Sainsbury's super, both cheaper and the correct Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 For this reason I have the Shell Motorist App on my phone http://www.shell.co.uk/home/content/gbr ... or/mobile/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 keyser bought a broken car and the pistons were literally smashed to pieces due to knocking That car had been mapped very badly within an inch of its life so not the greatest example... Putting £60 of cheap stuff in or £10 is not going to make any difference in the long run, I would ditch the V Power and use Tesco Momentum or Sainsbury's super, both cheaper and the correct Ron yeah it was mapped on v-power and then run on normal i'm sure though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 keyser bought a broken car and the pistons were literally smashed to pieces due to knocking That car had been mapped very badly within an inch of its life so not the greatest example... Putting £60 of cheap stuff in or £10 is not going to make any difference in the long run, I would ditch the V Power and use Tesco Momentum or Sainsbury's super, both cheaper and the correct Ron yeah it was mapped on v-power and then run on normal i'm sure though From what Keyser said I think it was mapped for rocket fuel and run on moonshine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 keyser bought a broken car and the pistons were literally smashed to pieces due to knocking That car had been mapped very badly within an inch of its life so not the greatest example... Putting £60 of cheap stuff in or £10 is not going to make any difference in the long run, I would ditch the V Power and use Tesco Momentum or Sainsbury's super, both cheaper and the correct Ron yeah it was mapped on v-power and then run on normal i'm sure though From what Keyser said I think it was mapped for rocket fuel and run on moonshine I still have the map on my ecu log I'm sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 keyser bought a broken car and the pistons were literally smashed to pieces due to knocking That car had been mapped very badly within an inch of its life so not the greatest example... Putting £60 of cheap stuff in or £10 is not going to make any difference in the long run, I would ditch the V Power and use Tesco Momentum or Sainsbury's super, both cheaper and the correct Ron yeah it was mapped on v-power and then run on normal i'm sure though From what Keyser said I think it was mapped for rocket fuel and run on moonshine I still have the map on my ecu log I'm sure Ah yes you bought the Haltech didn't you.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Sure did matey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Most people run super for various reasons but I was told to only ever put 99 or above into an import. I dont think petrol in Japan is alot better than here and even 99 isnt as good as what they have there. My import even by previous owners was run on 99 or the likes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 stick the good stuff in engine goes boom on bad stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Don't use that map Neil!!!!!! An extreme case of standard fuel on a mapped engine! Sounded great though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I say we now lock this thread and make it a sticky so we don't have to answer this question ever again. Keyser's photos say it all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I say we now lock this thread and make it a sticky so we don't have to answer this question ever again. Keyser's photos say it all! it will still get asked and people will still have to either link to this or re type the info. because however good stickies are; people don;t use them, especially if they are new. they don't know their way around, so they just ask a question. that fuel question coming up again is as gaurenteed as the sun rising tomorrow morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I say we now lock this thread and make it a sticky so we don't have to answer this question ever again. Keyser's photos say it all! it will still get asked and people will still have to either link to this or re type the info. because however good stickies are; people don;t use them, especially if they are new. they don't know their way around, so they just ask a question. that fuel question coming up again is as gaurenteed as the sun rising tomorrow morning. But it's easier for us to find said sticky and refer them to it then to search through loads of posts as we will all know where to find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 just had a look and your right there isn;t a sticky for it. although i think it is mentioned in the FAQ section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 What I want to know is who are these idiots driving the car with the engine knocking and not noticing that something is not quite right untill the engine has completly disintegrated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 What I want to know is who are these idiots driving the car with the engine knocking and not noticing that something is not quite right untill the engine has completly disintegrated! Same idiot that sold that Zed for peanuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 not everyone who buys a car is technically minded. i've sorted cars at work out for colleagues (all female) for issues such as, "i didn;t know your meant to put air in the tyres or check them" "it has a what?stick, why would you dip that in oil" "cars use oil?" alot of people just buy cars and drive them...until they go bang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 .............. Same idiot that sold that Zed for peanuts Hey now SMD I paid top $$$$ for that Zed Well maybe not quite top dollar but vey close! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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