07-05-2020, 11:52 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-05-2020, 11:53 PM by Pearls not a Singer.
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Hi Gez
Petrol is always difficult to identify exactly what you are getting for your money! The same brand can vary across the country depending on the source refinery. I always pay the extra for a known brand and don't use supermarket fuels in anything with a motor.
I run all my classics on 97 octane which they all seem to like, especially if improved with tetraboost to add tetraethyl lead which also provides protection against ethanol corrosion.
To cope with the current lack of use with my modern (which has a cat and runs on 95 octane), I've added Stabil stabiliser to stop the fuel going off, but this only works with relatively fresh fuel and will not revive fuel once its old.
In the states high ethanol blends are cheaper at the pump but you lose about 10% on m.p.g.
This is my personal choice based on experience, I have no connection with any of these products
Petrol is always difficult to identify exactly what you are getting for your money! The same brand can vary across the country depending on the source refinery. I always pay the extra for a known brand and don't use supermarket fuels in anything with a motor.
I run all my classics on 97 octane which they all seem to like, especially if improved with tetraboost to add tetraethyl lead which also provides protection against ethanol corrosion.
To cope with the current lack of use with my modern (which has a cat and runs on 95 octane), I've added Stabil stabiliser to stop the fuel going off, but this only works with relatively fresh fuel and will not revive fuel once its old.
In the states high ethanol blends are cheaper at the pump but you lose about 10% on m.p.g.
This is my personal choice based on experience, I have no connection with any of these products