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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:16 pm 
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Hey guys,

i'm about to buy a BA XR6 turbo....Now can these cars be run on Normal Unleaded Petrol or does it have to run on Premium Unleaded?

What are the PROs and CONS with running both fuels?

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Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:25 pm 
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mate i got an xr6 na and i still run 98 octane. i know that u have to run the turbos on at least 95 octane .

Let me put it this way the higher octane petrol = more power, cleaner motor and more kms out of a tank i wouldnt muuck around with s**t unleaded :twisted:
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Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:17 pm 
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91 will ping its guts out!

95 min i say!

End of the day it like 5 - 10 bucks on top for a tank full! Well worth it i think!
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Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:21 pm 
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run on premium definately more kays out of the tank and yes definately more power. my xr6 dosent ping on unleaded but i rarely ever use it. it seems wrong putting unleaded in a high performance car.

 

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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 4:33 pm 
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93EB wrote:
it seems wrong putting unleaded in a high performance car.


EXACTLY! :D
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:59 am 
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If your that worried about the cost of fuel, have a good hard look around, there is LPG injection setup's to suit the XR6 Turbo's now. I have no experience with them, but it would be worth a look!

I was thinking about getting the conversion done to my g/f's Tx5 Turbo, but she doesn't use that much $$ in fuel atm, so awaiting liquid lpg injection, rumored by a couple of gas fitters i've spoken to, to be not far away.

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