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29-04-2005, 02:37 PM
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Hi,
Since I pretty much always put 98 RON Optimax in my car due to convenience of the local Shell servo and Coles dockets etc  : , and have heard that there is no benefit to putting in 98RON over 95, I was wondering if there is a remap for the Focus Zetec 2.0 ECU to actually get some benefit out of 98 RON. Does someone do this?I don't realy want to put in an aftermarket chip though. I know there was an APR 98RON tune for my previous car (VW Golf) which did this, but this may have involved putting in an aftermarket chip. Cheers, MK |
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30-04-2005, 09:45 AM
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Phat-Euro
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Sorry man the only way to do it is via after market chip... You are looking at about $1100 to get this done
You will get more performance and fuel econ but! Russ
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30-04-2005, 10:37 AM
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Thanks for that info. Time to start shopping at Woolworths!
MK |
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30-04-2005, 12:43 PM
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The engines knock sensor should be picking up the fact is running a higher octane fuel and adjust itself accordingly, but it has limits, and won't give you as much performance as a proper tune. But you should still get more out of the tank of fuel.
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02-05-2005, 09:15 AM
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Old enough to know better
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What' the best chip? ( or piggyback etc etc) Bluefin from UK? Unichip? Others?
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06-05-2005, 12:10 PM
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I accidently put 91 in my ST the other day, thankfully only $20 worth, and honestly didnt notice 1 bit of difference at all.
Not that i will be doing that in future though, still seemed very much the same. Chris
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06-05-2005, 06:27 PM
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www.powerchip.com.au ......
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06-05-2005, 07:51 PM
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Zoom Zoom
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne, VIC
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yeah they'll all survive the lower fuel, but Chris you probably mixed the fuel with some primo anyway so it wouldn't have had full effect. Run 2-3 tanks thru and you'll see it drop dead in performance...
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98RON program for Focus Zetec?
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