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minicabrio · Oct 3rd, 2006, 05:19 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Bhozar (original)

From everything I have read about fuels it wont make any difference to performance unless the engine has been mapped to that RON. I read the JCW was mapped to Optimax (98 RON) so V-Power wont make any difference. I certainly didnt notice any difference on the weekend running V-Power over my usual BP Ultimate. Mechanic told me the car would just retard the ignition with higher RON fuel.

Would be interesting to get dual maps, one for 99 V-Power and 102 BP Ultimate. Switch to the 102 map and see if it really makes a difference.

The MINI has an adaptive ECU that will adjust air mixtures depending on the fuel you use.

This ensures that MINIs sold in countries with lower quality fuel can run without a problem.

Put 99 RON in your MINI instead of regular 95 and it will think Christmas has come early! Then it will adapt all the fuel/air levels to suit and make the most of it!

Oct 3rd, 2006, 05:19 PM	#15
minicabrio sick note Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hampshire Local Time: 01:29 AM Posts: 15,710 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Bhozar (original) From everything I have read about fuels it wont make any difference to performance unless the engine has been mapped to that RON. I read the JCW was mapped to Optimax (98 RON) so V-Power wont make any difference. I certainly didnt notice any difference on the weekend running V-Power over my usual BP Ultimate. Mechanic told me the car would just retard the ignition with higher RON fuel. Would be interesting to get dual maps, one for 99 V-Power and 102 BP Ultimate. Switch to the 102 map and see if it really makes a difference. The MINI has an adaptive ECU that will adjust air mixtures depending on the fuel you use. This ensures that MINIs sold in countries with lower quality fuel can run without a problem. Put 99 RON in your MINI instead of regular 95 and it will think Christmas has come early! Then it will adapt all the fuel/air levels to suit and make the most of it!
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