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#1 Post by oneshortplanck »

do 1850s need LRP?
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#2 Post by xvivalve »

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I don't think anyone uses LRP do they?
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#4 Post by oneshortplanck »

i used to put redex lead replacement in to my 1500tc just in case,
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#5 Post by Lewis »

LRP's garbage anyway, avoid it.

I always try to use higher quality fuels like Optimax, I do possibly notice a difference from them especially in poor conditions. Seen some good figures from rolling roads as well reflecting the difference in power and flexibility.

Just drop a bottle of Millers VSP in there now and then, it's fantastic stuff and IHMO the only one worth using :)
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#6 Post by tinweevil »

Try it and see if your car likes it. Blue has never run better than when I used to put Tesco LRP in. It hates optimax, BP ultimate and Tesco 99 don't float it's boat either. Now I just use tesco 95 which gives the best result. Other cars give utterly different results, only your car knows what it likes best.

LRP is a cocktail of chemical crap as lewis says but some cars like it.

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#7 Post by 2F45T4U »

I run my car on 15% Nitromethane, not the effect I was hoping for :P :lol:
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#8 Post by David6214 »

my local garage still has leaded. My last sprint ran pretty well on that :)
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