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Project Optimax Update:
Finally pulled into Shell Station again this evening for a fill up.
This time around, I managed to get 249 Miles out of approximately 42 Litres of Optimax.
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This is awesome methinks!
Indeedy doody, there definitely is something in them thar Optimax fuels!
According to my Fuel Program on my PDA, this works out at 27 MPG!!
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The above isn't motorway miles (none at all actually) but actual driving around in the city everyday. Crawling in traffic, short journeys (about 5 miles to work and another 5 back), travelling around with 4 passengers in the car, hey, did I mention LOTS of short journeys?
Oh, and I wasn't doing an economy fuel run either (Trying to eke out mileage by driving like a snail and winding up all the other motorists.
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"Bat out of Hell" would accurately describe the performance being wrung out of "Blackbird".
Racing around (when the engine is warm of course......
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The usual fast driving. Not yobbish though you understand?
But very Nippy indeedy!!
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So!! 249 Miles, 27 MPG, 42 Litres! Oh, yeeaaahhh!!
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That is a big difference from 23.3 MPG last fuel cycle.
Despite the rise in the cost of fuel across the board (Chancellor of the Ex-chequer "chancing" us motorists in the UK again
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I am sticking with Optimax! I am sure my MX-3 is benefitting from it in more ways than one.
The exhaust no longer gives me that weird horrid chemical petrol like smell in the mornings. Actually, the exhaust now smells sweet! Don't ask.
You feel more of the fuel is actually burning during combustion - the exhaust smells way cleaner than when I just bought the car.
That's a fact.
Just for the record, I had a 1988 Honda Accord 2.0i PGM-Fi DOHC 160HP beasty which I ran for 4.5 years, using only Optimax (or Super Unleaded in emergencies). I got the car at 117,000 Miles. In 4.5 years I took it to 148,000 Miles before I sold it for 300 Quid! In 4.5 years, that engine never missed a beat. The Honda is still running around, the new owner is in awe at it's performance too. I believe Optimax played a role in protecting that engine too.
So, Optimax is my fuel of choice till further notice.
Or until somebody designs real working anti-gravity pads for the MX-3, a la "I, ROBOT"
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