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| Author: | wbettsman [ Thu Jun 18, 2020 1:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | petrol conversion |
Hi there, new to this forum, and wanting to get into mini's, my question is: if all mini's are pre 2000 and only take take leaded fuel, what are owners doing nowdays to run their mini??? wbettsman |
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| Author: | gtogreen1969 [ Thu Jun 18, 2020 1:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: petrol conversion |
wbettsman wrote: Hi there, new to this forum, and wanting to get into mini's, my question is: if all mini's are pre 2000 and only take take leaded fuel, what are owners doing nowdays to run their mini??? wbettsman 98 octane works ok. Some people like to add a lead substitute. Some use hardened valve seats. All depends on the amount of use and personal preference I suppose. |
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| Author: | wbettsman [ Thu Jun 18, 2020 1:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: petrol conversion |
Great thanks for the reply. |
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| Author: | Harley [ Thu Jun 18, 2020 3:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: petrol conversion |
Not all minis pre-2000 were leaded. The cars built built somewhere around 88-90 were okay for unleaded from factory. Lots of engines have also been rebuilt these days at some stage or another and were probably converted too. |
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| Author: | 1071 S [ Thu Jun 18, 2020 5:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: petrol conversion |
Depending on the type of engine you choose 98 octane fuel can be a real waste. And a $16 (ish) bottle of Flashlube will treat 1000 litres of fuel should you not have hardened valve seats. Cheers, Ian |
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| Author: | CPOCSM [ Fri Jun 19, 2020 12:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: petrol conversion |
I find mine runs better on the 95RON than the 98 and I put a 20ml syringe in the tanks and works well. Oh to get my hands on some tetraethyl lead and see what happens...apart from a fine I suppose |
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| Author: | pfmmini [ Fri Jun 19, 2020 6:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: petrol conversion |
I agree with 1071S . Engine compression is the main determinant of octane needs, which engine do you have? |
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