Venom XR6 Member 1,460 Member For: 22y 6d Location: Geelong Victoria Posted 16/05/09 01:07 AM Share Posted 16/05/09 01:07 AM ColinT said: Has anyone seen any comparitive figures between a G6ET running on 98 Premium versus 91 unleaded.I know for the purists you would never consider running on 91 RON but Ford do state that it will run on 91 RON.BUT in saying that they do their performance figures running 98 RON.Just wondering what the loos of KWs would be on 91 RON.Ford quote on 95 for the turbo engines as its the recommended fuel, just like the quote on 91 for the base engines. Expensive Daewoo quote their figures on 98 which they state in their ads in the small print at the bottom. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53156-performance-numbers/page/3/#findComment-877038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunna Donating Members 813 Member For: 18y 8m 7d Posted 16/05/09 08:36 AM Share Posted 16/05/09 08:36 AM they all seem to run fine enough on 91 - its all they leave the plant with. That said its 98 or nothin with mine Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53156-performance-numbers/page/3/#findComment-877139 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom XR6 Member 1,460 Member For: 22y 6d Location: Geelong Victoria Posted 22/05/09 08:43 AM Share Posted 22/05/09 08:43 AM bunna said: they all seem to run fine enough on 91 - its all they leave the plant with. That said its 98 or nothin with mine Of course Ford put the cheapest fuel in it, they wouldn't spend extra to put better fuel in it. They won't even supply you with a quarter of a tank when you get it. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53156-performance-numbers/page/3/#findComment-880044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronburgundy I love gooold member Donating Members 1,222 Member For: 16y 4m Gender: Male Location: Melbourne (west) Posted 24/05/09 10:30 PM Author Share Posted 24/05/09 10:30 PM Unless of course, you ask for it!And make sure its written down on the contract. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53156-performance-numbers/page/3/#findComment-880898 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepLeft Member 240 Member For: 15y 10m 1d Gender: Male Posted 04/07/09 01:18 PM Share Posted 04/07/09 01:18 PM The official figure for the G6ET 0-100km/h is 5.0 secs on 95 RON.For comparison, the XR6T official figure 0-100km/h is 5.1 secs. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53156-performance-numbers/page/3/#findComment-901227 Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon n Inactive Members 1 Member For: 15y 9m 25d Posted 07/07/09 09:55 AM Share Posted 07/07/09 09:55 AM I think you boys need to go to a different dealer when I picked mine up it had a full tank and they put a lsd in it the day I picked it up because I forgot to ask for it Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53156-performance-numbers/page/3/#findComment-902790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 21y 7d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 07/07/09 10:02 AM Share Posted 07/07/09 10:02 AM lol Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53156-performance-numbers/page/3/#findComment-902793 Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbos99 Member 300 Member For: 16y 5m 28d Gender: Male Location: QLD Posted 08/07/09 04:58 AM Share Posted 08/07/09 04:58 AM that's nothing my dealer throw in premo sound, reverse cameras and leather for free in my G6ET!... I'll have to ask about the LSD Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53156-performance-numbers/page/3/#findComment-903105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rspecf6 Banned 138 Member For: 16y 11m 29d Gender: Male Posted 02/08/09 06:29 AM Share Posted 02/08/09 06:29 AM senna_T said: a) Most of the 270 motor equipped cars now are making between 230-240rwkw iirc. b) Pretty sure someone cracked a 12.89 in a stock G6E-T not long ago, not sure on MPH though...Either way you look at it, alot of signs point to the cars having more power than Ford claims - not that that is a bad thing! 270 = 230 to 240 rwkw that's a big call, try a "accurate" dyno if its more than 220atw I will be surprised Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53156-performance-numbers/page/3/#findComment-915621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 21y 7d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 02/08/09 06:45 AM Share Posted 02/08/09 06:45 AM His point is the factory figure is understated - like Ford usually does. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53156-performance-numbers/page/3/#findComment-915622 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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