New Redline Advice - Running In and Fuel RON

[Flying Scotsman]

G'day
Getting my first ever Holden (2016 SSV Redline) this week. Very excited!!
As a newbie, can I ask:-
Is there any 'running in' requirement? Below certain RPM? Below certain kph?
The sales person says it will come with 91 RON cos 'it runs on that'. But I would've thought PULP 95RON would be better. I don't think performance will be an issue (!) but for longevity of the engine, what do you guys suggest? I know there is no point really worrying too much about fuel economy..........(understatement). Happy to fill with 95 or 98 to look after the motor but even happier to run 91 if performance is the only compromise in using 91.
Cheers

 

[ls3 304]

Im not too sure it is supposed to have 91 octane, thought 95 was the minimum. Anyway ive got the W375 pack, with that tune ive got to use only 98 octane. Every new car ive ever had is always 98 octane, if you can afford it do it, its only a a bit more then 95 octane.. Enjoy the car to buy the way...

 

[EternityDre]

Double post

 

[EternityDre]

Performance is so much better on 98. I personally don't understand why you'd buy a performance car and then run 91.. If you want to save $20 a week then buy an Evoke.

 

[Chookah]

Inside the fuel lid it says "Premium recommend" however I'd say 70% of the time I refill using 91RON (never E10).

Performance is so much better on 98. I personally don't understand why you'd buy a performance car and then run 91.. If you want to save $20 a week then buy an Evoke.

Some of us have company fuel cards and are trying to stay under the radar of the accounts dept!

 

[jbcow]

Congrats on the new car.
My Redline drinks 98. And I mean it *really* drinks 98. This is the first car I've had where you can see the fuel gauge move to empty as you look at it.
As for running in.... The manual says absolutely nothing about it.
Reading reviews for the run in procedure of modern engines, I found the favoured approach is actually to give it quite a hard time early in the piece, and then get the oil changed quickly, to get the metal shavings out of the engine. So that's what I did.

 

[revster]

Just drive it without labouring or excessive rev. Mechanical sympathy for a while. An use the maximum RON.

 

[redvxr8clubby]

Holden quote the 304Kw figure as obtained using 98, that said this a standard Holden, it will run on 91 and shouldn't be detrimental to engine longevity. I only have an AFM auto VE, I have been putting premium in it since I've had it (1.5 years), but really I doubt it makes that much difference, in my case 260Kw from a 6.0 litre isn't exactly a high output figure from 6.0 litres. Personally I would run your SS predominantly on at least 95, but then if you run 95, then 98 isn't too much more expensive. I also have a Subaru Forester 2.5 NA, I think with that car when running on highway speeds it is beneficial in fuel consumption to run 95, 98 may be just slightly better. For your own satisfaction with your VFII try a few tanks of different grades, it's not going to hurt the car and you can come to your own conclusions about dollar value of using 95 over 91 etc. Hopefully spending the extra dollars on higher grade fuel you'll get some pay back in terms of litres per 100Km. With running in, I think general consensus would be to try and vary the driving conditions and not to totally baby it, but don't flog it to death either.

 

[blackve76]

Holden quote the 304Kw figure as obtained using 98, that said this a standard Holden, it will run on 91 and shouldn't be detrimental to engine longevity. I only have an AFM auto VE, I have been putting premium in it since I've had it (1.5 years), but really I doubt it makes that much difference, in my case 260Kw from a 6.0 litre isn't exactly a high output figure from 6.0 litres. Personally I would run your SS predominantly on at least 95, but then if you run 95, then 98 isn't too much more expensive. I also have a Subaru Forester 2.5 NA, I think with that car when running on highway speeds it is beneficial in fuel consumption to run 95, 98 may be just slightly better. For your own satisfaction with your VFII try a few tanks of different grades, it's not going to hurt the car and you can come to your own conclusions about dollar value of using 95 over 91 etc. Hopefully spending the extra dollars on higher grade fuel you'll get some pay back in terms of litres per 100Km. With running in, I think general consensus would be to try and vary the driving conditions and not to totally baby it, but don't flog it to death either.

did a few runs with our VE afm with 98 95 and 91 and really no difference on the stock tune.

Interesting if anyone has done the VF2 on the dyno with 91 fuel Vs 98 etc.

As others said treat nice warm up etc then drive with a bit of vigour to bed rings in and drop oil.

 

[Forg]

Our VS Ecomoo cost about the same to run on 95 or 91, 'cos it'd use enough extra 91 to compensate for the extra cost of the 95. But I ran it on 95 or 98, because once you were used to 95, it felt like something was wrong with it on 91 - you had to accelerate harder to achieve the same thing, which didn't feel quite right.

We always run the VF on 98, because it's new (ish) and it just seems the right thing to do. Given that the EMS is like a billionty times more modern than the Ecomoo, I'd be surprised if the VF didn't feel 'lacking' on 91 if you're used to 98.