London to Inverness in a £600 car, challenge accepted

bennyboy · Post by **bennyboy** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 2:59 pm

indigolemon wrote:FWIW - I'd treat Tesco's as the plague

Fixed

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 3:03 pm

bennyboy wrote:If you have cruise control, use it. I used to get about 400 on a run with my UKDM engine.

Not sure if this is the same for all JDMs but mine is limited to something daft like 62mph, so whilst I can cruise motorways I can only do it in the slow lane... and I know I wouldn't want to do that for 500+ miles (it was hard enough doing it on my 80 mile trip on Wednesday)!

bennyboy · Post by **bennyboy** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 3:06 pm

Really? Didn't know that.

Post by **indigolemon** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 3:12 pm

Ah yeah, forgot about that! Easily fixed, find a UKDM CC control unit from a UK H22 or H23 car, and swap it in. Works properly after that.

Post by **Merlin** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 3:15 pm

Here is the link to the discussion

http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/honda-p ... t2965.html

Post by **Donald** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 3:19 pm

Same as bennyboy, I get more on CC. Seem to get better MPG on V-Power than regular as well although (probably misunderstanding something here) the A8 has a knock sensor like the JDM engines so... something something.

nickyboy · Post by **nickyboy** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 3:31 pm

bennyboy wrote:All of the above.
If you have cruise control, use it. I used to get about 400 on a run with my UKDM engine.
Also, I tend to have my tyres just a little higher, like 34 on the front, but I like it like that
Luton is about 10 miles up the road from me, if I wasn't working I'd say 'hi' and have a gander at your new car, but alas I am working. All bleedin day. As usual.

Cruise will certainly be in use, to keep within speed limits mainly.

Working huh? That's cool, just leave the keys behind the front o/s tyre and I'll do the same, cheers for the swap

62 mph? Boo!! Well that's my license saving mode out the window!

Post by **Merlin** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 3:32 pm

Gorgon wrote:the A8 has a knock sensor like the JDM engines so... something something.

I now wanna say Something Dark Side

I wonder if the Spoon chip removes that limiter as it does to the regular speed limiter?

Post by **Lude-dude** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 4:02 pm

sht I just filled up with tesco 99 for a trip down devon

is it really that bad?

bennyboy · Post by **bennyboy** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 4:03 pm

As a one off, no, dont panic, but i steer clear of all supermarket fuels TBH. I Run only on V-Power, I look at it as a pay-as-you-go....makes me feel better anyway