Shell V-Power Fuel launches

[DC-TYPER]

bp are coming out with a new one, they put it in a gt3 and got 60bhp more from the engine. i think it will be £2 a litre

[Ricco_04]

bp are coming out with a new one, they put it in a gt3 and got 60bhp more from the engine. i think it will be £2 a litre

That will be the BP 102Ron I would imagine

[JiM B]

I filled up with V-Power the other day and before I did I checked with the guy behind the counter that it was the same octane as optimax, he told me it was 99. He was curious to why I was asking, so I explained. He then told me that they had been selling V-Power fuel for the last 2 months but it was still branded as Optimax.

So if you regularly fill up with Optimax and you\'ve not noticed a difference over the last two months, I shouldn\'t think there is anything to worry about.

[FD3SNuttah]

ahhh isnt marketing great.

ferrari fuel!!

yeh ok......

[smarts]

Ferrari fuel huh? - so why would i put fuel designed for a slower car in my rex?:3Confused

I may as well buy yugo gas!

Si.

[richard cash]

so theres still the confusing question of what ron it actually is and whether its better,worse or the same as optimax

[Prof]

The best fuel to use is the one who\'s RON rating is closest to the tuning of your ECU.
 
I run a Jap ECU in my car which is tuned for 100 RON pump gas - consequently I have found Tesco and Optimax to be the best fuels - I usually do 4 fills of Tesco to 1 of Optimax and only use the Opti for the detergents in it.  The car does appear to run better on Tesco 99, and as the ECU is not tunable, I haven\'t ever used 95 RON since I put the ECU in.
 
I might be tempted to run a tank of BP 102 in it, but the BP Ultimate is a pile of poo

[FD3SNuttah]

so theres still the confusing question of what ron it actually is and whether its better,worse or the same as optimax

ok im a bit sad - i picked up the V power leaflet and it is 99ron fuel. its got a different blend of detergants which are supposed to make it better. interestingly it says you can join a V power club.

I have been using v power a couple of weeks now. tend to find that my car will drink more tesco 99 ron but isnt as thirsty when using v power? anyway theres not much difference but my car does feel like its running very well.

[G@NDY]

My car is mapped for 97ron stuff as a safety measure just incase I cant find any 98 optimax. I thought that running on 99 would be much better for the engine (probably wouldnt notice any differnece in performance) and reduce knock levels.:bandit

[adib]

went garage a few days ago and as i was on red put it in, iv noticed no different as to yet

[Ricco_04]

tend to find that my car will drink more tesco 99 ron but isnt as thirsty when using v power?

When I had the standard ECU in mine I used to get an extra 45 ish miles to the tank when I used Optispax to the next best fuel.  Hopefully this one will improve ever so slightly in this area again - so another plus! :cheers

[Zee]

Not really noticed much of a power increase, but my knock level have decreased a fair bit I must say.
Usually I hit mid 30\'s, since V-Power I barely see it in the 30\'s.

[Ricco_04]

I found out something interesting (ish )

Shell had told it\'s staff to tell customers (who asked what RON Optimax is) that it was 97RON!!!! Whet\'s that all about then! :eek :Nono!

[royal]

Higher octane doesn\'t give you more power Zee. Its less likely to knock so you can tune the car higher (ie boost) and thus achieve more power.

[Zee]

... Thing is I knew that so why the hell did I write that?
Ah well, my bad:Hammer

But i\'m totally shattered so gonna have a kip, cant keep my eyes open. :Snoring