Gimba Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 I'm using Tesco99, motorway and little roads, I'm currently on 380miles with three bars left, seems alright to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobir Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 the other week i used shell v power along with a bottle of octane booster and it worked so good, i got an extra 60miles to the full tank as well, might be worth a try for you guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReloadedSR Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 I've started using texaco high octane (97ron) fuel, I didn't think it would make a difference compared to morrisons but boy was I wrong. So much smoother and the gauge seems to be going down slower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobir Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Texaco is very expensive in London, how much did you pay per litre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defective Audio Posted August 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Finally managed to run the tank down (had to fill up the other week with normal stuff) and I do feel a difference in the car (not sure if placebo?) Only done about 40 miles (and the first bar on my G7 has just gone off) so interested to see if my MPG improves Think the garage I went to was 146.9 so not sure if that's expensive? Never really pay attention to the price, I just fill up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akuma77 Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 one thing i always find bizarre is say you get to half a tank and then a while later it goes up one notch lol so what was the octane booster that you used kay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobir Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Think it was something called one shot, it's a red bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobir Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Think it was something called one shot, it's a red bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReloadedSR Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Texaco is very expensive in London, how much did you pay per litre Sorry only just seen this. Will post when I drive past a texaco in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReloadedSR Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 (edited) Texaco unleaded - £139.9Texaco premium 97 Ron unleaded - £1.46.9 Edited August 26, 2013 by ReloadedSR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfe Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 The Shell App is really good and it gives you regular special offers for free points I just activated an offer for 100 free points, 500 = £2.50 in money off vouchers, you will get notifications when offers are available or keep an eye out in the bottom left corner of the UI when your in the App Some pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvtirob Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 I also use Shell VPower Nitro - I ran my tank completely bone dry of the premium unleaded in there before emptying 2 jerry cans of V Power in to it as well and reset the ECU... immediate difference. You might also pay a little bit more at the pump than standard/premium unleaded - but if your car is anything like mine, you might find your MPG going up slightly, making up for the cost. The additives in VPower apparently clean out some of the engine components - allowing it to breathe more freely, so after a while - you might start noticing increasingly better results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tot Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) Bit of a thread resurrection. Decided to stick in 2 tankfuls of VPower Nitro because RaceCar... that and the fact that it was triple points. I reset the ECU and car was serviced about 1000 miles ago so it's in good fettle. Other than my bank account being lighter, I saw no difference in performance on B-roads and long runs. Still 330 to the tank. In fact, off throttle response was worse in my opinion in that engine braking was more abrupt. Through the gears, I can't really tell the difference! Car is totally stock enginewise, so I'm claiming snake-oil on this! Either that or my point of reference for acceleration and throttle response is blurred by the fact that I use my FireBlade as a basis for comparison. Bike doesn't notice the difference between posh and standard shell (it's running a custom map on the power commander) and to be honest, I can't tell the difference in the 190 either. Edited September 25, 2013 by The Tot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxymoron Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Decided to stick in 2 tankfuls of VPower Nitro because RaceCar... ahahah. MURICA. I think that higher octane fuels seem to make more of a difference to turbo high performance cars if I remember correctly? Have you tried Tesco Momentum? That stuff is pretty decent to be honest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tot Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 I might save my 7p a litre and stick regular shell 95. Car isn't boosted or blown and the seat of my pants dyno isn't that sensitive to what the others have claimed. I'm not even sure of the ECU advances the ignition that much to account for 98 RON. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) Uk celicas are mapped for 95 ish (imports 100) from factory and do not advance ignitions to compensate for higher Ron fuel , the additives do help , so a clean engine is a happy engine , but not nessesary a more powerful engine And to be honest , last week shell had ran out of nitro plus , so I had to use muggle fuel in my import faff and didn't really notice a difference A few interesting 5th gear tests There test on super fuels suggested if your car is a high performance car that can map itself for higher Ron fuel , good gains can be had , test car was a scooby wrx and higher Ron fuel gave it something like 10 bhp more than on muggle fuel , yet a golf gti only had minimal gains On there test on octane boosters , all the ones they used actually dropped the bhp on there test car , civic type r And on Mondays episode they just serviced a car , corrado vr6 , 190 bhp from new , 16 years later 177 , using a bottle of red ex , new plugs , leads , oil and filter got the car running at just over 188bhp , and the biggest gain came from the red ex cleaning the system , I would say most gains on the running of older cars on high performance fuels is just the additives cleaning the fuels system like the red ex did Edited September 25, 2013 by sonic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublet Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 That's exactly it, sonic.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tot Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Yeah, wasn't really going to refer to the 5th gear test since the verdict on there was rather unanimous. My engine is quite a clean and healthy little lump, so I might save my 4 quid or so per fill up. Back to sainsburys it is. A year of filling with sainsburys fuel, along with shopping etc, I get a free copy of Fifa every year courtesy of my nectar points! So the confirmation that it doesn't have the ignition advancer justifies that I'll be going back to good old 95! Actually, you can start complaining when you're forced to put 91 RON in your tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Saundo Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 I don't notice an improvement with v power over 95 either but I still use it, though my engine has only done about 35K miles. I just see the relatively small extra cost as maintanance, keeping things nice and clean in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxymoron Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Is that red ex stuff actually worth using then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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