I've got a small turbo car with a stage one chip and stainless exhaust. I normally use Shell Optimax / V-Power but at the weekend I couldn't find a Shell garage where I was so I filled up with BP Ultimate. It wasn't cheap at 102.9P a litre but the performance and fuel economy does seem a little better than with Shell.

So what fuel do you use / prefer? And why?

Opinions and commments please.

CheeRS

 

Always try to use V power.
Every other fill I tend to add some octane boost as well
If no V power then I use super + octane boost and car is perfect.
When I use ultimate BP, I get nice blue flames on over-run
When I use V-power, with the ALS on it flames on everygear change
I seem to get more MPG on Vpower. Sometimes I manage 15!!

 

Shell Optimax/V Power

But been told Tesco's have there own higher ron stuff

 

so you do drive it then nick

 

Na, should of said, thats what i would use

 

You can't use all that much driving it in and out of the garage once a fortnight!

 

I use BP Ultimate seeing as there is a BP garage all of oooooooooooo 400 yards from my house!

Never tried it on V-Power..

 

I use V-Power in mine.

 

V power.

 

Shell Optimax/V Power

 

shell optimax

 

V power

 

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optimax

 

v power normally, but i did see a test done proving that bp ulitmate and that high octane tesco one was better than v power

 

yep i use this all the time in mine its 99 octane but is currently £102.9 per litre

 

I use Tesco all the time... unless im running low and cant get to a tesco, but alway run super, if i cant get to a tesco, i only fill quater of a tank to get me out of trouble.

 

I use ESSO 98 ron only because that was what it has been set up on, there are so many out there now, there is a Tesco near me ( i use the 99 ron in my other cars ) but i want to try the BP Ultimate if i ever get the gear box sorted !!

( is BP the one they recon approx 7% increase in power / torque ?? 450 bhp + 7% = 481 ??? hmm time to test that me thinks !! )

 

Used BP ultimate when I had mine

 

V-power is better at preventing det than any other "normal" fuel...

I would not use anything else in any of my cars.

Lots of my friends run knock detection systems on their cars wether its thru a knocklink or via the management system and when tuned for ultimate power they get get det using any other fuel apart from Vpower.

 

What he said - BP Ultimate is only 97RON. V-Power is 99RON....

 

V Power all the time for me too

 

I make it:

13 for Shell V-Power
2 for BP Ultimate
2 for Tesco
1 for Esso

so far.

 

In Holland Shell V-power is 97 Octane.

So I normalle use Total Excellent 98 Octane

 

Tesco for me to at 99 ron and its 3p a litre cheaper

 

Did V-power replace Optimax?

There isn't a Shell garage near me. No where near now I think about it

 

BP ultimate, No shell garages near by

Dave

 

German shell Vpower (100 octane) since the dutch one is only 97..
or 130 octane from germany airport Dusseldorf
( I live very close to the border)...

 

What will happen if your car is mapped for 98 octane and your fill her up with 100 or 130 octane?? I am sure it wont be like filling rocketfuel, but is it ok or is it BAD to do.

 

different programs for more types of fuels..

not gonna find out what happens