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ReMan - 2/6/07 at 08:28 PM

Just read about this in yesterdays mail
£11 a gallon, 100 hp increase in power!!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=458805&in_page_id=1770
Not exactly matching apples with apples, though is it ? Ie tuned Porch new fuel vs untuned Porch normal fuel
Shame my nearest is Milton Keynes, I'd have took a can to put in the lawnmower

[Edited on 2/6/07 by ReMan]

Simon - 2/6/07 at 08:32 PM

That could be an expensive fillup

More so if it's an accident

ATB

Simon

cossiebri - 2/6/07 at 08:34 PM

It's been available in our local BP for almost a year now.Still pricey though

flak monkey - 2/6/07 at 08:37 PM

Shell Optimax is 101 octane and about £1/litre. My pinto seems to love the stuff. Basically the equivalent of the old 5 star for those that remember that.

the_fbi - 2/6/07 at 08:56 PM

quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
Shell Optimax is 101 octane and about £1/litre.

iirc Optimax doesn't actually get given an Octane rating as it loses its potency so quickly so they can't actually state what you're buying.

It may well be 101 when it leaves the refinery but its certainly not that at the pump.

Stops my det issues so still nice to have, but its not 101 octane.

locogeoff - 3/6/07 at 12:15 AM

VPower is 99 Ron as stated on the shell website

My MR2 loves the stuff, but throttle response is so much sweeter

[Edited on 3/6/07 by locogeoff]

MOz - 3/6/07 at 06:45 AM

No car would benefit from the 102 stuff without a full re-map.

I find it hard to believe anyone who can genuinely notice even a small positive difference when using any super unleaded...

Save your money and buy the normal stuff and don't believe the hype....

MOz

speedyxjs - 3/6/07 at 07:17 AM

My jag loves v-power. The only problem is that my either in hastings or peacehaven. Both are 10 miles away and i dont go there very often

awinter - 3/6/07 at 07:29 AM

V-power makes a difference on the other halfs Vtec Honda CRX, you can only tell the difference above 6500rpm to the 8500rpm redline. We also get more MPG on the V-power. The ECU will adapt the ignition timing on this car depending on fuel as it prefers the Jap 100 ron fuel.

flak monkey - 3/6/07 at 07:51 AM

Oops, I meant v-power, still suffering the after effects of friday evidently

chunkytfg - 3/6/07 at 08:26 AM

When i can get hold of it i use the BP 102 in my race bike.

With it being a tuned engine and set up for the higher octane rating it really benefits from it. to the tune of about 2hp.

Doesnt sound masses but for the sake of and extra fiver a race in fuel it's worth it as every little helps after all.

[Edited on 3/6/07 by chunkytfg]

cossiebri - 3/6/07 at 08:50 AM

quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
Oops, I meant v-power, still suffering the after effects of friday evidently


We all new what you meant flak

the_fbi - 3/6/07 at 08:54 AM

quote:
Originally posted by cossiebri
quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
Oops, I meant v-power, still suffering the after effects of friday evidently


We all new what you meant flak

Interesting to note though, that according to Shell when its refined, Optimax was 98ron, v-power is 99ron

Optimax != V-power

Syd Bridge - 3/6/07 at 05:12 PM

£2.50/litre???

I keep telling you all, use cheap gunwash thinner, about 125~130 octane, (toluene, xylene, and up to 5% methanol).

Less than £20 for 25 litres.

Cheers,
Syd.

PS Just be careful of what you put it through though, it eats natural rubber!!

DarrenW - 5/6/07 at 02:53 PM

Im pretty sure the new stuff will be a waste in most of our cars but what about a 50 50 mix?

Or even use Syds idea and mix gunwash with std unleaded.

Who is going to be first to do a trial????

coozer - 5/6/07 at 07:43 PM

"In a recent performance test, a tuned Porsche GT2 gained just over 100bhp running on BP Ultimate102 compared to an untuned model running on ordinary fuel."

Spotted this bit in the article. A TUNED Porsche against an UNTUNED one!

What a load of horlicks! 99 extra bhp from the tuning and 1bhp from the fuel! LOL. Bloody media spin sh1t at it again!!

ReMan - 5/6/07 at 08:29 PM

That was exactly the point I made in the original post, pay attention

Journobs!

iank - 5/6/07 at 09:24 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Syd Bridge
£2.50/litre???

I keep telling you all, use cheap gunwash thinner, about 125~130 octane, (toluene, xylene, and up to 5% methanol).

Less than £20 for 25 litres.

Cheers,
Syd.

PS Just be careful of what you put it through though, it eats natural rubber!!


Well that's before the chancellor has his cut. It'll be £1 a litre as soon as he makes you pay duty on it.

Syd Bridge - 6/6/07 at 08:41 AM

quote:
Originally posted by DarrenW
Im pretty sure the new stuff will be a waste in most of our cars but what about a 50 50 mix?

Or even use Syds idea and mix gunwash with std unleaded.

Who is going to be first to do a trial????


We ran this stuff neat in the grasstracker. It was good for an extra few hp in the standard (???Stock standard sir!!, yes, no alterations, honest, we only skimmed the head 2mm to get it flat again. honest ) mini engine. The car ran cleaner and revved to 8k flawlessly.

In a shelf test, I found that a 1:1 mix with unleaded will eat a fuel pump diaphragm in a couple of weeks, 2:1 not sure, but a 3:1 mix I've still got on the shelf with a part diaphragm in it shows no sign of degradation of the rubber. It's the methanol content that does the damage.

We used a Pacet electronic pump, by the way.

And as I've put previously, the gunwash mix is very close to what the F1's ran on in the v6 turbo days.

Cheers,
Syd.