Which fuel r u using?

by Q » Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:16 am

THERB3 wrote:Has anyone had recent experience with Mobil One 98 ?

How does this compare to Caltex and BP ?

Mobil is first choice for me, then Caltex and finally BP. I avoid Shell fuel unless I'm going to the track..

With the Mobil my car feels slightly more responsive than the Caltex which in turn feels slightly better than the BP. I consistently get about 50-80klms less out of a tank using BP than the other two.

by **Dropz** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:35 pm

I use BP Ultimate 98, but if I'm a bit low on cash I'll grab a shell discount voucher from mum and get the V-Power.

Maybe once every few months I'll use Caltex if I get it on the way to my gf's place.

All 3 feel pretty even, haven't noticed a difference in kms and performance wise they all seem the same too, but I don't push my car to really test that.

by **Nottage969** » Sun May 22, 2011 12:21 pm

Still trying to work out what's best for my car. Been using V-Power mostly, but have even tried Shell 91, as well as BP Ultimate. Shell 91 was shithouse (as you would expect), car lacked balls down low and generally idled unsteadily. Not a lot of difference between BP Ultimate and V-Power. However i did get about 85-95km's more out of the V-Power tank than the Shell 91, so it makes the price difference completely worth it

by **d-chang** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:31 pm

Hey guys

I was going to start another thread, but came across this one and will put my experiences on here and see what you guys think...

I normally fill up with Shell V-Power as my preferred fuel, however the other day (4 days ago), the line to the station was absolutely massive, and after queuing up for about 25 mins, I finally got to the front, and the only bowser available to me was the 95 unleaded. There was no way I would be queuing up again to get to the only 1 Shell V-power bowser, so I put about three quarters of a tank in.

However today, as I was going through the gears, 1st to 2nd is fine, but from 2nd to 3rd, and 3rd to 4th, from about 3,000 to 4,300rpms, it feels as though my car is choking or dare I say it... constipated. That feeling that it wants to rev, but it can't.. You can feel it, when it gets higher, the car sounds restricted for some reason and you feel the car back off the throttle (even when my foot is down), I can't really type the feeling, but I'm sure you may know what I am talking about.

What do you guys think it is...? I have a feeling it may be the fuel changing in the engine and its just lost the octane of the other fuel... it's not going to cause me further problems down the track is it?

Am I even making sense?!

Please shed some light on this. thanks!

by **BUDDAH** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:48 pm

I ran 5 tanks of 95 in the Forester and didnt find much if any difference . But once ran a tank of Shell V in the HD and it farted like a Leb virgin .So you could have just had a off batch

I wouldn't worry

by **d-chang** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:50 pm

BUDDAH wrote:I ran 5 tanks of 95 in the Forester and didnt find much if any difference . But once ran a tank of Shell V in the HD and it farted like a Leb virgin .So you could have just had a off batch

I wouldn't worry

Hahaha! You crack me up with your responses Buddah! :lol:

But thanks!

by **cruisn** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:07 pm

I dont use Shell. I get more kms on a tank using BP fuels.

by **iisshhyy** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:10 pm

cruisn wrote:I dont use Shell. I get more kms on a tank using BP fuels.

+1

by **essbeecee** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:17 pm

I think that using E10 can be quite cost effective, especially now with those 20c off per litre. You can fill up at like 116.9! Haven't been able to do that in yonks!

by **cruisn** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:22 pm

I fail to understand the term "cost effective" for fuel when we all mod our cars generally to go faster.

The difference between those is a few cups of coffee a week. Hardly worth skimping.

If you want cost effective fuel savings, buy a Fiesta.

by **Boogs** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:33 am

essbeecee wrote:I think that using E10 can be quite cost effective, especially now with those 20c off per litre. You can fill up at like 116.9! Haven't been able to do that in yonks!

As I've said before, I wouldn't use E10 to even start a fire.

BUDDAH wrote:
I ran 5 tanks of 95 in the Forester and didnt find much if any difference . But once ran a tank of Shell V in the HD and it farted like a Leb virgin .So you could have just had a off batch

I wouldn't worry

bahahahahahah

by **chris12** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:40 am

I go with Shell. Mainly because it's closest and we generally have a shopper docket floating around.

I don't support BP after their environmental disaster.

by **zorro** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 12:14 pm

I've been using united100 for a few months now and am pretty happy with results. I did have to adjust the tune to suit commanding approx 10-15% more fuel.

I had a play with e85 for a couple of weeks and for my driving it doesn't suit me as cents per klm I was about 13c up using e85. Still though it's a great fuel and would reccomend it to anyone who doesn't travel high klms.

by **essbeecee** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:34 am

Where did you get E85? I thought E85 was only for heavily modified vehicles which could cope with it. I don't think your average car will run on E85.

by **zorro** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:48 am

I was using e85 from united, it's a true 85% blend where Caltex e-flex is a lower blend. Plenty of outlets in Melbourne now.

E85 myths are a bit of a crock to be honest. Methanol will eat fuel lines, ethanol won't. I know plenty of cars running e85 on std fuel systems safely, it's not until you start pushing into more serious applications fuel delivery needs to be looked at.

You will need your car tuned for e85, no ifs or buts. I have 42lb injectors and duty cycle was around 70% with spikes @ wot and the rest of the car is as it left HSV back in 2006. I tuned to lambda 1 at cruise and commanded 0.74 @ wot, the beauty is you can keep throwing fuel and timing into it and keeps making power. The most noticeable is mid range torque and part throttle acceleration.