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31 October 2006, 04:44 PM
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Whatever it is set up for standard, or has been mapped to.
BP Ultimate is the most powerful, but very expensive.
You'll find the majority of people here use: V-Power/Tesco 99
BP Ultimate is the most powerful, but very expensive.
You'll find the majority of people here use: V-Power/Tesco 99
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31 October 2006, 07:30 PM
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It has to be V Power. Optimax was good, and if this V Power is all its cracked up to be, by that i mean a true 99 RON, then it will be even better.
I have only ever used Shell, both the above for my car and it performs best on them. BUT please bear in mind on both Optimax and then 2 weeks ago V Power, my car has been mapped for it and so it should be good.
I never rated BP SUL 97 RON, thought it was ****e, and i am fcuked if i am paying for thier £2-40 a litre pish.
Never use Supermarket fuel imho, and i had one occasion where i had to fill up with 95 RON, and i never drove with high revs until i got rid of it all.
Paranoid? Yes, i am and thats how i like it
I have only ever used Shell, both the above for my car and it performs best on them. BUT please bear in mind on both Optimax and then 2 weeks ago V Power, my car has been mapped for it and so it should be good.
I never rated BP SUL 97 RON, thought it was ****e, and i am fcuked if i am paying for thier £2-40 a litre pish.
Never use Supermarket fuel imho, and i had one occasion where i had to fill up with 95 RON, and i never drove with high revs until i got rid of it all.
Paranoid? Yes, i am and thats how i like it
31 October 2006, 07:42 PM
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Sainsbury's super for me!
the sti does around 50 miles more to a tank against v-power/optimax,also i see no differance in performanceand the other factor is that at my local shell garage,the v-power is 14 pence a litre more then normal unleaded
so 85.9p for sainsbury's against 97.9p for v-power
i know where my money goes
the sti does around 50 miles more to a tank against v-power/optimax,also i see no differance in performanceand the other factor is that at my local shell garage,the v-power is 14 pence a litre more then normal unleaded
so 85.9p for sainsbury's against 97.9p for v-power
i know where my money goes
31 October 2006, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by craigsti
ive just bought a 2002 bugeye sti so was just wondering what is best for the car
The car runs so much better, doesn`t splutter like it did on OTHER fuel.
Power delivery is so much smoother, without the splutters.
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31 October 2006, 08:21 PM
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v-power for me. used to fill up with sainbury's super unleaded, then tried tesco's 99. neither compare with v-power much more smoother, the car seems to accelerate quicker as well though that could just be in my head!!!
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Originally Posted by GazTheHat
102 Ultimate.
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01 November 2006, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by WHEELSHOP0_0
We are talking about two different things, there is BP ultimate sul (98) and BP ultimate 102, so if you go into a BP station and the pump says ultimate sul you wont be getting 102 octane, just been on BP web page.BP Ultimate UK - BP Ultimate Unleaded
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01 November 2006, 12:23 PM
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mate put bp ultimate (not the stupid expensive stuff just norm ultimate) in his, his knocklink looked like a christmass tree. v power is you best bet, if you can't get that tesco 99
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Originally Posted by Tidgy
mate put bp ultimate (not the stupid expensive stuff just norm ultimate) in his, his knocklink looked like a christmass tree. v power is you best bet, if you can't get that tesco 99
I won't name drop, but those are the words of a VERY well respected mapper on here!
V Power for me
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01 November 2006, 02:03 PM
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Japanese Performance Magazine November 2006
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"If you want the best-performing high-octaine petrol, then fill your tank with Tesco Octane 99. Thats the recommendation of Silverstone-based Thorney Motorsport (TMS) after its recent exhaustive, inderpendent, eight-month test of three fuels avaliable at UK filling stations (the other two were Shell Optimax and BP Ultimate).
Tests were carried out on various cars, including a Toyota MR2, and involved running the cars on Total 95 octane for three tankfulls, then repeating the process with the high-octane brands. Power outputs were measured on TMS's Dyno Dynamics rolling road, with meticulous attention to ambient temperature, humidity and other factors.
'There was a clear improvement in torque and power, both on the road and on the dyno,' siad TMS boss John Thorne of Tesco 99.
However, Shell Optimax has now evolved into Shell V-Power and risen to 99 octane, so the headline could read differntly now. V-Power costs 7p a litre more than regular 95, and 1p more than Optimax.
The highest octane petrol available in the UK is BP Ultimate 102, which costs around £2.42 a litre. BP has just announced that the number of sites stocking Ultimate will rise from six to 30.
Quote:-
"If you want the best-performing high-octaine petrol, then fill your tank with Tesco Octane 99. Thats the recommendation of Silverstone-based Thorney Motorsport (TMS) after its recent exhaustive, inderpendent, eight-month test of three fuels avaliable at UK filling stations (the other two were Shell Optimax and BP Ultimate).
Tests were carried out on various cars, including a Toyota MR2, and involved running the cars on Total 95 octane for three tankfulls, then repeating the process with the high-octane brands. Power outputs were measured on TMS's Dyno Dynamics rolling road, with meticulous attention to ambient temperature, humidity and other factors.
'There was a clear improvement in torque and power, both on the road and on the dyno,' siad TMS boss John Thorne of Tesco 99.
However, Shell Optimax has now evolved into Shell V-Power and risen to 99 octane, so the headline could read differntly now. V-Power costs 7p a litre more than regular 95, and 1p more than Optimax.
The highest octane petrol available in the UK is BP Ultimate 102, which costs around £2.42 a litre. BP has just announced that the number of sites stocking Ultimate will rise from six to 30.
01 November 2006, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by MrBush
Japanese Performance Magazine November 2006
Quote:-
"If you want the best-performing high-octaine petrol, then fill your tank with Tesco Octane 99. Thats the recommendation of Silverstone-based Thorney Motorsport (TMS) after its recent exhaustive, inderpendent, eight-month test of three fuels avaliable at UK filling stations (the other two were Shell Optimax and BP Ultimate).
Tests were carried out on various cars, including a Toyota MR2, and involved running the cars on Total 95 octane for three tankfulls, then repeating the process with the high-octane brands. Power outputs were measured on TMS's Dyno Dynamics rolling road, with meticulous attention to ambient temperature, humidity and other factors.
'There was a clear improvement in torque and power, both on the road and on the dyno,' siad TMS boss John Thorne of Tesco 99.
However, Shell Optimax has now evolved into Shell V-Power and risen to 99 octane, so the headline could read differntly now. V-Power costs 7p a litre more than regular 95, and 1p more than Optimax.
The highest octane petrol available in the UK is BP Ultimate 102, which costs around £2.42 a litre. BP has just announced that the number of sites stocking Ultimate will rise from six to 30.
Quote:-
"If you want the best-performing high-octaine petrol, then fill your tank with Tesco Octane 99. Thats the recommendation of Silverstone-based Thorney Motorsport (TMS) after its recent exhaustive, inderpendent, eight-month test of three fuels avaliable at UK filling stations (the other two were Shell Optimax and BP Ultimate).
Tests were carried out on various cars, including a Toyota MR2, and involved running the cars on Total 95 octane for three tankfulls, then repeating the process with the high-octane brands. Power outputs were measured on TMS's Dyno Dynamics rolling road, with meticulous attention to ambient temperature, humidity and other factors.
'There was a clear improvement in torque and power, both on the road and on the dyno,' siad TMS boss John Thorne of Tesco 99.
However, Shell Optimax has now evolved into Shell V-Power and risen to 99 octane, so the headline could read differntly now. V-Power costs 7p a litre more than regular 95, and 1p more than Optimax.
The highest octane petrol available in the UK is BP Ultimate 102, which costs around £2.42 a litre. BP has just announced that the number of sites stocking Ultimate will rise from six to 30.
01 November 2006, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by MrBush
Japanese Performance Magazine November 2006
Quote:-
"If you want the best-performing high-octaine petrol, then fill your tank with Tesco Octane 99. Thats the recommendation of Silverstone-based Thorney Motorsport (TMS) after its recent exhaustive, inderpendent, eight-month test of three fuels avaliable at UK filling stations (the other two were Shell Optimax and BP Ultimate).
Tests were carried out on various cars, including a Toyota MR2, and involved running the cars on Total 95 octane for three tankfulls, then repeating the process with the high-octane brands. Power outputs were measured on TMS's Dyno Dynamics rolling road, with meticulous attention to ambient temperature, humidity and other factors.
'There was a clear improvement in torque and power, both on the road and on the dyno,' siad TMS boss John Thorne of Tesco 99.
However, Shell Optimax has now evolved into Shell V-Power and risen to 99 octane, so the headline could read differntly now. V-Power costs 7p a litre more than regular 95, and 1p more than Optimax.
The highest octane petrol available in the UK is BP Ultimate 102, which costs around £2.42 a litre. BP has just announced that the number of sites stocking Ultimate will rise from six to 30.
Quote:-
"If you want the best-performing high-octaine petrol, then fill your tank with Tesco Octane 99. Thats the recommendation of Silverstone-based Thorney Motorsport (TMS) after its recent exhaustive, inderpendent, eight-month test of three fuels avaliable at UK filling stations (the other two were Shell Optimax and BP Ultimate).
Tests were carried out on various cars, including a Toyota MR2, and involved running the cars on Total 95 octane for three tankfulls, then repeating the process with the high-octane brands. Power outputs were measured on TMS's Dyno Dynamics rolling road, with meticulous attention to ambient temperature, humidity and other factors.
'There was a clear improvement in torque and power, both on the road and on the dyno,' siad TMS boss John Thorne of Tesco 99.
However, Shell Optimax has now evolved into Shell V-Power and risen to 99 octane, so the headline could read differntly now. V-Power costs 7p a litre more than regular 95, and 1p more than Optimax.
The highest octane petrol available in the UK is BP Ultimate 102, which costs around £2.42 a litre. BP has just announced that the number of sites stocking Ultimate will rise from six to 30.
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