FAST-XR EVIL T Member 259 Member For: 15y 10m 30d Gender: Male Location: Liverpool NSW Posted 17/12/08 09:33 PM Share Posted 17/12/08 09:33 PM im not sure how they achieve their RON ratings, but I know that the only difference between the 2 brands of fuel is colour, which is added by shell or caltex to differentiate brands, because that's the only difference... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Member 376 Member For: 16y 7m 28d Gender: Male Location: The Ville Posted 18/12/08 12:37 AM Share Posted 18/12/08 12:37 AM bp ultimate or V power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootster Just a large member member Silver Donating Members 3,125 Member For: 16y 23d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 20/12/08 11:12 PM Author Share Posted 20/12/08 11:12 PM Went for a bike ride with my brother today ,Bill from bk race engines and I asked him some question about fuel.He said to me that bp ultimate is the best fuel to use.He said it's a heavier fuel and more dense than other premium fuels.He weighs the fuel at a certain temperture so the dyno runs are consistent.Heavier and a more dense fuel means more power.Im into my second tank and can clearly feel the difference. Try it and let me know.Cheers Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 9m 1d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 20/12/08 11:27 PM Share Posted 20/12/08 11:27 PM My car usually runs Vortex98 or ultimate. The girlies Focus always runs Ultimate and feels quite good as a result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootster Just a large member member Silver Donating Members 3,125 Member For: 16y 23d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 20/12/08 11:48 PM Author Share Posted 20/12/08 11:48 PM He also said that only once was the Vortex98 heavier but found it to be inconsistent and varied every time he used it.On the other hand the BP was pretty much the same every time he used it. He Also he purchased the fuel from the some servo"s all the time.Cheers Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 6m 14d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 21/12/08 12:20 AM Share Posted 21/12/08 12:20 AM when it comes to fuel...What state is that in...as I believe they are all different depending on who has refineries where. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootster Just a large member member Silver Donating Members 3,125 Member For: 16y 23d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 21/12/08 12:26 AM Author Share Posted 21/12/08 12:26 AM What state is that in...as I believe they are all different depending on who has refineries where.NSW sydney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootster Just a large member member Silver Donating Members 3,125 Member For: 16y 23d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 21/12/08 12:42 AM Author Share Posted 21/12/08 12:42 AM He purchased the fuel from the same servo's is what I mean't to say.He also said the bp was better than shell's new 100 octane fuel.He said that when he spilled some of the shell fuel it left an oily residue behind(like WD40)after the fuel had evaporated,on the other hand bp evaporated leaving no residue at all.I have never used shell fuel some of my mates who drag race use to use it,but every time they pulled there engine down they found black soot in the engine.Cheers Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 6m 14d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 21/12/08 12:46 AM Share Posted 21/12/08 12:46 AM Was talking to FAST-XR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootster Just a large member member Silver Donating Members 3,125 Member For: 16y 23d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 21/12/08 01:03 AM Author Share Posted 21/12/08 01:03 AM Was talking to FAST-XRtrying to do 6 things at once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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