V-Power Vs Tesco Juice

[FamilyDub]

I use mainly Tesco 99 and occasionally V-Power. 

My old ED 30 used to run great on Tesco 99, even the exhaust note seemed to sound that little bit "raspier".  It does take a while for the ECU to adapt to the different fuel though,  and I thinks it's best to fill up at least a few times with the same petrol before making a judgement.

Another tip I read is to fill up when it's cold, apparently the petrol is more dense when cold, so you get more in your litre ?   

The Thorney Motorsport Fuel Test summary was :-

QUOTE :

In simple terms, Shells V Power is near identical to the Optimax product that it replaced, in power and ‘feel’ terms it continued to out perform all 95 octane fuels and we’d still recommend owners of all performance cars use the highest quality fuel they can find. However the performance offered by the fuel was sometimes inconsistent.

The Tesco 99 fuel again outperformed V Power in all the tests but the differences between the two fuels were marginal and we doubt most people would tell the difference in their cars on a day to day basis. However the Tesco fuel was the most consistent. ...

........Bottom line? Use the Tesco 99 fuel where you can find it, it offers the best, most consistent performance of the fuels available and it’s cheaper than V Power. If you can’t find a Tescos that sells it then go for Shell’s V Power. :

Where does this quote come from...? 

[Rhyso]

I use mainly Tesco 99 and occasionally V-Power. 

My old ED 30 used to run great on Tesco 99, even the exhaust note seemed to sound that little bit "raspier".  It does take a while for the ECU to adapt to the different fuel though,  and I thinks it's best to fill up at least a few times with the same petrol before making a judgement.

Another tip I read is to fill up when it's cold, apparently the petrol is more dense when cold, so you get more in your litre ?   

The Thorney Motorsport Fuel Test summary was :-

QUOTE :

In simple terms, Shells V Power is near identical to the Optimax product that it replaced, in power and ‘feel’ terms it continued to out perform all 95 octane fuels and we’d still recommend owners of all performance cars use the highest quality fuel they can find. However the performance offered by the fuel was sometimes inconsistent.

The Tesco 99 fuel again outperformed V Power in all the tests but the differences between the two fuels were marginal and we doubt most people would tell the difference in their cars on a day to day basis. However the Tesco fuel was the most consistent. ...

........Bottom line? Use the Tesco 99 fuel where you can find it, it offers the best, most consistent performance of the fuels available and it’s cheaper than V Power. If you can’t find a Tescos that sells it then go for Shell’s V Power. :

Where does this quote come from...? 

In bold 

[FamilyDub]

I use mainly Tesco 99 and occasionally V-Power. 

My old ED 30 used to run great on Tesco 99, even the exhaust note seemed to sound that little bit "raspier".  It does take a while for the ECU to adapt to the different fuel though,  and I thinks it's best to fill up at least a few times with the same petrol before making a judgement.

Another tip I read is to fill up when it's cold, apparently the petrol is more dense when cold, so you get more in your litre ?   

The Thorney Motorsport Fuel Test summary was :-




QUOTE :

In simple terms, Shells V Power is near identical to the Optimax product that it replaced, in power and ‘feel’ terms it continued to out perform all 95 octane fuels and we’d still recommend owners of all performance cars use the highest quality fuel they can find. However the performance offered by the fuel was sometimes inconsistent.

The Tesco 99 fuel again outperformed V Power in all the tests but the differences between the two fuels were marginal and we doubt most people would tell the difference in their cars on a day to day basis. However the Tesco fuel was the most consistent. ...

........Bottom line? Use the Tesco 99 fuel where you can find it, it offers the best, most consistent performance of the fuels available and it’s cheaper than V Power. If you can’t find a Tescos that sells it then go for Shell’s V Power. :

Where does this quote come from...? 

In bold 

D'oh! 

[Saint Steve]

Im going to experiment with some V-power for a few tanks. Just had some data logging done since my remap, and it shows that the engine ignition timing gets very erratic on the odd occasion, sometimes back to -6 degrees, which is getting close to detonation territory .
Whereas another Ed30, same map as me, dsg, has stable ignition timing on his logs but he uses V-power as gospel.

Ive been advised to try it to see if the car runs better on a different fuel with this identical map.

Perhaps it maybe worth considering running V-power when at a Tuned State rather then standard form.

I will update once i have run a few tanks.

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Read all about it!

http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tuning/October_2008_Fuel_Test_Report.shtml

http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tuning/Fuel_Test_Results_Update.shtml

 

[FamilyDub]

Read all about it!

http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tuning/October_2008_Fuel_Test_Report.shtml

http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tuning/Fuel_Test_Results_Update.shtml

 

Thhhaaaaat's more like it, for lazy g*ts like me 

Thanks!