Shell V Power Nitro + opinions?

[StuartH]

Hi All,

Has anyone tried this?

http://www.shell.co.uk/gbr/products.../fuels/vpower/what-is-v-power-nitro-plus.html

It is not the only "improved" unleaded on the market, BP and others do them.

What do you reckon? good idea or waste of money? I hear lots of people saying avoid supermarket fuel, but why?

Cheers

Stu
Bury

 

[DangerousDave]

Fifth gear review said they make no difference at all...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTaBngvsPrc

 

[UrbanRacer]

It makes no difference unless you have your car or bike mapped to make use of the higher octane. Typically the best results are seen on tuned turbocharged cars.
However the marketing bumf also says that VPower has cleaning agents in it to prevent carbon build up, I've not seen any independent evidence to support that but i did give the bike a few tank tank fulls of the stuff when i brought it out of hibernation this year.

 

[andybarsblade]

http://s1000rrforum.co.uk/showthread.php?1459-what-fuel-do-you-use&highlight=v-power

 

[chorsley]

unless your bike is mapped for it, it will make next to no differance; the only vechiles that will are forced indiction cars i.e. turbo or supercharged. I use normal fuel in the S1000rr

I use supper unleaded in my car, but it is a modified turbo and its mapped for it. My car is a 2010 Skoda Octavia VRs running a bigger turbo, injectors, induction system, intercooler and fuel pump to match it puts out around 300BHP and 350lbs at the front wheels it will eat a standard clutch and diff in about 10 mins:emmersed::race2_smilie:. I have had to but normal fuel in it ocasionally and then you feel the differance as the ECU backs everything off!!!!

 

[StuartH]

http://s1000rrforum.co.uk/showthread.php?1459-what-fuel-do-you-use&highlight=v-power

Cheers guys, didn't see this previous thread. Being a Northerner I don't need telling twice to keep my money in my pocket !!

I'll stick to the normal stuff, but avoid supermarkets...

 

[Godzilla]

Cheers guys, didn't see this previous thread. Being a Northerner I don't need telling twice to keep my money in my pocket !!

I'll stick to the normal stuff, but avoid supermarkets...

Why?

 

[UrbanRacer]

Why?

I too avoid supermarkets. I know of too many problems with contaminated fuel at supermarkets. haven't heard of it happening at a Shell, BP etc

 

[StuartH]

Why?

Same as UrbanRacers post really. No hard evidence to prove it. One of the reasons I use my local station is due to the owner keeping the place safe, he is always out putting sand down when the clumsy sods spill fuel

 

[Godzilla]

In tests about fuel that I have read supermarket fuel came out pretty well.
Mainly because they sell the fuel faster than other stations it is fresher and has lost less of the volatiles.
Supermarkets dont have their own refineries it the same as you get at normal stations.

 

[Niven770]

I work for a Chemical / Oil company in Scotland We supply the fuel that is used for the whole of Scotland and Northern England. This fuel is collected by all the big names mentioned above and the only difference is the additives they put into it, this is done in the Road Tanker. I'm under the impression that the Supermarkets do not add any.
So there will be zero contaminants in one that is not in the other unless they form over time in the Garage, possibly what the additives are there to prevent. But as Godzilla says Supermarket turnover is high so maybe little time for them to form there.

Regards
D