Shell v power premium octane?

[collector240sx]

Hey guys,

I don't think that him asking what octane the shell v-power is, is has dumb a question has most is making it.
Every turbo car around my place is finding there car runs better on it. And seriously the number posted on the
pump doesn't mean it's the true octane rating, it only mean that the fuel has to meat or exceed that number.
V-power sold under 91 octane could be equivalent to 94 octane, why they would do that, I don't know. Aldo it
could also truly be 91 octane, and there additives might just have a better cooling effect in the combustion
chamber, who knows.

And if you want real good fuel and I mean the good stuff for a reasonable price, get yourself a airplane pilot
license and get your fuel at the airport. lol

[Bruizer]

I ran 91 in the GTR since 2005 but am now going to Mohawk 94 as per the tuner requirements, sadly, there's a suspicion that my tomei fuel pump will limit my power under 550whp

[MarusGTR]

Hey guys,

I don't think that him asking what octane the shell v-power is, is has dumb a question has most is making it.
Every turbo car around my place is finding there car runs better on it. And seriously the number posted on the
pump doesn't mean it's the true octane rating, it only mean that the fuel has to meat or exceed that number.
V-power sold under 91 octane could be equivalent to 94 octane, why they would do that, I don't know. Aldo it
could also truly be 91 octane, and there additives might just have a better cooling effect in the combustion
chamber, who knows.

And if you want real good fuel and I mean the good stuff for a reasonable price, get yourself a airplane pilot
license and get your fuel at the airport. lol

Then he should of asked Shell (or google) and not us what's his local V-Power rating should be. There's too many factors for us to answer his question, if that's the case. Some pumps back in Bathurst have festering water in them. I'm sure it's not 87 when people say they have knock with their ATVs.

In all seriousness, I run V-Power with no problems. It wouldn't of been a troll question if he had asked "Do you guys run V-Power? What's the highest octane rating in Canada?" instead, which in itself has been asked around already. As for the additives, it's nitrogen enriched right? The fuel could run colder if the nitrogen is absorbing (and diffusing) latent heat of the combustion. N2 needs a lot of heat (or energy) to break down. Just a guess though, since their marketing revolved around it's carbon cleaning properties. Maybe it's because of their inertness and poor oxidative properties.

DarkCaporaL, I'm not sure what's more disturbing: the picture itself or the fact you had it on your hard drive .

[Robski]

^^Granny shiftin' not double clutchin' like you should. You're lucky that hundred shot of NOS didn't blow the welds on the intake! You almost had me?

You never had your car!

[danwit]

What you thinkin lance, 30 weight? 40 weight?

[vaderj]

100ll is not good for O2's...but im new i guess

[RGB]

I'm putting Shell V-power at 98 octane, but it doesn't matter if you win by and inch or a mile. Winning is winning.

Of course it's 98 octane because Japan and Australia count the octane differently.

To actually answer the question that was asked (hilarious, 3 pages with no direct answer). Shell v-power is 91 in Canada. The highest octane rating at the pump to be found is 94, and that's at Sunoco/Petro Canada. That's for Ontario, anyways.

[collector240sx]

I'm putting Shell V-power at 98 octane, but it doesn't matter if you win by and inch or a mile. Winning is winning.

Of course it's 98 octane because Japan and Australia count the octane differently.

To actually answer the question that was asked (hilarious, 3 pages with no direct answer). Shell v-power is 91 in Canada. The highest octane rating at the pump to be found is 94, and that's at Sunoco/Petro Canada. That's for Ontario, anyways.

I though I said that it was 91, but I guess I didn't clarified it.

[nimblestix]

94 at chevron and Petro-can here in BC. Used to have 94 at Mohawk/husky but no longer available (besides theirs had ethanol in it)
V-power is 91 i believe here in BC as well.

[Bruizer]

94 at chevron and Petro-can here in BC. Used to have 94 at Mohawk/husky but no longer available (besides theirs had ethanol in it)
V-power is 91 i believe here in BC as well.

You can make more power with that %10 ethanol in the 94

[Oakville]

40 weight sounds nice.

Vpower is a fantastic fuel, no ethanol. Ethanol eats away at fuel lines over time and can be done without.

I swear, there must be 400 of these threads already, search function people...or even google. waow.

[M13]

Been testing w/ V Power 91.

Runs much much better compared to Chevron 91 (10% ethanol)


You won't notice the ethanol eat the fuel line the person above stated... The problem w/ ethanol is that it has less energy/g (J/mol) than petroleum fuels, however it can lower cylinder temps and resist knock.

[DarkCaporaL]

Like every gas, you need to be tuned for it in order to use it at it's peak capacity.

Of course if you're not tuned for 10% ethanol, you'll be losing power. Tune for it though, and you'll be able to make more.

Ethanol blends can make more power, it's no longer in question. Just go and research E85 gas.

[Dragon Humper]

Of course it's 98 octane because Japan and Australia count the octane differently.

Yes, for some ungodly reason Aus. uses the RON rating to market gas (maybe they think it looks better) instead of the PON we and the Japanese use. PON is an average of the MON and RON in gasoline and gives you a better idea of how knock resistant the fuel is. Japanese "hiocu" is a true 98 PON octane fuel, it smells really good (I could were it as an aftershave). Even the regular in Japan is 93 PON and also smells nice.

98 RON in Aus. is combined with a MON rating of 82 which gives a PON of only 90, which is why E85 was such a godsend when it was avail., it let tuners dial in ign. timing that could really make some grunt.

I have made a whole heap of power on Mohawk 94, but alas, it is no more. I may try and see what the Moh91 can do, but I think I might just have to go with my plan to mix up my own M20 (20% methanol with the Moh91 and 5% tolulene) to make the hay. I refuse to detune the car from the Japanese spec, it's a really good tune and it makes a tonne of torque.

The only 2 sources of 94 left are Petro and Chevron, and I don't trust either of them. And for the record, anyone who poo-poos ethanol better suck it up because you can't get away from it, ALL FUEL in Canada now has a minimum of 5% ethanol in it as per the federal government.......ALL of it.




Jon.