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I've heard someone say that 98 Octane fuels offered by the different petrol station brands are different in their makeup, and apparently BP ultimate is the better one to use. Is this true or a load of waffle? Does it really matter if someone uses V Power or BP Ultimate or Vortex 98?

I think BP Ultimate is the only one to be guaranteed to have a minimum of 98 octane, so its a safe bet for a tuned car.

I personally get good results out of VPower.

Also, Happy Birthday Ruby!

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I've heard someone say that 98 Octane fuels offered by the different petrol station brands are different in their makeup, and apparently BP ultimate is the better one to use. Is this true or a load of waffle? Does it really matter if someone uses V Power or BP Ultimate or Vortex 98?

if its a pure petroleum based fuel advertised at 98% octane then by law it has to be 98% with no additives. BP and Mobile and Caltex and Coles all have authentic 98% octane. (I mainly use Mobil myself but the others have been just as good).

Just steer away from the United '100% octane' as it is an ethanol blended fuel and can affect your tune (unless your car has been tuned for that fuel especially)

-D

you know the octane rating isnt a percentage, yeah ben?

i do now

I thought vpower was 98? ohwell if thats the case I wont bother spending my money on it, as its the same price caltex sell their 98 (which is the same as mobils incidentally)

-D

V-Power is definitely 98 Octane:

http://www.colesexpress.com.au/shell-fuels...ll-v-power.aspx

Their 95 Octane variety is just called Shell Unleaded 95.

LOL, this whole time I thought it was 95, and the 98 was called Shell Optimax... (Not sold here Or did V-Power used to be 95?)

Wait, doesnt look like they sell Optimax anymore..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_V-Power

There are different grades of V-Power all over the world, including a 95 RON version, so that must be where I got that from..

V-Power sold in Hong Kong reaches RON 107; it is the highest native RON in consumer grade commercial petrol across worldwide.

so... bought our dog home this arvo, eating better, but not quite walkin properly yet,

gotta keep her indoors for a while, first thing she did, give Lachlan a lick on the head, then went strait

to bed lol..

good to have her home healthy none the less,

my bank acc aint so healthy tho. do vets earn more than doctors? lol

Hey craig here's some front hubs assemblies for the 31; and their half the price that they should be but you have to get them here from Vic.

http://www.nissansilvia.com/forums/index.p...howtopic=422019

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so... bought our dog home this arvo, eating better, but not quite walkin properly yet,

gotta keep her indoors for a while, first thing she did, give Lachlan a lick on the head, then went strait

to bed lol..

good to have her home healthy none the less,

my bank acc aint so healthy tho. do vets earn more than doctors? lol

good to hear she will be alright i reckon i paid for the extension at the angle vale a few yrs ago it should be renamed after our dog lol

both back knee's had to get reconstructed one at a time then the first one had to be redone over 4g later the dog is now 10 yrs old and running around like a puppy again .

a few people said 4g put it down its only a dog be farked lol i would spend it all again if i had too

happy bday ruby

Thanks guys ... had a good day with family ... even got an awesome present.

Tickets and accommodation for Sydney for the Top Gear show! Was wondering why Tracy was getting moody that I was planning it for myself :)

Wanted a brake upgrade ... but thats asking too much :mage:

I wrote a little poem...

spare time + beers =

"Twas the night before Christmas, and all was so quiet,

The hills were so silent, not a reindeer in sight,

Till along came a skyline and made shit-loads of noise,

So much so, Santa dropped all his toys.

Children in bed, snuggled, warm and unheard,

Till the skyline popped flames down-shifting to third.

While the fat man struggled to pick up his gifts,

The GTR lost traction changing to 5th!"

I've heard someone say that 98 Octane fuels offered by the different petrol station brands are different in their makeup, and apparently BP ultimate is the better one to use. Is this true or a load of waffle? Does it really matter if someone uses V Power or BP Ultimate or Vortex 98?

hmmmmm i lost like 5 + kw after using the V power and i got the dyno graphs to prove it....even going back straight onto the BP Ultimate after realising the 34 lost power didnt change anything :mage:

im keeping her on the Ultimate forever now lol :)

And i thought boost controllers were for pussies :mage:

they are. :)

hmmmmm i lost like 5 + kw after using the V power and i got the dyno graphs to prove it....even going back straight onto the BP Ultimate after realising the 34 lost power didnt change anything :P

unless both dyno runs were done on the same day, that 5kw "difference" isnt worth the paper its printed on.

This happened twice tonight, I'm going 55 in a 60 zone (to conserve fuel) and in both cases, a cop in front of me slows down to around 40, even when he has other cars behind him. Once he realised that my car is completely stock they turn off into some random side street, probably pissed off that he won't meet his quota tonight :)

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