Vortex 98 info plz!!!

[KRiMiNaL]

I put in vortex 98 today and my car feels like shit. Is vortex 98 the same as optimax etc and can this be harmful to my motor.

[Binky1970]

I get the same problem, so I only use optimax or BP Ultimate.

[KRiMiNaL]

damn!!

Im gna get my car tuned in the nxt few days will it matter if i have this shi t petrol in my car?

[shif_tea]

i've heard its best to get your car tuned on the petty u usually run on, shit petrol might mean they have to tune it more conservatively to stop pinging etc. I'm not sure exactly how much of a diff figures wise though.

[2BNVS]

yer ive had the same problem with vortex, and went thru a tank alot quicker than optimax, i use ultimate now and that is quite good...

ben...

[Duncan]

actually I found vortex 98 to be fine myself.

but be very carefuly, Caltex are currently selling both 95 and 98 "Vortex" make sure the servo you go to has the right one BP have the same thing, they sell 98 ultimate and 95 premium at different places (and sometimes even the same servo)

[Guest Mashrock]

i have found that sometimes the caltex petrol isnt as good.

but have also had it be good at other times also. rather weird. maybe bad batches at times.

but bp's 98 has always been the goods.

i got ****ed in the ass today with 71 bucks to fill up

[KRiMiNaL]

Yeee im sure i used vortex 98 but its jst shithouse. Ill ask my mechanic tommrow see wat he says.

[Kaido_RR]

i have found that sometimes the caltex petrol isnt as good.

but have also had it be good at other times also. rather weird. maybe bad batches at times.

but bp's 98 has always been the goods.

i got ****ed in the ass today with  71 bucks to fill up

umm wtf! even when i fill up 3/4 of the tank it only cost me around $40/$50 with BP 98

[Guest Mashrock]

i must have a big tank then eh?

took over 60l's and perhaps around 1.10 bp.

[williamsf1]

same as mashrock and then a bottle of octane booster to the mix at $20! ouch! but 102 octane is a beautiful thing!

[williamsf1]

oh yeah and only shell optimax, until caltex get their act together!

[sproosy]

Ive been using Mobil 8000 and had no wuckers with it waht so ever. When i went to QLD we needed fuel really bad so i got vortex and my car starting pinging about 50kms after we filled up, i thought the motor had knock sensors? Don these retard the timing so the car wont ping. It was pinging at around 4500 - 6000rpm

[KRiMiNaL]

sproosy are u sure u used vortex 98 or jst normal vortex. Should i add octane booster before i get my car tuned??

[rd-runr]

sproosy are u sure u used vortex 98 or jst normal vortex. Should i add octane booster before i get my car tuned??

Not unless you're going to use octane booster all the time after the tune.

[lwells]

same as mashrock and then a bottle of octane booster to the mix at $20! ouch! but 102 octane is a beautiful thing!

You realise that every octane point that a booster adds is only 0.1 octane, right? So if you have 98 octane fuel, use a booster that adds 4 octane points, you have 98.4 octane fuel, not 102 octane.

LW.

[2LV8ETR]

I remember a topic on this once in a magazine and these were the results from the tests done:

BP Ultimate - 98RON

Shell Optimax - 98RON

Caltex Vortex - 95RON

I never knew until I read the article that Vortex advertised 98RON but because of their refinery process or some shit like that, the end result is 95RON.

I had a lot of pinging when I used Vortex, and I never use it as a result of this. BP first preference, Shell second. Nothing less for my baby.

[williamsf1]

http://www.nismo.com.au/images/Fuel_Octane_Booster.jpg

well this is what I was working on.....

[lwells]

http://www.nismo.com.au/images/Fuel_Octane_Booster.jpg

well this is what I was working on.....

In which case your getting 2.8Ron increase, not 4?

LW.

[nmcmahon83]

I remember a topic on this once in a magazine and these were the results from the tests done:

BP Ultimate - 98RON

Shell Optimax - 98RON

Caltex Vortex - 95RON

I never knew until I read the article that Vortex advertised 98RON but because of their refinery process or some shit like that, the end result is 95RON.

I had a lot of pinging when I used Vortex, and I never use it as a result of this. BP first preference, Shell second. Nothing less for my baby.

How long ago was this? Because as stated, Caltex have Vortex (95RON) and Vortex 98 (98 RON)...

Although I'm no fuel expert, I can't see how they coulkd legally advertise a 95RON petrol as 98RON petrol.