Used caltex vortex 98 in all of my cars and all have run perfect on it
Put ultimate in the astra last week on the way to Phillip island and saw no real difference between it and the vortex
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with my orange pos bp ultimate is all i use, getting great mileage out of it
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Used caltex vortex 98 in all of my cars and all have run perfect on it
Put ultimate in the astra last week on the way to Phillip island and saw no real difference between it and the vortex
Sure, we dont have to worry about viking raids or scurvy anymore, but instead we make a daily routine of sitting in flimsy, fibreglass (or metal) boxes full of gasoline which are propelled in opposing directions on the freeway at velocities matching that of low flying aircraft.
This is a roundabout way of saying that cars are dangerous....
United 98, purely because its the same price as Shell 95 and the Veccy seems to get better mileage and performance out of it. Probably all in my head though.
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Thanks for the input.You're quite right, this thread is probably not going to give someone reliable data to make a conclusion about which petrol to use.But sometimes I feel that the driver knows alot through their own driving of the car and what they notice. It was that subjective response I was looking for.I just found it interesting how V-Power felt different to Vortex 98.Should try BP's Ultimate and see how that goes.Sorry about not including all the mainstream providers!! Didn't put in alot of research when posting the thread LOL.
Always use BP Ultimate 98 in my car and in both my quads. Might just be in my head but I swear I can feel the difference if I use other fuel...
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Tend to like the BP ultimate but usually end up getting Vortex 98 because it's conveniently close. Much of a muchness really!
I can answer yes to your 98ron shell vs caltex question, definitely notice a difference in my turbo vert, (for the better) over the years I've tried 2 or 3 tanks fulls back to back of the other brands as well and the shell has consistently been better, interestingly I've also tried shell 100 in that same car and noticed zero difference to 98, in fact it consumed the fuel at a quicker rate with a similar driving style...
Now I can only comment based on my 'seat of the pants' experience, so it may be a different story if verified on a dyno ??
Also it's to do with that car/engine only, ie. turbo TS Astra Z20LET engine...
In my old Calibra, it ran miles better on BP Ultimate than anything else, again that was an atmo V6 engine...
On one of my newer cars (Mazda 3 SP25) I only run 91ron and it seems to prefer or run better and smoother on Mobil fuel, that's an atmo 2.5ltr IL4 engine...
This is a very variable/debatable results kind of topic, but in short and IMHO 98 or 100ron fuels should only be used if the car/engine in question requires it...
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I always ran either Shell or United 98 or 100 octane fuels. Preference was always United and always ran United 100 for the track, sometimes with a little extra added (nitromethane anyone??)
BP has no ethanol from memory unlike most other 98's in Oz, so that might be part of the prob with it running higher temps (ethanol evaporates cooling the intake charge, even at 10% concentrations it can make a difference).
Now i'm running E85, Caltex and United are the only options unless I run Sucrogen E85 which is $2:25+/litre as its a race fuel (I have a 200Lt drum at home waiting to be used)
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i use caltex becuase it's closest to home. I've used so many types and they're all so close in performance and mileage that it's hard to determine which is better than the others.
I've tested E10 95% at both BP and Caltex on a road trip in a Corsa B (1.4L) from Brisbane to Townsville and got better mileage with Caltex by 20-30 kms.
However, the best mileage I've ever had in my 1.8L Astra was using Mobil 98% from Wild Horse Mountain on the Sunshine Coast. 650kms for a 47L fill.
It doesn't hurt to advance the timing so that even an older car can somewhat take advantage of the higher octane (and cleaner burning, according to the marketing mob) but you're right... it's not usually worth the extra money in an older car.
In a slightly obscure case, I run variants of 98 octane fuel in my 1989 Pajero (which happens to be ethanol safe too) and have adjusted the timing because 90% of the time I run the car on LPG which is 102 octane minimum in Australia. It's actually significantly less sluggish than running on 91 without the timing advance...
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