V-Power
 

I've just filled up with my first tank of V-Power in my Jap Import Classic

Anyone had any experience with this stuff?

It smelt a bit funky when I was filling up :confused:

Just put my 1st tank full intoday aswell.

I thought the smell was my underpants as I was touching cloth as I was well out of:eek: fuel.

Ive put many a tank of v poer in and found no problems at all.

V-power only fuel my scoob drinks :thumb:

Only used Optimax so therefore only use V-Power.

Only discernable (sp) difference is MPG. Car is using more with V-Power than it did with Optimax. Was mapped with Optimax in it so maybe that has something to do with it.

Don't think its worth re-mapping though.

As above, my car was mapped on Optimax and mpg has dropped significantly with V Power. I'm using Tesco 99 as often as possible and might go back to Esso super as well as car runs well on it.

Why do we need to wait so long between V-Power threads ? :mad:

Can we have a rota ?

Mate, I have the same issue. Got better MPG on Optimax too :razz:

How much difference do you notice ? Is your car mapped for Optimax ?

There is feck all difference :rolleyes: More activity on the knocklink and I'm still using NF octane booster.

Difference as in reduction in mpg - how far you get on a tank on each ?

Is the car mapped and what year is it ?

MY00 decat and panel filter and TEK mapping. Don't know precisely but MPG has blatantly reduced and I would say it pops and bangs more so I guess its runnning richer since the change.

These are just my findings. I'm sure they'll be others who won't have any issues with it.

The maximum I've had is 200 miles on a tank (using ****-Power, sorry V-Power). Last time round only did 183 and that was all motorway driving with the odd blast here and there. On Optimax I got above 250 easily. There is no difference in performance, still has all the go :norty: I'm pretty sure the last owner had it mapped on Optimax - will have to give him a call.

Car is a MY99 type R

How can you have so many posts on Scoobynet and not be aware of all the threads there have been on this subject? :confused:
JohnD

I know this has been done loads already. However, Optimax seemed a really good compromise for performance when giving it some welly and decent mpg on motorway cruisin'. I could easily get 350 miles out of a 60 litre tank in '03 wrx when on motorway journeys. V power is still great for performance, but I'm lucky to get 260/270 miles per tank now when tootling along. I know you don't buy these cars for fuel economy blah etc!

I smell a lot funky when I've been filled up but what's that got to do with the car?:luvlove:

Could this be because of the ECU on the Classics, which takes longer to adjust to a different octane rating ?

Hey Andy the Jock, does ECU stand for endless co** ups?

Electronic Control Unit, but could be Endless Cock-ups in your case !:lol1:

:D

It's called laziness http://www.websitegoodies.com/smilie...shamed0001.gif

use this seems alright

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When v power 1st came out everyone seemed to be saying better performance and better economy. WTF, thinks I!! Good to see a few now saying they are getting worse economy, like I seem to:) . Don't think mine was mapped for opti before that, but seemed better.

v5 sti runnin on v power get 51 miles 2a tenner wich i reckon iz good.did 210 miles on motorway with 29 pound vpower

Mine was mapped on v power n gets same mpg as i did with optimax. Still get average of 260 miles tank full at running at 331 bhp no probs here:thumb:

Basically the same here, although I have lost a few mpg but last round of mods/map coincided with change to v-power, so difficult to say if it was purely down to fuel. Used to get around 24mpg on Optimax and now ~22mpg, however now running ~340bhp :D v's 276 before, so I'd say on balance consumption hasn't changed..:)

thats well good mate i get roughly 180-220 on my sti ppp 03 reg, what am i doin wrong, this is with normal driving, most moterway, do i need a remap, sum1 please pm me thanks.