K3ogh_sti

I've just moved to germany with work and have took my blob widetrack with me

I foolishly but Dutch v-power in it yesterday and it felt sluggish to say the least! (it's 95 ron) i didn't notice until later on that it was 95

However I've found a shell garage close to me that does v power 100 racing, will I be ok running it on that? I always use 99 back in the UK

I know there is loads of threads on v power but they are all old and want to stay up to date cheers

Chris

Gambit

iTrader: (6)

well its 100RON so it'll be better than 99

also your Dutch gear is now 97/98 RON according to wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_...V-Power_petrol

K3ogh_sti

Yea that's what my head tells me but I was thinking more along the lines of knock etc

Gambit

iTrader: (6)

Super 100 being higher RON has higher resistance to knock

K3ogh_sti

I can also get 102 ron aswell, would this be ok to use?

Gambit

iTrader: (6)

anything over & above what its mapped for is technically safer

Wurzel

iTrader: (1)

Vpower 100 will be fine but you may get issues with the Aral 102 if your car is not mapped from factory standard. I had mine mapped by Bob Rawle on vpower 100 and when Aral brought out 102 I started using that and the car did not like it.

I am prepared to be told this is all BS and your car will be fine but I am only telling you what happened to me. I had a tweak made to the map and verything was fine.

Steve

stonejedi

iTrader: (51)

Wurzel i doubt that was the problem,running fuel with a couple of octane up,it's usually that if the octane in the fuel that you are using is less then what it was mapped for then you will definitely get problems.But a couple of raised octane is nothing too drastic i should think.SJ.

Wurzel

iTrader: (1)

And I rest my case.

Everyone seems to know better than me what happened when I put 102 ron fuel in my car running an STi 6 engine and Simtek ECU.

Gambit

iTrader: (6)

only thing could be if it was old fuel which degrades over time? but if Aral had only brought it out then i assume itd have been fresh

K3ogh_sti

I get tax free fuel from aral only v-power is expensive out here!

Shall I Chuck a tank of aral in and see?

Car has not been mapped from factory.

Cheers chris

stonejedi

iTrader: (51)

Wurzel i am not telling you what happened to your car,as really only you would know how your car felt to you,BUT... by that reasoning if i was to say put a bottle of a quality Octane booster like Nitros formula in my fuel tank i would have to get my map adjusted to suit as the added 2 or 3 octane to my fuel count will have an adverse effect on my map,its not really how it works mate.SJ.

TypeR99

iTrader: (2)

heard several people say their knock link went nuts on the 102 they serve up at Adenau near the ring so I'd stick with the 100 personally.

stonejedi

iTrader: (51)

A friend contacted me yesterday and said his car was a bit hoppy on that 102 also,it must be their additives that they put in their fuel.SJ.

K3ogh_sti

One of the lads here uses it in his audi s3 and it loves it apparently

He said it is blue in colour also which I found weird! I only get tax free fuel from aral

K3ogh_sti

Any one else got any other input to the aral 102?

Steve Whitehorn

iTrader: (13)

I have always stuck the German V power in and given the 102 a miss.
My car has run on UK and German V power and has never had a problem with fuel.

Steve_PPP

iTrader: (3)

My bugeye has been mapped for UK VPower and it seems to love the Aral 102 from Adenau. Although its a standard ECU and i've got no separate knock detection. Probably average 2 or 3 tank fulls from there per Ring trip and been going 7 years with no issues whatsoever.

Also had no problems with the VPower Racing 100.