Shell to re-launch V-Power imminently

Steeps said:
Ran my GT86 on whichever super I could get my mitts on at time of filling up, always sounded rougher on Momentum than other supers over a few tanks (Esso/Sainsburys). Since remapping it's only ever had VPower, as my car is a downsized stressed engine it would be interesting to see if there are any improvements to the performance or mpg.
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It always sounds slightly rough and makes some odd noises :p

I think it's to do with the injection system. The FA-20 has direction injection and port injection, which is quite uncommon. The up side of that is it should be very resistant to carbon buildup, where as engines with only direct injection are pretty bad for it. Especially VAG's engines (VW like to pretend it's not a thing :/ )
 
adam cool dude said:
Used to have a shell garage right near my house but now it is a applegreen. :(. Momentum is all I can get.
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My car is mapped for 99-RON, so I can only use Momentum or V-Power. The guy who mapped it, Paul Blamire, thought that Momentum was actually better than V-Power. My only thought is: does all that extra detergent in the new V-Power affect the octane rating the real world? I don't care how clean the engine is, jut how much power I get.
 
Meridian said:
My car is mapped for 99-RON, so I can only use Momentum or V-Power. The guy who mapped it, Paul Blamire, thought that Momentum was actually better than V-Power. My only thought is: does all that extra detergent in the new V-Power affect the octane rating the real world? I don't care how clean the engine is, jut how much power I get.
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The only problem I've found with M99 is freshness. One tank is like rocket fuel and another like treacle. Since V-Power accounts for about 65% of premium fuel sales nationally, with the remainder scattered across the other brands, that's hardly surprising. It will sit around for ages going off before they finally take a fresh delivery.

Testing at Milbrook (paid for by Tesco no less) showed M99 added to carbon fouling on the fuel system, whereas V-Power removed it. V-Power also tended to give better economy. The report PDF is on Tesco's PFS site if you're interested, though why they included it with results favouring their competitor I don't quite know lol. They are trying to get people to pay for M99 instead of Tesco 95, and the M99 does at least give better MPG than Tesco 95.

Alex_6n2 said:
I presume the new formula will remain at 99RON?
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Yes it's still 99 RON and you'll find it's actually currently in the forecourt tanks so they're fully swapped over come launch day. ;)
 
Used the new digital pumps for the first time, in Stoke of all olaces.

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How difficult is it to get a round number on those (£xx.00 or xxL of fuel) compared to regular pumps? Not expecting the fast pump to do much on stations around here.
 
It's more difficult than the handle. People who aim for rounded numbers won't be impressed.
 
Only the V Power pumps were digital, the rest were still traditional. Not quite sure why only V Power!
 
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