bernmc Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 Good grief mon - every little helps! Big scientific-type fuel shootout and tesco 99 beats bp ultimate and shell optimax (and v-power doesn;t seem to be any better than optimax) http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default ... ryId=14919 Quote
psf_wilts Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 i always thought supermarket fuel was the scrapings out of the tanks and hence was much dirtier than "proper" fuel. Although i suppose as tesco 99 is a bit specialised this shouldnt be so much of an issue. Quote
Rob_Quads Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 supermarket fuel is often just branded stuff. The difference is it could be anything, it just depends whats going for what price i.e. they might buy a load from a BP tanker but then the next lot might be from a Shell tanker just depends whats going for the best price. As for that report. It seems like its doing the rounds. i'm confused by thier printouts - if they have been running this for 8 months getting numerous results that would produce a matrix of results giving average results. I'm pretty sure those rolling roads can't store that many results and then print the average. Quote
max Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 bp 102 ok it is £2.40 a litre,but wrc technologies ran a test using a 996 gt3, on bp 97 it ran 381.9 bhp but on bp 102 it was 406.9 and after a remap it produced 430 bhp, i find this hard to believe. Quote
mighty Z Posted September 1, 2006 Posted September 1, 2006 Tesco dont even sell the 99ron in notts Does anyone know where its available from I dont mind travelling a bit. Quote
Guest prescience Posted September 1, 2006 Posted September 1, 2006 Quite difficult to track this down but here you go http://www.greenergy.com/products/99_oc ... tions.html Quote
mighty Z Posted September 1, 2006 Posted September 1, 2006 Thanks the nearest to me is the one in chesterfield which is about 30 miles away might try it with the eighty litre tank it might not be too bad. Quote
Liam's Z Posted September 1, 2006 Posted September 1, 2006 Quite difficult to track this down but here you go http://www.greenergy.com/products/99_oc ... tions.html Think my 3rd post gave it away Quote
Guest prescience Posted September 1, 2006 Posted September 1, 2006 Well you should've done the whole 9 yards then Quote
Liam's Z Posted September 1, 2006 Posted September 1, 2006 Well you should've done the whole 9 yards then Why when we have you Mr search engine Quote
bernmc Posted September 1, 2006 Author Posted September 1, 2006 As for that report. It seems like its doing the rounds. i'm confused by thier printouts - if they have been running this for 8 months getting numerous results that would produce a matrix of results giving average results. I'm pretty sure those rolling roads can't store that many results and then print the average. The Dyno Dynamics dyno's can definitely store runs - up to a thousand per ID (usually the car reg) if I remember correctly. I'm not sure about producing an average though- I can't see that it would - what use would it be in tuning terms- so you may have a point. Perhaps they've just selected a couple of representative curves? When I was at WRC with my car on their Dyno Dynamics, I got into a discussion with them about fuels, and they had the opposite to say about Tesco - said that they could see the ECU's of cars running it pulling the timing. Liked optimax but said it was unstable and aged quickly, whereas BP ultimate lasted longer. Difficult to know what the truth really is eh. Can't get Tesco 99 around here so doesn't matter to me at the moment! Quote
bernmc Posted September 1, 2006 Author Posted September 1, 2006 Ooops - it's for sale doen at the Cov Arena! Might just try a snifter! Quote
Guest prescience Posted September 1, 2006 Posted September 1, 2006 you might as well PM me whatever your beef is Quote
Liam's Z Posted September 1, 2006 Posted September 1, 2006 you might as well PM me whatever your beef is No beef dog, touchy today!!! Quote
Sarnie Posted September 1, 2006 Posted September 1, 2006 you might as well PM me whatever your beef is No beef dog, touchy today!!! I know, the other thread just got locked Quote
Liam's Z Posted September 1, 2006 Posted September 1, 2006 you might as well PM me whatever your beef is No beef dog, touchy today!!! I know, the other thread just got locked hey??? Quote
Guest prescience Posted September 1, 2006 Posted September 1, 2006 you might as well PM me whatever your beef is No beef dog, touchy today!!! OK Ok I do seem like the odd pat on the back if I make the effort - which I do for the benefit of everyone BTW. I was a bit thick finding that particular link Quote
Sarnie Posted September 1, 2006 Posted September 1, 2006 you might as well PM me whatever your beef is No beef dog, touchy today!!! I know, the other thread just got locked hey??? The one with Val selling the plenum thingy Quote
Guest prescience Posted September 1, 2006 Posted September 1, 2006 Yes why was that. I thought it was fair comment to do the sums based on what the company had supplied to me, whilst acknowledging that lomoto had done a good deal. And the guarantee point - well I didn't know the legal stance Quote
Liam's Z Posted September 1, 2006 Posted September 1, 2006 Gotcha Sarnie!!! Dorian LOL,,, I always give you credit were credit is due Quote
Guest prescience Posted September 1, 2006 Posted September 1, 2006 Gotcha Sarnie!!! Dorian LOL,,, I always give you credit were credit is due I always take it before its due Quote
buds Posted September 1, 2006 Posted September 1, 2006 you might as well PM me whatever your beef is No beef dog, touchy today!!! I know, the other thread just got locked hey??? The one with Val selling the plenum thingy Its ok i've found my way into this one, nobody panick! Presience/Dorian I appreciate all the links and your wealth of knowledge, so please continue Quote
Liam's Z Posted September 1, 2006 Posted September 1, 2006 you might as well PM me whatever your beef is No beef dog, touchy today!!! I know, the other thread just got locked hey??? The one with Val selling the plenum thingy Its ok i've found my way into this one, nobody panick! Presience/Dorian I appreciate all the links and your wealth of knowledge, so please continue Ditto Quote
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