New Shell V-power?
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New Shell V-power? is this even worth it?....how exactly does it clean?...anyone run it?...will it cause problems....whats it actually clean?.. does it dffer from any other 93 ovctane fuel?
the reason i worry is becuase a few years agot when my mom got her new car...she usaully gets speedway but a shell was the onlythign available...we filled her up and bam...knocking and the car nearly dies....then it jerked and acted up for a few blocks then was ok....i dont get it??
would it be a good idead to swtich between V-power and all other premiums 92^?or stick with one?...what will i benefit if i use it...and how long should i run it to do whatever cleaning theing it does and go back?
sorry for lenght
the reason i worry is becuase a few years agot when my mom got her new car...she usaully gets speedway but a shell was the onlythign available...we filled her up and bam...knocking and the car nearly dies....then it jerked and acted up for a few blocks then was ok....i dont get it??
would it be a good idead to swtich between V-power and all other premiums 92^?or stick with one?...what will i benefit if i use it...and how long should i run it to do whatever cleaning theing it does and go back?
sorry for lenght
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I havnt personally used it, but my brother filled up his bike with it a few weeks back. He has a 97 cbr f3 and when using the cheapest local gas, Sheetz, he got 53mpg. He switched to Vpower and it dropped to 45mpg. Now Sheetz gas sux giant goat *****. It will make any LS1 run like crap. His bike didnt run any better, or any worse....he just lost mileage. Persoanally I wouldnt use it. I like to use my Local Exxon because I know that they get decet quality gas, plus my car runs great on it. All I think that the Vpower is, is just regular octane gas with an addition of fuel injector cleaner. Or something to that effect. I dont think its worth it.
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thanks for that input....im so afraid itll hurt something....anyone else experiecnce this V-power...b4 i decide to switch over or not from Speedway, BP, Citgo 92-93 premium?
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v-power i always fill v-power and sometimes sunoco ultra94 but i never noticed any problems with the v-power, the car runs great for as long as i have used it. no knocking or anything. and don't use bp, that gas sucks and will ruin ur car.
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i can find out, my company also owns about 50 shell gas stations, well not my company but the *** holes i work for. i run it all the time and i also run citco and 76 and dont notice a difference between them.
I've used the shell v-power and really have not been able to tell a difference. I just don't like using it because I have found an exxon in town that is cheaper than the shity gas at grocery stores.
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I had been running Exxon 93 in my Camaro SS. At 2700 miles, I swapped the heads. I was surprised at how much carbon build-up there was on the cylinders and valves with so few miles on the car. I'm now running heads, cam, and a supercharger and switched to Shell V-power 93 a couple of weeks ago. Car runs good and the mileage has stayed the same. Hopefully it'll run cleaner and carbon build-up won't be as bad.
I filled up with a tank of this and have seen my LTFTs
drift positive by 3-4 points. Does anyone know if this
is an oxygenated, or otherwise "mixture engineered"
formula?
drift positive by 3-4 points. Does anyone know if this
is an oxygenated, or otherwise "mixture engineered"
formula?
