Shell V-Power Nitro+

[Baal]

Iirc from mz3 brochure, it states as 'recommended minimum' 95 ron.

[Lotr]

i pumped it today, pickup feels good, expect to have better fuel economy but doubtful whether it translates to monetary savings over RON98.

 

driving at 1.6 turbo

[Aukang]

Just pumped. Apparently offer is extended for one more day till tomorrow.

[shuttlecock]

Just pumped. Apparently offer is extended for one more day till tomorrow.

Just pumped today cause have vouchers, after vouchers finished, willl revert back to Caltex 98

[Ntrj]

Just pumped yesterday - engine appears more refined, but also feels 'heavier' (for lack of better word) too..

[Buadongdong]

Just tried it 2 weeks ago with a full tank. Feels damn heartache when I am at the counter paying money. So expensive and what comes after the end of the tank makes me feel even more heartache. Had the impression that it will give me better mileage and better performance as mentioned in Shell's advertisement. Unfortunately its totally load of b**s**t for my case.

Travelled 435km on 39L of Nitro+. Normally I pump SPC 95 and it easily gives me 450km or more. Seems like the additonal 25% Friction reducer and the exorbitant price didn't help my B&B car. 

Well, at least I've tested and proven to myself that Nitro+ doesnt help with better performance on my car. Anybody else had this similar experience?

[KoreanLover]

 I only pumped once in sept due to their promo.. "Feels" smoother but gives abt the same mileage

 

Verdict: Will only go for Nitro+ if there's a promotion

[Fpchong]

Yap yap. I pump 95. Sometimes 92. Sometimes 98. Sometimes go shell pump vpower to clean engine. Just personal preference and have no scientific for why i do that... haha.. thats why i say mental horse power... my mind believes my mit is ferrari.. haha.. joking

 

 

I only pump SPC 92 in SG but most of the time Shell VPower97 in JB. All fuel to me is the same except the price i am paying

[Fpchong]

i've pumped both in sg and jb before... but i realized that SPC SG and Caltex JB gives me the worst mileage... shell 97 / v power in jb gives me good mileage, followed by sg esso 5000

 

I pump SPC cause i can utilised my POSBank Everyday card point for free petrol, anyway any petrol to be is just to run the car...none give me good mileage for my driving habbits...

[flashbang]

I pump SPC cause i can utilised my POSBank Everyday card point for free petrol, anyway any petrol to be is just to run the car...none give me good mileage for my driving habbits...

 

Tried 1 tank of Esso cos of DBS vouchers, didn't feel any difference....

[Lotr]

I alternate between SPC 98 and Shell V-Power Nitro+ (~1/month) for several months now.

 

SPC98: for the additional 6% POSB Everyday Card rebate for a total of about ~20%

V-Power: for the noticably pickup/acceleration improvement

 

Of course, V-Power cost about 30% more and the improvement in mileage is quite marginally in comparison, ~5%.

 

So, I am thinking is there other reasons to continue using V-Power.

 

Also, has anyone tried Shell 98? Any perceptible difference between this and V-Power?

 

 

[Thaiyotakamli]

No u choose v power is to let shell earn more profit lol

[ER-3682]

I alternate between SPC 98 and Shell V-Power Nitro+ (~1/month) for several months now.

 

SPC98: for the additional 6% POSB Everyday Card rebate for a total of about ~20%

V-Power: for the noticably pickup/acceleration improvement

 

Of course, V-Power cost about 30% more and the improvement in mileage is quite marginally in comparison, ~5%.

 

So, I am thinking is there other reasons to continue using V-Power.

 

Also, has anyone tried Shell 98? Any perceptible difference between this and V-Power?

I would say,cannot feel the different between Shell FuelSaver98 & V-Power Nitro+ in term of power,maybe my Fairlady is big cc.....

[evo171]

Some mention V-Power cleans the engine more, they use to "flush" impurities out? True or false?

[ER-3682]

Some mention V-Power cleans the engine more, they use to "flush" impurities out? True or false?

Every brand Top Tier petrol like Esso 8000,SPC Levo 98 & Caltex Platinum 98 also say can "Clean" the engine,can clean or not only the engine can tell you.

[Vinceng]

Some mention V-Power cleans the engine more, they use to "flush" impurities out? True or false?

True!!!

 

Shell V Power Nitro+ helps flush your money away.

[Razer_Blaze]

Fact or Fiction?: Premium Gasoline Delivers Premium Benefits to Your Car

 

Premium gasoline must be premium for a reason. After all, one of that adjective's definitions is "a high value or a value in excess of that normally or usually expected," according to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Therefore, premium gasoline must be better, otherwise why would it be called premium? The answer to that question lies in the dynamics of the typical internal combustion engine, the process of refining gasoline from oil, and another definition of "premium"—this one from its noun form: "a sum over and above a regular price paid chiefly as an inducement or incentive."

 

First and foremost, premium gas really is a better fuel in terms of the power it provides in the right engine. All gasoline is a heady brew of many different hydrocarbon molecules, ranging from heptane (seven carbon atoms and 16 hydrogens) [see endnote] to decane (10 carbons and 22 hydrogens) and beyond. The hydrocarbon clearly identified on the pump is octane (eight carbon atoms and 18 hydrogens). This number, however, is not a measure of the percentage of octane actually in the gas itself. Rather, it is a measure of how that gasoline compares with a pure mixture of octane and heptane. At special laboratories across the globe, chemists concoct such reference fuels and then use them in comparison with refined gasoline following the dictates of standardized measures. "The American Society of Testing and Materials has this thick document on how you determine octane rating with this specialized one-cylinder engine," explains Joseph Shepherd, a mechanical engineer at the California Institute of Technology. "The higher the number the harder it is to have knock."

 

"Knock"—an unregulated explosion in a chamber designed for highly regulated combustion—is the bane of an internal combustion engine. During the four-stroke cycle of a typical car motor, the piston drops in the cylinder, allowing it to fill with a mixture of gasoline and air. The piston then moves up again, compressing the fuel mix and, when it reaches the top, the spark plug ignites the explosive vapor, driving the piston down again. As the piston returns to the top of the cylinder it expels what remains of the spent fuel out through the exhaust valves and the whole process starts again. Knock occurs when the compression of the fuel and air mixture alone, and not the spark plug, sets off an explosion. This results in a very loud noise and a lot of vibrations in the engine itself; "it's very bad for engines mechanically," Shepherd notes, driving the piston down before it has reached the top of its cycle. Each hydrocarbon molecule behaves differently under pressure, but octane resists the temptation to explode better than its volatile cousin heptane. "You rate the gasoline about how it knocks compared to this reference mixture," explains William Green, a chemist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "One's that don't knock very much are the premium." That is, they behave in an engine as if they have a high proportion of octane, even if they don't.

 

Most modern cars, however, are designed to employ a specific compression ratio, a measure of how much room is available to the fuel when the piston is at the bottom and the top of the cylinder. This compression ratio—somewhere in the neighborhood of eight to one—tolerates lower octane fuels (such as regular gasoline, good old 87 octane) without knocking. "The compression ratio is fixed by the designer of the engine," Green says. "The regular fuel will burn properly and the premium fuel will burn properly and therefore there is no reason you should pay the extra money." High-performance engines, such as those in some sports cars or older, heavier automobiles, often boast much higher compression ratios. These cars—for example, Shepherd's Subaru WRX—require premium gasoline and will definitely knock without it. "I have to put the 92 octane in," he says. "It has a turbocharger."

Edited March 25, 2017 by Razer_Blaze