Shell v power

Post by **indigolemon** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:26 am

Hmm, can't find anything either. Filled up with it yesterday too

craig_jdm · Post by **craig_jdm** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:28 am

i have a free fill up on my shell points card now woo only had to spend about 6k to get it but i filled up last week and cant find anything on the net ether

LewisH · Post by **LewisH** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 10:06 am

Ill ask at my local filling station. lady that works there, her partner is high up in shell head office in my town. Might get some info

ziyaan · Post by **ziyaan** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 10:15 am

is it because they are putting 10% ethonol in the fuel now instead of 5%

Post by **vanzep** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:16 am

ive tried all 3 shell statipns near me yesterday - none of them had v power and i have a completely empty tank

all i have is a few litres in a jerry can

guess i will have to find an alternative to keep me going - ive heard tesco momentum might be ok

yeah like ziyyan said theyre going to add more ethanol to all fuels - one of my pals whos rides and restores classic pre 2nd world war bikes told me a year or so ago that this was going to happen - i didnt think they would be changing v power though - this is not good news!

Post by **Donald** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:24 am

Hmm, not long after a company in the US has fired up their plant that uses GM bacteria to produce ethanol...

Riverghost · Post by **Riverghost** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:24 am

being engine retarded, how is this a detrimental thing?

Post by **vanzep** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:31 am

only jdm vtec ludes need to run on vpower and any ludes that have been tuned and mapped for this fuel will be effected - ethanol is crap despite what the petrol companies say

Post by **Donald** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:36 am

It's less efficient and the ethanol bonds very well with water.

That is the answer you're looking for, saying it is crap is not enough

Post by **vanzep** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:43 am

I didnt know the exact reason so thanks for that