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Title: Shell V power Nitro
Post by: Jezza-7 on April 22, 2013, 11:48:15 am
Anyone tried it?
Title: Re: Shell V power Nitro
Post by: Agent47 on April 22, 2013, 02:05:57 pm
Tried it on my Volvo T4, it's better than that junk Momentum 99 and a little bit better than BP's Ultimate. Haven't tried it on the G but know it's pretty good in Alfa Romeo Q4's.
Title: Re: Shell V power Nitro
Post by: Andy on April 22, 2013, 03:10:29 pm
Isn't it just V-Power re-branded to promote the fact that it's got more friction reducers in it?
Title: Re: Shell V power Nitro
Post by: Jezza-7 on April 22, 2013, 03:46:10 pm
Yeah i got just got told its re branded v power. Hope the price isnt much difference.
Title: Re: Shell V power Nitro
Post by: Alex on April 22, 2013, 04:21:01 pm
I bought a tank last night, it's no more expensive than V-Power
Title: Re: Shell V power Nitro
Post by: xrrich on April 22, 2013, 05:23:27 pm
I heard it was 102 ron?
I put it in the G and it felt good, not sure whether its because i havent drove it in a while but it felt fast as foook aha
Title: Re: Shell V power Nitro
Post by: Jezza-7 on April 22, 2013, 08:35:49 pm
Ok, went down to shell at its 99 ron. Fact.

Wasn't v power 99 ron anyway?
Title: Re: Shell V power Nitro
Post by: z3i on April 22, 2013, 09:15:00 pm
definitly 99 ron lol, theres like only 3 garages in the UK that sell 102 ron fuel, and its BP. stupidly expensive too
Title: Re: Shell V power Nitro
Post by: xrrich on April 22, 2013, 09:36:16 pm
So its no different then.. the man behind the counter was telling me it was amazing... greattttt
Title: Re: Shell V power Nitro
Post by: Jezza-7 on April 22, 2013, 10:02:11 pm
Im sure i read on the website its 99% the same as v power and just has an increased formula of Friction modification technology.

Im sure bp stopped selling that 102 ron. There were 4/5 garages in Essex that sold it buy they no longer do.

From shell:

After months of extensive testing, we have created a performance fuel to help your car achieve its performance potential. Developed with Scuderia Ferrari, this new formulation is designed to instantly get to work in your engine on deposits which can reduce performance. We have also increased the friction modifier content by 25%*. The friction modifier is designed to reduce friction in critical engine areas, helping to deliver more power to the wheels. Put simply, this is Ferrari's choice for improved performance.

Shell V-Power Nitro+ Unleaded Benefits

Protecting Cylinder Walls – Our Friction Modification Technology is designed to instantly reduce friction between the piston assembly and cylinder wall by coating them with a protective film.

Cleaner Intake Valves and Fuel Injectors – Designed to prevent and clean up deposits that can affect performance. Shell V-Power Nitro+ contains special additives to help stop performance-robbing deposits from building up around the intake valves and fuel injectors.

In comparison to our previous Shell V-Power Unleaded, we have rebalanced the formulation to contain 25% more Friction Modification Technology (FMT). This technology has been tested with Ferrari as part of our long standing technical partnership, and is designed to instantly reduce friction in critical engine areas and thereby help the engine to deliver more power to the wheels.

* Compared to our previous Shell V-Power Unleaded formulation
Title: Re: Shell V power Nitro
Post by: Jezza-7 on April 22, 2013, 10:05:01 pm
Shell V-Power Nitro+ Unleaded, developed by Shell scientists with our technical partner Ferrari, is also the inspiration behind Shell V-Power Nitro+ Diesel - our new, diesel performance fuel.

The technical partnership with Ferrari provides a fantastic test bed for technology and innovation, and an environment to test new fuels in extreme conditions. At Shell, we are committed to making better fuels for our customers. Formula One helps us to develop those better products. Friction Modification Technology is a good example of this ‘track-to-road’ technology transfer.

Shell V-Power Nitro+ Unleaded contains 99% the same types of compounds found in the Shell V-Power race fuel being used by Scuderia Ferrari in the 2013 FIA Formula One World Championship. You could run the Scuderia Ferrari Formula One car on Shell V-Power Nitro+ Unleaded road car fuel - and you could run an unleaded road car on the Shell V-Power Formula One fuel.

Shell scientists and engineers work on both types of engines, understanding the similarities and differences and applying the same technical insights for optimal results. 

New Shell V-Power Nitro+ Unleaded is Ferrari's choice for improved performance.
Title: Re: Shell V power Nitro
Post by: Jester on April 23, 2013, 07:53:06 pm
always run the g40 on vpower, had some silly remarks in the past from people near of behind me when filling up saying `why you running vpower in that old polo'.. i always just smerk.

am i right in thinking it's going to cost more because that`s a little unfair?

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m79pq8XQ4U1qm4c5go1_250.gif)
Title: Re: Shell V power Nitro
Post by: Jezza-7 on April 23, 2013, 08:46:20 pm
I went to the same shell last week with v power and it was 144.9 and went there last night with the new nitro stuff and was 141.9
Title: Re: Shell V power Nitro
Post by: z3i on April 23, 2013, 09:35:18 pm
always run the g40 on vpower, had some silly remarks in the past from people near of behind me when filling up saying `why you running vpower in that old polo'.. i always just smerk.

am i right in thinking it's going to cost more because that`s a little unfair?

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m79pq8XQ4U1qm4c5go1_250.gif)

Video of the dodge is actually a polo chassis and running gear with the charger shell mounted backwards on it
Polo reverse wheelie :D
same, people give me an odd look when im putting expensive v power into the old polo, dont even have G badges... just polo on the back :D
Title: Re: Shell V power Nitro
Post by: shaun_89 on April 25, 2013, 05:16:15 pm
Dont know why youd pay the 6p or so extra for shell v-power over tesco 99? Seems shell have just re-advertised v-power to boost sales of their fuel.
Title: Re: Shell V power Nitro
Post by: dub-disaster on April 25, 2013, 09:01:13 pm
i was told that momentum has more ethonol in it to boost its octane up where as shell fuel has a naturaly higher octane rating. i dont know that much about it but i would say that performance petrol supplied by a petrol company such as shell wpuld be bettet than stuff sold by a supermarket as tesco must buy there fuel from somewhere and fuel comapnies are going to save the best stuff for them not sell it to the competition.

just my opinion, but i use moment as i live by tescos. be instresting to see tests back to back and see which has more knock reisitance and if one makes more power. my guess would be v-power would be better than tesco.
Title: Re: Shell V power Nitro
Post by: shaun_89 on April 25, 2013, 11:08:12 pm
Tesco dont own a refinery, iirc momentum is made by greenergy. Fuel is all the same anyway, its just the additives added to the batches for distribution that changes.

Ethanol is good for boosted cars though? My car runs the same on v-power as momentum.
Title: Re: Shell V power Nitro
Post by: Yoof on April 26, 2013, 09:47:48 am
EU Directive states minimum of 5% Ethanol in all gasoline pumps on the forecourt. I believe Tesco used to have a higher content of Ethanol than this in their fuel.

Ethanol can suffer phase seperation from fuel (esentially when subject to enough water it globulates and sinks to the bottom of the tank) if ethanol is used as an octane booster and phase seperation occurs, you're left without the additional octane.

So, you can say, the higher the ethanol content, the more unstable the fuel is regarding storage.

Real life says, best fuel is freshest, so whichever has a busy forecourt selling quantities of premium unleaded will probably be the better bet.

My car usually knocks with Tesco momentum, it doesn't with Optimax/V-Power/Vin Dizzle Nitro.

Title: Re: Shell V power Nitro
Post by: Yoof on April 26, 2013, 09:50:50 am
Worth noting too, ethanol is good, but you do need larger quantities of it to get the same energy as conventional gasoline/petrol. It's calorific value is lower, but lambda=1 for Ethanol is a lower ratio than that for gasoline, so you can ram more in, and increased the calorific value of fuel in the combustion chamber.

So if you've got an older car like a Polo with no feedback to fuel quality (i.e. ethanol content) then running high ratios of ethanol probably E10+ isn't a good plan.

Not sure if Morrisons still sell E85???
Title: Re: Shell V power Nitro
Post by: z3i on April 26, 2013, 10:39:26 pm
Yoof can you make an app with all your knowledge? is rather helpfull :P