98 Ron Fuels Tested With Results

[CEF11E]

General consensus for a long time has been that BP Ultimate was the best 98 RON fuel in Asutralia. Guess again - BP Ultimate gave the least power:

Results were:

Ethanol 98 > Vortex 98 > Mobil Synergy 8000 > Optimax > BP Ultimate

Click here for the full report

interesting stuff, i grabbed it from OCAU thought you guys might like to know

Edited October 13, 2005 by CEF11E

[Josh]

Thats interesting

although it doesn't help us in WA as we only have BP ultimate...

[Bass Junky]

so vortex take the cake huh?

[Tangles]

Very intresting indeed.

Does anyone know the effect of using 10% Ethanol 98 Ron fuel in turbocharged 'high performance' motors over a long period of time?

Edit: Vortex in Sth Aus is 95 ron, and Optimax doesnt exist (as far as I am aware) - premium fuels like Caltex, Liberty, Woolworths, and Shell are all 95-96ron here in Adelaide.

Brendan

Edited October 13, 2005 by bwilkeson

[Driver]

what octane is the vortex in wa?

[CEF11E]

not sure ofver years but running tolulene and Ethanol has been common practice in racing for many years.

not sure how this effects the longevity of a road going cars engine though.

Its better for the environment to use ethanol so i am going to give it a go.

[**JaR**]

well there ya go. only problem is here the caltex is dodgy, they have dirty fuel, not just for cars that need premium, even regular. so im jst gonna stick to BP

[ronald_r32]

wish we had 98 ron down here is tassie:(

[Bobjones]

Vortex is available in both 95 and 98 depending on state and location sometimes within that state...

[lordsnipe]

vortex in WA is 95 .. only 98 octane is BP Ultimate

[noise]

I havnt read it, but does it say they used different samples of fuel from different locations and times?

or did they just get one lot of samples and do tests of that?

[pnblight]

what octane is the vortex in wa?

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95

[Mik]

95 

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The Vortex 98 we get in Sydney (from Kurnell) is very rich in Toluene...you can smell it!

[leech_]

pfft i dont care what it says my car ran like crap on opticrapz so i am sticking with my ultimate

[Oosh]

did you also see that the report has been illegally leaked before it's been 100% finished?

[kimbod]

The Vortex 98 we get in Sydney (from Kurnell) is very rich in Toluene...you can smell it!

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No. sorry to say Vortex 95 and 98 are not rich in Toluene.Toluene is a solvent . Different refineries use different processes to increase RON . I make the stuff at kurnell. Also the Companies have agreements in different states about supply. There is no Caltex refinery in Victoria. You will probably find that is a Shell product.

[Gav]

Hmmmm......an interesting report.

One comment that I have is that BP Ultimate is only produced in Perth. All the other "bulk samples" (i.e. from retail petrol stations) are produced on the East Coast.

It is reasonable to expect that of all the bulk samples tested , BP Ultimate would be the most aged as has been transported from Perth. t is also more likely to have undergone addditional handlng and therefore there is a possibility of increased loss of volatiles. The report acknowledges that age has an effect on the quality of the fuel.

I'm not saying that the results would be different had a newer (fresher?)BP sample been used, but it is certainly a consideration.

[pnblight]

No. sorry to say Vortex 95 and 98 are not rich in Toluene.Toluene is a solvent . Different refineries use different processes to increase RON . I make the stuff at kurnell. Also the Companies have agreements in different states about supply. There is no Caltex refinery in Victoria. You will probably find that is a Shell product.

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KIMBOD so your saying fuels ant fuels meaning the product you might get in one state could be a bit differnet from the same produst sold in a different state.

pete

[**JaR**]

meh to confusin. im just stickin with ultimate. lol.

[kimbod]

KIMBOD so your saying fuels ant fuels meaning the product you might get in one state could be a bit differnet from the same produst sold in a different state.

pete

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I'm just leaving for work I will give you a better reply later.RememberWA has one BP refinery. SA now has no refinery as MOBIL shut their refinery, VIC has SHELL Geelong and MOBIL Altona, NSW CALTEX Kurnell and SHELL Clyde and QLD has CALTEX Lytton and BP Bulwa Island. Each product can change state to state as different companies use differing process's and technoligies to increase RON .