Optimax Extreme (100ron + 5% Ethanol)

[Zahos]

Shell has released a new fuel Optimax Exteme.

It is at least 100RON blended with 5% ethanol.

The shell near my house stocks this fuel and I filled up a tank thinking it was regular optimax.

Anyhow, my car stalled, and jerked continuously. It would not start at times, and just ran like crap!!!

I highly recomend you do NOT use this fuel in your skyline, or any high performance nissan!

I took this from the subaru website, and I guess this also applies to forced induction Nissans also...

All model year Liberty B4 and Impreza WRX STi MY99-00 models may experience starting and or drivability concerns if ethanol blended fuel of any level is used and therefore we do not recommend its use.

For a list of Shell servo's that stock this fuel, visit the shell australia website, and follow the optimax extreme links....

Z

[AMS]

Why does it run so Sh*t? 100ron

[Tangles]

Ive used 10% Ethanol blended fuel rated at 98ron, and it was SMOOTH-AS (it was say half a tank of E98 and half tank of BP 98) in my RB25det.

But I wouldnt use E-blended fuel all that much, only in half tank lots every now and then.

Brendan

[Campster123]

Apparently if you want top performance on regular pump fuel you'll actually find these ethanol blended fuels provide the best performance as long as you get a TOTAL retune. Else I'd probably steer clear as if you have a highly tuned car it will lean out alot more using an e10 or e5 fuel.

[Zahos]

well when i was at 1/4 of a tank, i filled up with regular 98RON optimax, and within 1km of driving, all my problems were solved.

Nissan recomends you dont use it, I have provided my experience with this fuel, Just trying to warn others...

Edited November 17, 2005 by Zahos

[race_snooze]

well i am going to try it out and do and ECU reset, car is a r33 gtst mild state of performace 216rwkw ecu is a remapped type, ill let you guys know how it goes

[Busky2k]

Only thing is if you get a retune on the ethanol stuff, you gotta keep on usin it!

[race_snooze]

thats the beauty of a remapped ecu just pull battery lead off and leave, come back all is forgoten, i wll only try this with half tanks at first, utilmate 98 plus the 100 stuff.

Edited November 16, 2005 by race_snooze

[Bliksem]

Maybe your car ran like shit because the ECU needed to re-map??

dunno just a thought

[Cubes]

thats the beauty of a remapped ecu just pull battery lead off and leave, come back all is forgoten, i wll only try this with half tanks at first, utilmate 98 plus the 100 stuff.

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hu? Its not a remapped ecu then.

[m&m]

I used a full tank of E10 fuel(10% ethanol) and the car ran great,but my current tune is a little rich.Can someone PLEASE post up Shell servos that have 100 octane fuel in Melbourne.I'm going to tune both my Nissans for this fuel.

[TommO]

I'll be following this thread to hear about peoples experiences before I fill up with the stuff. I've got a stock ECU with a couple of mods, so it runs rich as anyway....

I used a full tank of E10 fuel(10% ethanol) and the car ran great,but my current tune is a little rich.Can someone PLEASE post up Shell servos that have 100 octane fuel in Melbourne.I'm going to tune both my Nissans for this fuel.

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http://www-static.shell.com/static/au-en/d...ite_extreme.pdf

It states it in there.

[Mulkers]

Extensive tests were done, some of which were displayed in a recent issue of Zoom of HPI (can't remember which). Basically, it needed some serious retuning; heavy increase in fuel, as it is less dense, and a huge advance of the timing, with a 16 rwkw increase over normal 98 ron fuel.

[SSS_Hoon]

if you goto fcai.com.au it says there that nissan dont recomend using any ethonol fuel in any car made before 2004.

hence y i wont use it.

SSS_Hoon

[scathing]

Whoops. I also posted about it here (with a list of Victorian dealers)

[shonen]

Doesnt ethanol cause damage to your fuel lines etc over an extended period of time ?

[Zahos]

if you goto fcai.com.au it says there that nissan dont recomend using any ethonol fuel in any car made before 2004.

hence y i wont use it.

SSS_Hoon

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Exactly.

And Iexperienced the problems mentioned:

- difficulty starting

- poor drivability

Edited November 19, 2005 by Zahos

[Redback]

ummm.... 100ron.... aint japanesse fuel an even higher rating... why would our cars have a problem with it........ obviously its just tuning... reset the ecu should be fine... it will return to factory specs... as in japanesse factory specs where the fuel is a higher octane rating...

as for the ethonol... the media gave it the name its got...... id rather see the FACTs on this fuel.. strait from the product producer..... i dont think it would do much damage at all.... and seriously guys.... most of you would rebuild you engine before the effects this fuel supposably has are noticed....

[Redback]

of course with progameable ecus you would retune the car when using a higher octane fuel... especially if you want to take advantage of the higer octane.... your stupid to think a totally differant fuel wouldnt cause problems.

[Zahos]

ummm.... 100ron.... aint japanesse fuel an even higher rating... why would our cars have a problem with it........ obviously its just tuning... reset the ecu should be fine... it will return to factory specs... as in japanesse factory specs where the fuel is a higher octane rating...

b/c of the ethanol

and seriously guys.... most of you would rebuild you engine before the effects this fuel supposably has are noticed....

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Is this comment based on more research, or again is your arse doing all the talking?

How can you determine how often people will re-build their engines?? and secondly, by making that comment you basically admit that you think ethanol WILL cause damage.

Edited November 19, 2005 by Zahos