Optimax Extreme (100ron + 5% Ethanol)

[Sicarius123]

I'd still rather not worry about having alcohol dry out my seals at all.

Dan.

[Jago]

f**k it ethanol id prefeer methanol

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

similar shit really, still alcohol.

http://chemfinder.cambridgesoft.com/

use that to compare the two.

[The Dan]

Also the thread title should read - 100ron including 5% ethanol.

It is a total of 100ron....they use a 5% blend of ethanol to achieve it.

[Jago]

i just say use regular old optimax and then add octane booster

[madbung]

cbf going back 7 pages so....I have a question I gather from the first 4 pages that fuel economy is heavier on "e" fuel, question is how much is it per ltr? anyone done the maths? any financial benifit at all?

If it's only a couple of cents cheaper per ltr and you have to change tune to suit the product thus limiting yourself to good performance on a atm not to widely available fuel why would you bother?

Cost per ltr pls...

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

Mmm methanol....used a blend of it for many yrs in my street cars.

Only probs it caused me were the sore cheeks caused by grinning so much from the hp gains

Edited November 20, 2005 by madbung

[Jago]

that new 100 octane shit is cheaper?

[madbung]

that new 100 octane shit is cheaper?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'd be pissed off if it isn't...after all that was the initial motivation for blended fuels.

still waiting for a per ltr price....anyone?

[Jago]

the shell on the highway down the road from my work stocks/sells it, i will find out on tuesday

[Sicarius123]

I'd specifically like to know what the cents per litre difference is between Optimax and Optimax Extreme.

Dan.

[BOOSTA]

At Caloundra Shell ----->

Unleaded last night was 1.07pr ltr

Optimax last night was 1.13pr ltr

Optimax extreme was 1.20pr ltr

I put some in my daily driver pulsar and i honestly think that the normal optimax is better, the lil pulsar just didnt seem to have kick it used to when running normal optimax, and honestly for the extra $$$ it cost i wont be using it. As for my skyline i will probably stay away from the extreme untill maybe the price comes down enough to be worth it

From BOOSTA (Pete)

[Jago]

bah, for that price difference forget it, i'll stick to optimax

[Sicarius123]

Wait, so let me get this straight, the 100 has the same amount of "petrol" or less than the 98, has ethanol, which the media are raving about how it is cheaper, and costs 7 cents more? f**k that for a joke! They're making a pretty penny off that!

Btw, where do you live? Optimax is like 1.30 here

Dan.

[Jago]

Wait, so let me get this straight, the 100 has the same amount of "petrol" or less than the 98, has ethanol, which the media are raving about how it is cheaper, and costs 7 cents more? f**k that for a joke! They're making a pretty penny off that!

Btw, where do you live? Optimax is like 1.30 here

Dan.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

government mate, government taxes, they'd tax your shit paper, and used shit paper if they could. Wait, they probably do, sewerage treatment fees or some crap

[madbung]

Bwahahaha........it's more expensive and not just by a cent or 2, biggest joke this year, way to ease the every increasing costs of fuel by introducing blended fuels.

Die Liberal scum........die!!!!!

[Jago]

yea, like mentioned before by someone, the last row over ethanol was because the government didn't know how to tax it.

[madbung]

Costs more and get worse ecomony...mwahahaha

I can't stop shaking my head..Lil John John what a wanker.

[Jago]

hmm, just a thought, maybe just fill up with what ever other fuel, then buy the 100% pure ethanol from where ever (usually piss cheap) then add it to your fuel tank :S

[Duncan]

hang on, its more expensive because Shell are selling it as a premium fuel.

it has nothing to do with the price of ethanol or govt taxes.

the point about ethanol is that it is cheaper than petrol. It is up to shell how they use it from there.

I haven't used it yet, but fully intend to. I think the ethanol issue is being *way* overplayed in this thread.....it is 1/20th of what you are buying = bugger all.

It seems that fact that shell have oxygenated the fuel is having a much bigger impact than the ethanol content.

*edit* yes it is shell not BP

[BOOSTA]

Im in queensland, Brisbane and sometimes the Sunshine Coast.

I actually filled up my lil pulsar on 98cents the last monday without petrol saver too, I nearlly had a tear in my eye when i saw the price. Under $1 it was a special moment, optimax was only 1.04 too.

Cheers Pete

[Jago]

the price is still scaring me off though duncan... as well as the cost for re-tuning