Improved petrol promises better mileage

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In todays naki paper. Claims that adding a "petrol pill" to your contents of the tank will improve economy by 15% and reduce emissions by 75%! Worst sounding scam Ive heard for awhile...

[The Pastor]

I read the artical about the car getting 55% better fuel economy, they also said they have driven around the world on less than 24 tanks of gas... I wonder how big a tank that would be...... And how much of the trip was on a trailor...

But the "new" petrol... I don't buy it (hehe sorry for the pun) I think its excatly the same, or if it has changed the change is/will be so minor its not worth getting worked up about. Kinda like when one petrol station "slashes" the price for 2hrs to 3c cheaper and the lines of cars are queing for ages where just a few hundred meters down the road, the next petrol station is empty. YOUR ONLY SAVING $1.2 ON A 40L TANK! (based on dropping from 1.7/L to 1.67/L) Unless my math has faild me you all are cheap basterds! (the people who are queing for the "deal")

I guess its all in the mind, fulling up with the 98 is only $5-6 more than with $91... But $5 is alot of money....

[Lou Girardin]

Whatever the additive is, it improves upper cyl lubrication and reduces carbon deposits. It sounds like Techron, but that's a Caltex product.
Still, who gives a fat rats arse about economy when your vehicle does 17 km/l and tops out over 240 k's.

[Flyingpony]

My bike is consuming 50% less fuel than stock by two changes:
1) Suzuki fixing a stutter & stalling in the rain.
2) Better quality motorcycle engine oil.

It'll be interesting to see in 6-8 weeks time when I tank if it improves any more.
Should I decide to fill with Shell.

[TwoSeven]

I understood the shell challenge to be 35 fillups or less - they did it in 24. They are using a standard VW Golf and have increased the fuel economy to about 20km/l from 14km/l.

The new fuel is called "Shell Fuel Economy Formula" and is branded as Super and Economy. There is a link Here .

Here is the link for the fuel at the pump in NZ.

[Skyryder]

I think it's bullshit. Sure driving efficiently will make a difference but I doubt the fuel does much at all.

I'd like to see a bench test. 55% my arse.

Mine too Finn.

Sounds like just another fuel additive gimmick used as a PR blurb to fool the publick into believing that they are looking after their interests. Purchase our new super duper fuel with staying power. Proven in road tests for better mileage etc. Bollicks. Shit that spiel is as old as I am. And its old.

Skyryder

[thehollowmen]

An increase in fuel economy of 55% would give me over 650 km per tank!!!

I would love to get the news article print it and take them to the small claims court to claim moneys back. Because I wouldn't buy shell normally

[Dadpole]

Methyl Benzine??.....Maybe Caltex will now bring out Boron....

Bloody Hell. I remember those too.... When Oh When will the Altzheimers kick in and let me forget my advancing years?

[Squeak the Rat]

In case any one cares, Shell kindly replied to my query:

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There is no Ethanol content but is more a variation on traditional detergency and lubricity that gives us the effect on proven reduced consumption.

[froggyfrenchman]

now thats how to give a complex sounding answer without telling you anything!

[XP@]

Well, I filled up with the stuff last night.
on the prev tank (BP) i managed 18.5km/l driving really carefully. I normally get about 16km/l using the throttle as an on-off switch.

If I keep the bike long enough to fill her up again (hopefully not) I will report back.

[scumdog]

Whatever the additive is, it improves upper cyl lubrication and reduces carbon deposits. It sounds like Techron, but that's a Caltex product.
Still, who gives a fat rats arse about economy when your vehicle does 17 km/l and tops out over 240 k's.

But people like me that drive dinosaurs that do about 5km/l around town could be interested - but that sort of fuel economy improvement probabaly is as truthfull as calling Helen a super-model...

[Blackbird]

The only frisson of pleasure I got from reading the report was discovering that the spokesperson was Jackie Maitland, ex-Rugby Union Spin Doctor, ex-Carter Holt Harvey Kinleith pulp and Paper Mill employee when she was in her late teens. She was an absolute babe when she worked at the Mill and no red-blooded male could ever concentrate on anything she said.

I'll just go and take my pills now......

[Lou Girardin]

But people like me that drive dinosaurs that do about 5km/l around town could be interested - but that sort of fuel economy improvement probabaly is as truthfull as calling Helen a super-model...

I think some of the locals are confusing the record drivers economy driving with the effects of the fuel. No-one has claimed 55% improvement just from using the gas.
But let us know if you get up to 7.75 km/l.
That's 4.4 k's per dollar

[thehollowmen]

Filled up with this because Shell is where I fill up between supermarket and home.

Although I often go to BP for the dunedin trips.

I can say lots of things like "perkier" and smoother or whatever but that's not the dyno results and isn't fact.

What I will say is I couldn't get out of the forecourt. I had to pop off the seat and adjust my idle screw because it idled too low and stalled if I left it with a closed throttle for a few seconds

never thought fuel would make that much difference :-o