Petrol Question...??

[xiaobanz]

Haha, but then i think for me small bike like got a bit of diff. I usually will pump 95 and i feel it's quite ok. But then cos pple tell me v power can clean engine so i went to pump it once. I can say that there is really a difference, the throttle response is good. But then cos when i pump 95 i will also use a little bit of octane booster, the feeling is the same. I dunno about others. Vpower of cuz i will not use octane booster.

[brack]

throttle response wise i will choose Esso Gold.. been to JB and pump Esso and Mobile be4.. prefer Esso Gold than mobile cos of throttle response.. mobile will feel the roughness when i throttle.. dunno its my bike problm or its the petrol problem.. haha

[hit.man]

when i pump vpower, my bike become super sluggish.... 95 gives very good response.... good thing my bike dun like "good" petrol....

[natgw]

throttle response wise i will choose Esso Gold.. been to JB and pump Esso and Mobile be4.. prefer Esso Gold than mobile cos of throttle response.. mobile will feel the roughness when i throttle.. dunno its my bike problm or its the petrol problem.. haha

 

i thot esso gold is lubricant?

[Echo]

i thought so too....esso gold is engine oil lah. i think he mean esso 8000

[bleachu]

bros.. if go JB pump petrol need to complie with the 3/4 tank rule?

[hit.man]

bros.. if go JB pump petrol need to complie with the 3/4 tank rule?

 

Don't need.... you want to push you bike with empty tank over also can...

[xiaobanz]

Don't need.... you want to push you bike with empty tank over also can...

 

Haha mine small bike still ok. But then when i upgrade, i think will start going in with 1/4 tank and top up. lolz. I prefer caltex.. =)

[gaoxing11]

but gd petrol seem to burn faster than normal petrol.. maybe becos can fell the power den whack the bike like nobody's business......lol

[craz_03]

v power burns faster than 98/95.. tats y ppl will feel the faster throttle response.. coz the petrol is 'thinner' den the rest..

but if u dun race traffic lights to traffic lights.. wat for pump v power or other gd petrol.. pump 95 also the same..

[GhostBiker]

try Malaysia's Shell Super ron97 at RM1.92

available at 2nd link return way

n there r 2 Shell stations at 1st link

[Strong Eagle]

v power burns faster than 98/95.. tats y ppl will feel the faster throttle response.. coz the petrol is 'thinner' den the rest..

but if u dun race traffic lights to traffic lights.. wat for pump v power or other gd petrol.. pump 95 also the same..

 

Sorry but petrol burns at the same rate no matter the octane rating. VPower is not "thinner". It merely contains more octane boosters than 95.

[xiaobanz]

I think i juz pump normal 95, then purchase external booster for my bike. I think in the long run can save more money. That's what i think so and doing now..

[hit.man]

why do you need to boost your octane?

[xiaobanz]

No la there are after market octane booster available. For me i'm using silkene octane booster for my bike.

[Strong Eagle]

I think i juz pump normal 95, then purchase external booster for my bike. I think in the long run can save more money. That's what i think so and doing now..

 

An octane booster WILL NOT make more power or give you better fuel efficiency. In fact, higher octane petrol will yield less power because the octane boosters have less energy yield per unit volume than petrol.

[hit.man]

actually i've long gave up hope on these octane booster addictive, or fuel saving, power enhancing craps.... if you want more power, change to a bigger cc bike... that's wat i did.... =P

[Echo]

actually i've long gave up hope on these octane booster addictive, or fuel saving, power enhancing craps.... if you want more power, change to a bigger cc bike... that's wat i did.... =P

 

well said. couldn't agree more on what u say.

[ozzarhomb]

i ride super4 and i really feel the difference between using 95 n 98

i used to pump my super 4 with 92 when in singapore, just dun really feel much difference actually, super 4 VTEC designed to run on 91, according to the manual.

 

was hearing some feedback from friends saying that they starting to feel the difference in the petrol only when gg at higher speeds, so perhaps the RON difference can be felt at higher RPM? for my S4, i dun ride above 100kph so maybe i use 92 also dun feel much difference?

[kito]

actually i've long gave up hope on these octane booster addictive, or fuel saving, power enhancing craps.... if you want more power, change to a bigger cc bike... that's wat i did.... =P

 

not that's e best tip one can get!!! ups to u dude!!it is e fact guys..rather than u use all those chemicals/substances and mix them up,n in e end u find that u'll spend more on servicing the bike then enjoying e ride..

[Refugee]

personal take on this 95/98 thingy is...

 

once you started to pump 98... if you pump 95 in... you'll feel crappy about it...

 

which on my old bike... thats what happened... always feel that the bike losing compression lah... slow to throttle... mostly psychological IMO...

 

now riding GT200... but the manual says minimum 92 on a 2004 engine....

 

not too sure if i should follow... hahah!

[Strong Eagle]

i used to pump my super 4 with 92 when in singapore, just dun really feel much difference actually, super 4 VTEC designed to run on 91, according to the manual.

 

was hearing some feedback from friends saying that they starting to feel the difference in the petrol only when gg at higher speeds, so perhaps the RON difference can be felt at higher RPM? for my S4, i dun ride above 100kph so maybe i use 92 also dun feel much difference?

 

Guys, I will say it again. Octane rating and power have nothing to do with each other. Higher octane IS NOT more power. Octane rating is only a measurement of how resistant petrol is to pre-detonation, that is, how resistant it is to burning before the spark plug ignites it.

 

Higher octane fuel is only required for high compression engines or when modifications such as advanced timing or a blower are added.

[Refugee]

Guys, I will say it again. Octane rating and power have nothing to do with each other. Higher octane IS NOT more power. Octane rating is only a measurement of how resistant petrol is to pre-detonation, that is, how resistant it is to burning before the spark plug ignites it.

 

Higher octane fuel is only required for high compression engines or when modifications such as advanced timing or a blower are added.

 

haha... alot of frustrations sensed.

 

anyway cant blame us... we're just typical singaporeans who believe what others tell us as we grow up...

 

and when humans get to a certain age, its almost impossible to change the mindset...

[xiaobanz]

Guys, I will say it again. Octane rating and power have nothing to do with each other. Higher octane IS NOT more power. Octane rating is only a measurement of how resistant petrol is to pre-detonation, that is, how resistant it is to burning before the spark plug ignites it.

 

Higher octane fuel is only required for high compression engines or when modifications such as advanced timing or a blower are added.

 

Ermm, if that's so how come they come out with so many octane boosters in the market? At least will have slight effect?

[ozzarhomb]

Guys, I will say it again. Octane rating and power have nothing to do with each other. Higher octane IS NOT more power. Octane rating is only a measurement of how resistant petrol is to pre-detonation, that is, how resistant it is to burning before the spark plug ignites it.

 

Higher octane fuel is only required for high compression engines or when modifications such as advanced timing or a blower are added.

chill~~ thanks for the info, didn't see ur previous posts regarding this issue. i didn't really mention about high octane = more power. was just asking about the comments my friends made bout engine feels smoother at higher speeds when they're running on higher octane fuel. :smile: