V Power Racing Fuel

[Trojan]

Just wanted to hear a few opinions about ppl running this fuel on dc2r.

I use to use Vortex but recently started using V-power which makes my dc2r run noticably more smooth and is also more responsive. Today though i gave V-power Racing a try and did not feel any difference in normal driving between this fuel and just the normal V-power.........but as soon as I hit Vtec, thas where you can see the difference between V-power and V-power racing........using V-power racing gave a whole new experience when hitting Vtec. I was not expecting such a great increase in pulling power just from this fuel!!

Any others tried the various fuels?? anyone come to the same conclusion as me, that vpower and vpower racing is same when u drive normally but vpower racing gives u extra pulling power when vtec kicks in?

[mku01]

i wouldn't be looking into that extra pulling power with v-power racing.... i heard that v-power racing aren't good for dc2r's... but correct me if im wrong

[RyDC5S]

My understanding was AU Integras are optimized for 95 fuel / 98 RON recommended - I don't see any further benefit from using higher grade petrol.

[didz]

they tuned for 95 which means 98 will only help it while the engine is under load (going up a hill etc...).

You will pretty much only get more power if the engine is tuned for 98 minimum or 100

[JRC]

unless you tune your engine to run 100 RON fuel, there will be no gain, in some cases a slight loss of power as it burns slower, so go back to 98 or retune your ecu to suit the 1000 octane..

[Zilli]

i use it regularly, havent really noticed a huge differene, be it negative or positive, i dont drive my car much so i onl fill 10 bucks at a time usually to make sure the fuel is as fresh as possible

[Chuckz]

beware of ethanol in v power racing, on the honda website, ours werent on the recommended list for ethanol

http://www.honda.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/Honda.com.au/Home/Owners/Ethanol/


Other Honda vehicles were not designed or tested with E10 and therefore the long-term effects are not proven.

Ethanol contains less energy value than petrol. In theory, some loss of power and fuel economy (possibly 2-3%) may occur when using E10.

[Trojan]

cool.....seems like i'll just stick to Vpower then...not Vpower racing. That alone is better than vortex which I use to use anyways. I've heard that 5% ethanol is not enough to really effect your engine, even if it isn't rated to use ethanol, u need to have about 8% and over ethanol to actually effect engines that aren't rated for use with ethanol.
But normal Vpower will do me just fine.....cheaper too!!

[garett]

the V Power racing is the old optimax extreme 100, contains ethanol which is no good for honda at all. i ran it once when it was first released and didnt realise until i got inside that it was an ethanol fuel.

i found it to be flat spotty, but every car is different and gets used to different fuels

[xtina]

i use v-power and that only.. i dont go to caltex, mobile if desperate but only shell. i find my car is better on fuel and power wise is pretty consistant, going up hill still kicks in v-tec pretty decent... i never ever use unleaded!! my car is my baby and she only get the best

[EL_DC5]

I get more Km's out of V-Power fuel but lose power and response, I much prefer the power that why i use BP ultimate. Go hard or go home

[aaronng]

Vortex98 is still the smoother than V-power for me. I found that BP ultimate and Mobil 8000 are the smoothest on my car. But with the 4 cents off, I just alternate between V-power and Vortex98.

[Limbo]

i've found my car runs smoother on the v-power, stayed away from the v-power racing cos of the ethanol.

I've tried the other fuels on my car but they don't seem to run as well. Also i buy my fuel from one place as i've found that the car runs better and better milage from that petrol station.

[air23box]

v-power give you better milage.....vpower racing is only for DC5......not for older model coz the ethanol......BP will give you best power output...and Caltex is smooth too....but I stick with v-power on normal....V-Power Racing for track when I use mugen ECU...as it tune for 100ron...