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Classic: Shell 91 vs Petro 91

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lowNslo

Canadian Bacon
Location
Bowmanville, ON, Canada
Car(s)
08 GTI UG
Curious what everyone uses and why. I've heard Shell 91 is the gas to go with, fewer additives, ethanol etc. I've been using Petro for a while, gonna try Shell for a few months, see if I notice a difference. Better performance, mileage, wear etc. Appreciate any input. ??
 
Chronic

Chronic

Go Kart Champion
Location
Vancouver BC Canada
I use nothing but chevron supreme plus 94 works very well for me I've never put anything else in it since the first day I bought it with 15 km on it dealership put a full tank of fuel in it which was 91 and that will be the only time my car will see that chevron 94 has no ethonol in it as well imo this is the best fuel for our cars
 
Trev

Trev

Passed Driver's Ed
Location
USA
Shell has been the best for me with a jb1 any other fuel and I've experienced hesitation issues on hot days.
 
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GTI_guy2

Passed Driver's Ed
Location
Canada, Eh
Trev said:
Shell has been the best for me with a jb1 any other fuel and I've experienced hesitation issues on hot days.
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I also have JB1 but haven't tried shell 91 yet only Petro 94. It runs great on 94 but when I was stock, I only ran shell 91. I got better gas mileage and performance.
 
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wy2sl0

Drag Race Newbie
Location
Ontario
2-3* more timing (less pull) on 94 vs 91 according to my logs.
 
VDuBNIT

VDuBNIT

Go Kart Champion
Location
Victoria
Car(s)
2017 Golf R
I was told Shell gas was junk...I use Chevron 91. It's what I used on my MKVI with APR Stage II and never had any problems. Was also told using a higher octane then needed was a waste. Who knows.
 
Chronic

Chronic

Go Kart Champion
Location
Vancouver BC Canada
Chevron 94 made right here in the lower mainland plant can't go wrong here
 
IT L GO

IT L GO

New member
Location
Toronto ON, NW GTA
Chronic said:
Chevron 94 made right here in the lower mainland plant can't go wrong here
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No Chevron in this area, so I always use Shell V-Power in both my stock R and in the Porsche. I like the fact that Shell V-Power has no ethanol to eat up rubber parts, especially in the Porsche which does not see regular use.

I use Shell in the Touareg too, but I am too cheap to use the V-Power diesel, so I use only the regular diesel. No one has been able to convince me that there is any real benefit in premium diesel to warrant the extra cost.
 
Chronic

Chronic

Go Kart Champion
Location
Vancouver BC Canada
IT L GO said:
No Chevron in this area, so I always use Shell V-Power in both my stock R and in the Porsche. I like the fact that Shell V-Power has no ethanol to eat up rubber parts, especially in the Porsche which does not see regular use.

I use Shell in the Touareg too, but I am too cheap to use the V-Power diesel, so I use only the regular diesel. No one has been able to convince me that there is any real benefit in premium diesel to warrant the extra cost.
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One of the reasons for running 94 chevron, no ethanol as well
 
VDuBNIT

VDuBNIT

Go Kart Champion
Location
Victoria
Car(s)
2017 Golf R
bencbb said:
I get the best performance and fuel economy on shell 91
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My last tank was Shell 91, that's what the dealers use. My next tank will be Chevron 91 because that's what I use. I'll post my gas mileage results for both tanks.


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VDuBNIT

VDuBNIT

Go Kart Champion
Location
Victoria
Car(s)
2017 Golf R
So here it is - Chevron vs Shell mileage.

Shell:

405 Kms driven -> 39.5L of fuel used -> 9.75L/100 kms -> 24.1mpg


Chevron:

412 Kms driven -> 41.4L of fuel used -> 10.05L/100 kms -> 23.4mpg

The car only had 53 kms on the ODO when I bought it so I was conservative with the go pedal on the tank of Shell gas.

I did a number of hard pulls on the tank of Chevron gas since I wanted to drive it more like I normally would. I'm on another tank of Shell gas so when I fill up, driving more like I did on Chevron gas, I'll let you all know what my mileage was. So far as I can see though, there won't be much of a difference for me wether I use Shell gas or Chevron gas as far as gas mileage goes.
 
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Canada Golf R

New member
Location
Calgary
There are only so many refineries spread over the country. If your in a place that only has one refinery (say shell) chances are all the local gas stations pick up their fuel there (shell, petro, chevron, esso, etc.).

The refinery sells / transfers it to finished tanks. These finished tanks are then sold to all companies in the local area and you can see all makes of trucks picking up fuel there. When trucks come to pick it up, there are small amounts of additives added (less than 1%), but the "base" fuel is common stock.
 
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