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Do you use branded petrol??
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08-30-08, 08:53 PM
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| Platinum Member  Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nayi Dilli
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Rep Power: 4   |  Do you use branded petrol?? Hey all... well i was using regular petrol from bp till today i decided to give speed a shot... and i must say i felt the difference within 5 kms... the engine was running quieter and perceptibly smoother while running as well as idling. I did not know by then whether this petrol was a higher octane fuel or with additives to make the engine run smoother (i searched for more info on it when i got home) so u know its not a mere psychological change.  So i've decided to stick to this fuel in future. So tell me how many of u out there also use branded petrol? |
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08-30-08, 08:59 PM
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| Platinum Member  |  I always fill HP Power or BP Speed in my Santro. I get 13.5 in Pune City and 17 on highway. But as I never filled standard petrol, I cannot compare. I also heard that Reliance Petrol was even better. But because it was so costly people never purchased it. Reliance has now closed all petrol pumps owned by them.
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08-30-08, 10:00 PM
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| Platinum Member  Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: oral cavity:D
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Rep Power: 5 | never tried.. i always used standard normal petrol..... i think u cant make out just by fillin tht speed or power petrol once... like u have to use regularly.. then u can feel the difference... tht too not much...i dont know but thts my opinion.. rest lets see wat other ppl say.. |
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08-31-08, 03:01 AM
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| Aditya  Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New Delhi/ London
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Rep Power: 11   | i m using speed from last 4 years... and yes you can feel the difference of smoothness and pickup power... In Delhi i think a big percentage is buying speed only and not the normal petrol... |
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08-31-08, 12:36 PM
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| Bronze Member  Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mumbai Age: 22
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Rep Power: 2  | I m having license since last 4 yrs but still I dont know driving!  |
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08-31-08, 01:33 PM
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08-31-08, 05:27 PM
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Rep Power: 12 | I have never ecer used speed diesel or petrol... it harms your cars engine. It is not really a good idea to use hispeed thing in a new car.. The only difference is the octane and no other difference. If you go and ask any reputed engineer he will always advice you to only use standard petrol or diesel in a new car for about 4-5 years and then when your car starts feeling sluggish thats when you should be using higher octane fuel or else you are actually reducing the life of your engine. I might be wrong but thats what I follw and thats what Ive been told by a very reputed auto engineer here in Delhi. |
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09-01-08, 12:31 AM
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| Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008
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Rep Power: 2 | I only use Shell petrol, it's the best there is on the market right now. It makes the engine work like a charm. |
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09-01-08, 01:58 AM
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| Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nayi Dilli
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Rep Power: 4 | @admin I am myself apprehensive using higher octane fuel tho... but speed has the normal octane number but has some additives that make the engine run smoother, the most difference i felt was this morning starting up the cold engine. The vibration felt was significantly less than my previous experiences. I use the car almost everyday so i know there was a marked difference there. Last edited by StarK; 09-01-08 at 02:47 AM. |
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09-20-08, 03:09 AM
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|  I too have been using speed for 2 yrs now ...Dont seem to be doing any harm...  |
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09-20-08, 11:31 AM
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| Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nayi Dilli
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Rep Power: 4 | last night the needle was exactly at empty, had barely made it to the pump.. and guess what they were out of speed!!??  Had to fill up with normal... |
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09-20-08, 04:37 PM
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| Alligator  Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pleasure drome
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Rep Power: 10 |  I use normal petrol for my old CBZ... I read in an Indian automobile magazine that one should use speed or power for higher CC bikes (atleast 200) and same applies to cars also... Those higher CC 4-wheelers which r known for their power n pick-up should use the alternates... Its OK to use normal petrol as long as the petrol pump u frequent is genuine... |
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