10-12-2021, 05:27 PM | #1 |
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Shell 93 now available in Vancouver
Recently saw that we have shell 93 fuel available in Vancouver now.
I've always used shell 91 (ethanol free), worth switching to 93? Is the 93 ethanol free too? |
10-12-2021, 07:27 PM | #2 |
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Not too sure really, I was using 94 at Chevron.
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10-12-2021, 08:48 PM | #5 | |
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If this is true that is fantastic news! Before fuel in Canada ranked as follows: 1) Husky 94 - true 94 octane fuel (now extinct) 2) Petro 94 - good in the summer, but as soon as winter hit they changed their formulation into winter gas and it became terrible. 3) Shell 91 - extremely consistent gas. 4) Chevron 94 - imo this was worse than shell 91, my tuners extensive testing on sti's showed this fuel knocked more than shell 91. Likely because Chevron wanted to make an ethanol free fuel and thus was forced to use a more expensive base stock to achieve the higher octane. But instead likely cheaped out on said base stock and a result is crap 94 octane gas. So if shell is coming to Canada with their 93 this is fantastic news because shell is absolutely an amazing company, their oils are top knotch with GTL technology, and as evident in the USA their 93 gas is extremely good quality and the important thing is that it is consistent. Regarding ethanol or no ethanol I wouldn't mind either way, since our cars have teflon based fuel lines so that is not a concern and the HPFP and fuel rails are rated for E98 fuel despite not having the flow to reach that level, and the LPFP is rated for atleast E15 as per bosch. The DME is also capable of adjusting fuel trims for said ethanol concentration so no worries there either. Any concern with ethanol was related to old cars, but shouldn't be a problem at all with bmw and their state of the art technology.
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10-14-2021, 03:47 AM | #7 |
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Ive tested the new shell 93. Its anywhere from 6 to 9 percent ethanol rn. Im able to run stage 2 93 bm3 map with it. Some minor timing corrections in 1 or 2 cylinders but nothing crazy like the timing corrections i was getting with chevron 94. Cant even reliably run 91 maps with chev 94. Shell 93 so far has oroven to be way superior.
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10-14-2021, 04:57 AM | #8 | |
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Anyways when did you notice shell 93 in your area? I really hope it comes to all of Canada, I really really want me some shell 93, since husky 94 is gone and Petro kind of sucks.
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Anyone know what exact shell stations are going to get the 93? hoping either the one on Hastings near Kensington Plaza, or the one on St. John's in Port Moody do end up getting it sooner rather than later!
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I'm running Stg2 91 OTS on Petro 94 right now. Haven't tried Esso but I know the Shell 91 won't cut it. |
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I believe PTF tunes based on logs they receive around the world as well, then manipulates the maps accordingly. As a result I may favor better quality 93 from around the world.
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Minor timing pulls are inevitable on ots maps, only custom tunes can effectively eliminate this phenomenon.
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PS Anyone here in Vancouver (or knows somebody who is) running a BM3 tune and would be willing to help me install mine?
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12-01-2021, 02:16 PM | #18 |
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Wish it was available across Canada, now that husky 94 is gone all I have access to is Petro 94 (meh) and chevron 94 (imo worse than 91 from shell). So I'm relegated to either running Petro 94 or bending my own e10 mix with e85 and shell 91
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In Ontario, I use Petro 94 on track days and shell 91 otherwise. |
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This is good news to have another higher octane option available in the Vancouver area. Only one Shell station in Richmond but I will check it out the next time I need to fill up. 30 litre rationing still in effect.
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Man you guys in Vancouver are so lucky, I guess this is a little bit of a reward for having the worst gas available in Canada for such a long time lol. I mean you guys didn't have any good 94 octane options (no husky 94) and only had chevron which imo is worse then shell 91. So I'm glad you guys finally have proper gas there, but I'm really hoping it comes to every major city in Canada.
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