Australia's Street Legal 100ron

simc · 01-28-2006, 10:20 PM

Hey guys, I posted this in the Australian section of the forum, and had no replies.

I was just wondering if anyone here tried Shells new Optimax Extreme fuel in their Audi?

I found a site with some handy information about the fuel www.100octane.com.au

Looks like it could have loads of potential in both performance and efficiency.

Reviews?

dcc236 · 02-07-2006, 03:43 PM

Shell's Optimax Extreme has 5% ethanol, that's how they get the additional 2 RON. I thought I read somewhere that ethanol is not recommended in the 1.8T engine. Might pay to check with Audi before you use the stuff long term.

I'm using Optimax exclusively - 98RON. Not sure it's worth the risk of buggering up an engine given it has ethanol in it, plus it's an additional 3-4cents /litre.

simc · 02-13-2006, 01:38 AM

Just checked on the 100octane site. They have info on what cars can run ethanol fuel. Interesting. Its a bit of a shame certain Audi's cant run E10.

I think that’s pretty poor since ethanol is the only decent renewable fuel we have at the moment for cars.

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01-28-2006, 10:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
simc Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3 Gallery: (0)	Hey guys, I posted this in the Australian section of the forum, and had no replies. I was just wondering if anyone here tried Shells new Optimax Extreme fuel in their Audi? I found a site with some handy information about the fuel www.100octane.com.au Looks like it could have loads of potential in both performance and efficiency. Reviews?

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02-07-2006, 03:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
dcc236 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 32 Gallery: (0)	Shell's Optimax Extreme has 5% ethanol, that's how they get the additional 2 RON. I thought I read somewhere that ethanol is not recommended in the 1.8T engine. Might pay to check with Audi before you use the stuff long term. I'm using Optimax exclusively - 98RON. Not sure it's worth the risk of buggering up an engine given it has ethanol in it, plus it's an additional 3-4cents /litre.

02-13-2006, 01:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
simc Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3 Gallery: (0)	Just checked on the 100octane site. They have info on what cars can run ethanol fuel. Interesting. Its a bit of a shame certain Audi's cant run E10. I think that’s pretty poor since ethanol is the only decent renewable fuel we have at the moment for cars.

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