Let me just say something opposite…

I own Jeep GR CH 1998 with 196000+ miles on it. I bought a car about five years ago with 103000 miles on it. The car was so wasted that the oil pressure gauge was barely moving. I made a promise to my self, that I would bring that car back to life no matter what, I have tried almost every product there is on the market (gas, oil, gas/oil additives, filters you name it…)

When Shell came out with the V-Power I was really suspicious with it. I thought that it was another marketing trick, as one of you guys mentioned earlier. At the time, I was driving mostly on “Amoco” Supreme. Before that I’ve used regular the cheapest possible.

Let me share with you how do I get 400+ miles on the tank with the mileage I have on my car now…
I have stopped using regular gasoline a long time ago, and here is why:

1) Regular is cheap that is correct, but I if you compare the mileage on the full tank of regular vs. full tank of super you will see that the super is going to give you better mileage and performance. You would not be pushing the accelerator pedal
all the way to the floor in order to
get your car moving.
2) Regular gasoline after a while WILL pollute your engine and will actually decrease performance of your vehicle and will drain your valet quicker.
3) You think you’re saving by using regular? Wrong!!! On the long run you will pay more and drive less.

Here is what I found to be the best combination to the performance:

Motor Oil:

“Mobile-One” ONLY!!! Full synthetic, everything else is just a waste.
I do oil change “by the books” every 3.000 miles like a clock.
I use 10-30.

Spark plugs:

I wish I could use a better ones, but JEEP doesn’t take any other than “Champion”. But guess what, there is a Champion Spark Plugs for Trucks that work just fine. Change them every 10.000 miles

Air Filter:

K&N – THE BEST THING THAT WAS EVER INVENTED.

Gasoline:

Shell V-Power. So far so good and I do feel the difference. Well let’s put it this way, it works for me. If you don’t like it, so be it…

If you do not like the V-Power, use Lucas Injector Cleaner with your desired gasoline every oil change. IT IS THE BEST THERE IS!!! And it is inexpensive.

On top of that tune-up and all other stuff that every driver must do regularly.

Oh, just few more things, transmission and engine flush – a must.

Trainee – every oil change.

Engine – every 15000 or once a year (which ever comes first)

THE KEY IS THE MAINTANANCE AND then performance products.

If you really love your car and you want it to serve you well, you want to listen to it, feel it, and understand what product works best with your car.

Best to you all

Alex.

we used it way back in 1995 and trust me, the in tank using was more than enough. Besides, the unit we got was oversize for the car cc anyways. Why pay so much for the in fuel line when you can save money, buy the larger in tank one.

Really how much more benefit you going to get? Perhaps when you first TOP up from empty someone can argue that the broquet is unable to fully work its spells on the petrol. Ok fine but then I will just top up when the tank is half full.

What I am trying to say, can we really quantify the benefit of using the in fuel line which is like 200 pounds when I can buy the large in tank at 90 pounds.

Guess subaru had no choice cause their cars love 98 RON. And in UK for some time they stopped the higher octane unleaded and everyone had to use 95RON. Trust me, the scoob guys were suffering. That said, my cousin in his 250bhp fire breathing Volvo S40 T4 had no issues….. Broquet in the tank.!!

Also note for those with ancient cars…. my cuz also bought 2 more in tank units for his Dad in singapore. One went into a very old Volvo 740 that was never meant to run on Unleaded and a volvo 144 which is like 30 years old. No issues to the cars when broquet was in it. BTW, both cars still running today ah.

So there you go… Broquet… the wonder accessory for any performance addict.

eric

picked this out from one website in USA. Check the second part of it.

And from that same site, something on gadgets that suppose to increase mileage.

regards
ERIC

taken from the Broquet website.

“….As you will see the Broquet is actually a number of catalyst pellets which are added to the fuel system by either placing them directly into the fuel tank or fitting a cartridge into the fuel line. We generally supply tank units for cars and motor cycles, and in-line units for larger commercial vehicles, stationary and marine engines. Once installed the pellets will remain effective for at least 250,000 miles and will thus not require replacing. Indeed the same catalyst unit can be removed from one fuel system and used in another.

When the catalyst is in contact with fuel, petrol or diesel, there is a catalysis reaction at the surface of the pellets which results in a modification to the fuel itself which, in turn, leads to a significantly more thermally efficient combustion process. This improved combustion leads to a number of things but in particular:-

1. The overall running temperature of the engine is lowered. Thus older “leaded-only” petrol engines do not suffer from the overheating associated with use of petrol without added lead. This means that these engines can run quite safely on unleaded without danger of valve seat recession caused by excess heat.
2.

3. Petrol engines are able to accept a slightly lower octane fuel than they would otherwise require without losing performance or needing a timing retardation. In fact most customers using Broquet to switch, for example, from 97 octane 4-Star to 95 octane unleaded, actually report that their engines run better after Broquet is installed despite using a lower grade fuel.
4.

5. Exhaust gas emissions, CO and HC for petrol engines, and smoke in diesels, are greatly reduced. This is increasingly significant because of tightening MOT regulations and roadside emission checks.
6.

7. More power is available which, if like driving conditions are used before and after, means a fuel economy improvement. This varies, but an improvement of between 7 – 10% is typical.
8.

In addition the presence of Broquet results in a gradual decarbonising action. So for an older engine the combustion area will be gradually cleaned up and a new engine will stay in an as-new condition for years – the catalyst is totally compatible with catalytic converters and will reduce their overall work load…”

http://www.broquet.co.uk/

Its interesting. Wonder why we don’t use it here. Should be about 500 bucks at current exchange rate and what we save on NOT using V-Power, we buy it and use it year after year, car after car.

Heck, who knows maybe Shell pass their petrol through this stuff and call it V-Power. Charge you an arm and a leg for it. :-)

A friend of mine told me he bumped into a guy recenly selling this broquet stuff here in KL. This guy was trying to sell him one broquet for his Altis at RM$1000. Way too expensive if you ask me. Forget the inline unit. The one my cousin used was the in-tank unit. Much better and cheaper. Just dump into the tank. He used a fishing line to it so that he could retrive it for his next car.

From the website, it cost only 70 pounds for our cars… up to 73ltr tank. Something to think about eh? Check with your team Matrix friends about it and see what is their expert opinion.

regards
ERIC

yes.. thats it, Broquet. Might be worth it. But it will be expensive I am sure cause of the current xchange rates.

so you expecting 1000 words long huh. I will find the time for that. Maybe after Xmas.

Let me test out the bosch plug for my slug Gti. See how that fairs up. thanks guys.

regards
ERIC

that lost post was me la. Sorry i thought by now you will know my style of writing.! Actually I forgot to sign off at the end. Too quick to hit the publish your comment button. :-)

Right now I really can’t find any ‘real’ benefit in V-power. Unless Shell tells me that its on a higher octane level then the other makes, then I will be willing to part with my cash.

FFfor now I will take the advice of the other bloke… save the money for a set of plugs and change frequently. Will help my sparking and on the long run, better for engine etc I guess.

If you get anymore info on V-power let us know.

Mean time, many years back I came across this product which we tried in my cousins S40 T4. Its some sort of metal balls that is put into the petrol tank. Actually meant for older cars that are meant to run on leaded gas but due to these screwed up laws that penalise the motorist for all global warming, no more leaded petrol.

These metal balls have some chemical reaction with the petrol and its supposed to help the burning of it… a bit like an increase in RON. The problem is, I can’t remember the name of the bloody thing! Broquete or something like that but my web search draws up a big fat zero.

In my cousins car, it was always noted the engine was running better but we can’t really say it was down to that stuff although most of the Volvo Car UK folks that tested his car always commented that it seems to have a bit more power then the other T4. Head scratching time!

Worth looking into cause you buy it and dump it into the gas tank and it stays in there for YEARS. It was used in the war when petrol quality was bad and the old propeller planes needed good gas. This inventor came out it with and now they sell it for cars in a very small scale.

I’ll ask my cousin who is in UK if he can remember the actual name of it. Still has it in one of the cars.

cheers

ERIC

Apparently car companies like Subaru have it installed from factory.