97 & 99 Octane fuel - what do you use?

[redrsmk5]

Hello all

What make / RON fuel do you all use in your escorts? ive always used Shell Optimax/V Power or the Tesco 99 stuff but ive been reading up on Esso and BP Ultimate and i may use them more often this year, but just how much difference is there between them all and would it do any harm by using both 99 octane then 97 octane on a stage 1 car

Thanks
Mart

[MATCOS]

Optimax, as from what I have read it is the best and comes recommended by my tuner.
I have heard bad things about Tesco 99 so don't use it.
I have found my car has been excellent on petrol since 2007, I havent had to fill the tank in 3 years

[cosmo]

I only ever put Shell V-Power in my Escort and Mondeo ST.

But my wife was saying this week that the the two Shell stations by me have not had any this week.

[SCS j1mbo]

i use shell v power in my escort

[andy 30]

i use shell aswell maybe the odd tesco 1 if aint none at shell as its still 99 octane
and (as quoted above there was petrol withdrawn from shell due to being recalled as bad batch last week apparently)

[Ben Purnell]

tesco all the time for me, and the odd v power, worst i tried was a texaco one

[blacky]

we use tesco 99

iv tryed the others & think the tesco is the best of them

[FRASER]

First time I stuck V-power in mine I shit my pant's what a bloody difference it made

[hivesy]

shell V power for me also

[Auralis - Paul]

First time I stuck V-power in mine I shit my pant's what a bloody difference it made

Must say I noticed the same recently in my S2 RS Turbo.

[FletchCossie]

I used BP on my old engine as it was mapped for it. Now use Optimax on my current engine as its mapped for that

On a stage 1 (Unless professionally mapped) I would try using either for a week each and see which one the car prefers, if any. If none make a difference get the cheaper one as they are both good

[Wayne Ash]

I always use v power if i can

[M16NTE]

only ever used v power in my monte...

[aaroncast]

optimax for me

[bullett]

always been an optimax/vpower person but if thats not about i run bp ultimate