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Newcastle
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June 2002
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Location:
Adelaide
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January 2004
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Wed, 13 October 2004 23:31
 
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yup
just stick with the ultimate and u can never go wrong 
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Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Thu, 14 October 2004 00:03
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Yeah i put that castrol crap in my sr20det silvia and it wasnt even hitting boost and my car kept stalling. I had to drain it out clean the whole throttle out and get a new fuel filter. I found out that castrol vortex is only 95 octane to.
I know who i can trust now Bp ultimate
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I supported Toymods
Banned User
Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Thu, 14 October 2004 04:53
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Location:
Newcastle
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June 2002
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Thu, 14 October 2004 22:23
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whats the matter cool 1?
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Location:
Melbourne
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June 2004
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Thu, 14 October 2004 22:44
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I've had nothing but joy from the Vortex.
On the other hand, I am running a 5sFe that'd likely be happy on kerosene!!
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Location:
Newcastle
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June 2002
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Thu, 14 October 2004 22:51
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yeah my motor is used to running 98 octane as regular. Jap spec. So i can only run synergy 98 or ultimate 98.
It serves me right for using vortex 95. But it was an emergency.
Perhaps I got a bad batch. Twin freeway servos near wyong NSW.
I didnt think that having 3 less octane would make such a big difference! 
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Location:
Melbourne
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June 2004
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Thu, 14 October 2004 22:55
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| old_mr2 wrote on Fri, 15 October 2004 08:51 |
yeah my motor is used to running 98 octane as regular. Jap spec. So i can only run synergy 98 or ultimate 98.
It serves me right for using vortex 95. But it was an emergency.
Perhaps I got a bad batch. Twin freeway servos near wyong NSW.
I didnt think that having 3 less octane would make such a big difference!
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Depends on how aggressive your ignition timing map is. If it's assuming 98 octane is the WORST it'll ever drink, then yeah - you're up sh!t creek without a bottle of octane boost, trying to run 95 in it.
All hail to the knock-sensor, and adaptive E.C.U'S
HURRAH! 
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Location:
Newcastle
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July 2003
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Thu, 14 October 2004 23:48
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| st184 sillycar wrote on Fri, 15 October 2004 08:44 |
On the other hand, I am running a 5sFe that'd likely be happy on kerosene!!
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good ole 5sfe's 
they old girl would probaly run on some home brew if asked politley.
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Location:
Melbourne
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June 2004
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Fri, 15 October 2004 00:05
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| toof wrote on Fri, 15 October 2004 09:48 |
| st184 sillycar wrote on Fri, 15 October 2004 08:44 |
On the other hand, I am running a 5sFe that'd likely be happy on kerosene!!
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good ole 5sfe's
they old girl would probaly run on some home brew if asked politley.
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Do Whiskey and olive oil mix well?
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Location:
wollongong
Registered:
October 2004
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Fri, 15 October 2004 01:14
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caltex vortex is not shit, and i think ur full of shit, if u say u had to change filter etc in yer silvia.........the fuel is good, great in fact, just depends on ignition timing map, like other guy said. it definately would not have wrecked ur filter!
but... i too have had trubles with it, my old slightly worked r31 pintara wouldn't run properly on anything other than 98octane either
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Location:
Sydney
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September 2003
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Fri, 15 October 2004 06:06
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just wondering what people think of optimax??
i usually move around BP ultimate and premium and get no hassles from the car. Once before work i couldn't get to a BP in time so i put in some optimax and the car ran like shit (rougher and a bit laggy compared to normal). put in some ultimate and there were no problems
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Location:
sydney
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July 2004
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Fri, 15 October 2004 07:15
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[quote title=st184 sillycar wrote on Fri, 15 October 2004 08:55
All hail to the knock-sensor, and adaptive E.C.U'S
HURRAH! [/quote]
dats funny 
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Location:
Sydney/Wollongong
Registered:
October 2003
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Location:
Land of Oz
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Fri, 15 October 2004 07:40
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Hi,
I use Optimax and Ultimate and the engine doesn't car either way. It runs great with both. However, it doesn't like anything with lower octane 'cos it pings a bit and doesn't have as much "get up & go".
I haven't tried Vortex, but there's enough BP and Shell stations around the place, so I don't need to go to Caltex.
seeyuzz
river
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Location:
Campbelltown, NSW, Austra...
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Fri, 15 October 2004 12:18
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Optimax is the go, i tried bp premium, wasn't as good, not as responsive and didn't get as good economy, then again premuim is 95 ron.
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Fri, 15 October 2004 13:22
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i felt horrible when i put vortex in my car... and also ampol gold..d oesent run nearly as good as bp ultimate.. only put 10 bucks in.. ran it down and gave it 50 bucks of ultimate
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Sat, 16 October 2004 00:42
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| olihaub wrote on Fri, 15 October 2004 17:15 |
| st184 sillycar wrote on Fri, 15 October 2004 08:55 |
All hail to the knock-sensor, and adaptive E.C.U'S
HURRAH!
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dats funny
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Why so?
Modern ECU's + knock sensors ROCK!
-'80s and mid 90s Jap cars DON't have modern ECU's, btw.
C'mon - how good are the computers in current aussie "low-tech crapheaps" ? Both BA Foulcan and VZ Commondore have limp-home capabilities (The MOTOR magazine XR6-T limped a whole Targa Tasmania stage with no water or waterpump!), continually adapt the spark advance to run just under the ping-limit, and will run 90-octance crap while making more power+economy from 98-octance. GOLD!
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Location:
Melbourne
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October 2003
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Sun, 17 October 2004 03:08
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I've noticed the BEST results from Vortex. So Its interesting to hear you make these comments. A mechanic friend of mine recommends Vortex as he gets the best power results from his tuning experiences with it.
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Location:
Sydney
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September 2003
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Sun, 17 October 2004 05:37
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Its Caltex not Castrol
and yes it sucks
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Lost in the K hole
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Sun, 17 October 2004 05:45
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| T APLUS 22 wrote on Sun, 17 October 2004 13:08 |
I've noticed the BEST results from Vortex. So Its interesting to hear you make these comments. A mechanic friend of mine recommends Vortex as he gets the best power results from his tuning experiences with it.
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which mechanic is this? (so i can stay far, far away from his tuning)
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Mon, 18 October 2004 09:56
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I thought you'd be smart enough to know different cars with different timing will perform differently with different fuels.
btw, he's a highly respected in what he does. Also note, from NSW.
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Location:
Sydney
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September 2003
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Location:
Perth
Registered:
September 2004
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Mon, 18 October 2004 13:18
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Weird, I notice no performance difference between Vortex and Ultimate (on a 7M-GTE) and slightly better economy on the Vortex. Maybe you just got it from a crappy petrol station, and got water or lumps of crap in your tank?
I was getting a lift with a friend of mine once and he had some drops of water in the petrol tank, the car kept stalling then catching again, it was scary.
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Mon, 18 October 2004 14:46
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In a performance situation, there is nothing about Vortex that would make it come good over any 98RON fuel, especially Ultimate 98.
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Location:
Newcastle
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June 2002
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Mon, 18 October 2004 20:10
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| ROLLA GTi wrote on Sun, 17 October 2004 15:37 |
Its Caltex not Castrol
and yes it sucks
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HAHAA
yeah I found this out on the way to work when I drove past caltex. W0opS
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Location:
Newcastle
Registered:
June 2002
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Mon, 18 October 2004 20:16
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| ed_ma61 wrote on Sun, 17 October 2004 15:45 |
| T APLUS 22 wrote on Sun, 17 October 2004 13:08 |
I've noticed the BEST results from Vortex. So Its interesting to hear you make these comments. A mechanic friend of mine recommends Vortex as he gets the best power results from his tuning experiences with it.
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which mechanic is this? (so i can stay far, far away from his tuning)
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BWAHAHAHA
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Tue, 19 October 2004 02:02
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| T APLUS 22 wrote on Mon, 18 October 2004 19:56 |
I thought you'd be smart enough to know different cars with different timing will perform differently with different fuels.
btw, he's a highly respected in what he does. Also note, from NSW.
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Exactly. If your engine's tuned for 92ron ULP, and it's too dumb to realise it's sucking on premium brew, there's really no point putting in PULP, except for the marginal fuel economy gains, and the extra detergent-packs in Premium (why I buy it sometimes).
I find my g/f's 96 V6 Magna starts getting really sluggish, and idles weird when it's been on ULP for 3-4 tanks. A good run on Vortex, BP Ultimate, etc. etc. fixes its wagon right up.
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theres a castle on my hil...
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: Caltex, Vortex
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Tue, 19 October 2004 05:00
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i used either vortex or optimax in my old charade turbo. when it had a tank of vortex, it was like someone had taken away my turbo 
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Location:
wollongong
Registered:
October 2004
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Re: Caltex, Vortex
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Tue, 26 October 2004 13:00
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yeah my car runs a treat on vortex, economy is really no different to that of optimax, neither is performance!
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: Castrol, Vortex
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Wed, 27 October 2004 11:38
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| old_mr2 wrote on Tue, 19 October 2004 06:16 |
| ed_ma61 wrote on Sun, 17 October 2004 15:45 |
| T APLUS 22 wrote on Sun, 17 October 2004 13:08 |
I've noticed the BEST results from Vortex. So Its interesting to hear you make these comments. A mechanic friend of mine recommends Vortex as he gets the best power results from his tuning experiences with it.
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which mechanic is this? (so i can stay far, far away from his tuning)
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BWAHAHAHA
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Blow me
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Location:
Newcastle
Registered:
June 2002
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Re: Caltex, Vortex
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Wed, 27 October 2004 12:44
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I was only mucking around bro. chill
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