Shell Gasoline

Muscle Master · 03-13-2009, 12:42 AM

I been seeing commercials about how Shell gasoline cleans engines and burns better than other gases and is good for your engine, is this true ?

This sounds like an interesting topic

ArcAngel · 03-13-2009, 12:43 AM

I believe it is everytime I put Shell in my car the MPG goes up and the car responds more, it just costs soooooo damn much!!

JMAN311 · 03-13-2009, 12:45 AM

I didn't have the same results with the Shell gas in my town

jeffny09 · 03-13-2009, 12:46 AM

hmm me neither but not that got nitrgen in it i dunno ill try it out

Muscle Master · 03-13-2009, 12:47 AM

I don't even know where their is a shell station in Phila./NJ.

JMAN311 · 03-13-2009, 12:47 AM

http://www.examiner.com/x-4824-Tampa...iched-gasoline

Muscle Master · 03-13-2009, 12:51 AM

I think I might try it for a month

jeffny09 · 03-13-2009, 12:51 AM

looks like ima try it out good article didnt read whole thing though no patients

ArcAngel · 03-13-2009, 12:54 AM

there is one one mile down from my house muscle master lol

Muscle Master · 03-13-2009, 12:59 AM

There is one 5 miles away from my dad's house in jersey, I will be filling up tomorrow and gonna take it slow

I will post the results later, goodnight

ArcAngel · 03-13-2009, 01:00 AM

goodnight brother

Beamer · 03-13-2009, 07:00 AM

I use Shell all the time unless I need gas now and there is not one around. My car(s) seemed to run better on it, as far a smoothness feel when on the throttle and even mpg. Really noticed it when I had my Lincoln LS8, ran on Shell for a long time, tried some cheap station one day, car felt different/ran diff and mpg sucked. It did run decent when I put exxon in it once but I stuck with shell. The Balt seems to like shell, but I have not really put anything else in it besides one trip to NY and used Mobil to fill before leaving.

Oracle · 03-16-2009, 02:08 PM

Its all advertisement. does shell clean your engine when you run it? absolutely... along with most every other gasoline out there. every top tier rated company uses detergent addatives in fuel to help reduce carbon buildup. a clean engine has better flow, resulting in a more complete burn of fuel. hence burning cleaner. so in the shell commercials what they claim is absolutely true. thing is almost everybody else does it too so it wont make a difference.

On another note though, Shell is advertising their new Nitrogen Enriched gasoline. Nitrogen Enriched is referring to their new detergent molecule. in a traditional detergent molecule you have a pure organic based molecule (consisting primarily of carbon chains saturates with hydrogen atoms). this is ideal because gasoline, the cause of the buildup, is also organic based. simple chemistry will tell you like disolves like, meaning ideally you want a organic molecule to disolve, or clean, the organic buildup. the problem with these types of detergents is that they, like gasoline, combust in the power producing cycle of the motor. that means there is no detergent left to clean when the exhast valves open. Nitrogen Enriched uses a Nitrogen molecule attatched to the carbon chain, making the detergent molecule more stable. a stable molecule is less likely to change, that is decompose into a non-detergent form. that means that less of the detergent combusts and allows for greater cleaning of post power stroke components. this is particularly useful for cleaning exhast valves, piston surface, and their main goal, DI injectors. But with the good come the bad. these unburned detergents will then get ran through your catalytic converter, making it work overtime. Hydrocarbons are a red flag in emissions because they have adverse effects on health. these detergents are a form of hydrocarbons, or basically anything that didnt decompose in combustion. its up to your catalytic converter to deal with this extra volume. Also, since the detergent is designed to not combust your actually running a leaner mixture of AFR (air Fuel Ratio) through your engine. this isnt such a big deal for stock engines since they normally run rich anyways, but will become previlent in motors with a custom tune.

So basically, if your getting a V6 camaro to just enjoy then Shell has a winner on their hands. But if your aiming at getting a hotrod V8, then your probably better off shopping for gasoline somewhere else

shank0668 · 03-16-2009, 04:06 PM

Our cars run like shnit with it

03-13-2009, 12:43 AM	#2
ArcAngel Drives: 07 Black Cobalt SS/SC Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Manalapan-NJ Posts: 2,872	I believe it is everytime I put Shell in my car the MPG goes up and the car responds more, it just costs soooooo damn much!! __________________ Through HIM you believe in GOD, who raised HIM from the dead and Glorified him..

03-13-2009, 12:45 AM	#3
JMAN311 Drives: 2013 F-150 Limited Join Date: May 2008 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 2,191	I didn't have the same results with the Shell gas in my town __________________ There just might be a 2016 Camaro or Corvette in my future... _____________________________________________ Previous Chevy's 2013 Camaro ZL1 A6\|SIM 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS\|M6\|CGM Exterior\|Gray Int 2000 Camaro SS\|M6\|SLP headers\|SLP center mounted quad exhaust\|Magnaflow muffler\|Hypertech programmed 2001 Corvette\|M6\|LG Motorsports Headers\|Corsa Touring Cat-back\|Magnaflow X Pipe\|Hurst short-throw\|Dyno tuned

03-13-2009, 12:46 AM	#4
jeffny09 Drives: 2010 camaro Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: new york Posts: 5,618	hmm me neither but not that got nitrgen in it i dunno ill try it out __________________ top 10 reason why real men drive stick. 10. A manual transmission is the ultimate in control 9. You can use automotive jargon and not sound like a total tool 8. You can't spell "manual" without "man" 7. Manual transmissions prove you can do more than one thing at a time 6. You can't drift in an auto 5. You can't pull fancy moves in an automatic 4. You get better fuel economy with a stick 3. You’ll never look like a chump if you can drive stick 2. Manual transmission cars are faster 1. Women like a guy who is good with his hands.

03-13-2009, 12:47 AM	#6
JMAN311 Drives: 2013 F-150 Limited Join Date: May 2008 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 2,191	http://www.examiner.com/x-4824-Tampa...iched-gasoline __________________ There just might be a 2016 Camaro or Corvette in my future... _____________________________________________ Previous Chevy's 2013 Camaro ZL1 A6\|SIM 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS\|M6\|CGM Exterior\|Gray Int 2000 Camaro SS\|M6\|SLP headers\|SLP center mounted quad exhaust\|Magnaflow muffler\|Hypertech programmed 2001 Corvette\|M6\|LG Motorsports Headers\|Corsa Touring Cat-back\|Magnaflow X Pipe\|Hurst short-throw\|Dyno tuned

03-13-2009, 12:51 AM	#8
jeffny09 Drives: 2010 camaro Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: new york Posts: 5,618	looks like ima try it out good article didnt read whole thing though no patients __________________ top 10 reason why real men drive stick. 10. A manual transmission is the ultimate in control 9. You can use automotive jargon and not sound like a total tool 8. You can't spell "manual" without "man" 7. Manual transmissions prove you can do more than one thing at a time 6. You can't drift in an auto 5. You can't pull fancy moves in an automatic 4. You get better fuel economy with a stick 3. You’ll never look like a chump if you can drive stick 2. Manual transmission cars are faster 1. Women like a guy who is good with his hands.

03-13-2009, 12:54 AM	#9
ArcAngel Drives: 07 Black Cobalt SS/SC Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Manalapan-NJ Posts: 2,872	there is one one mile down from my house muscle master lol __________________ Through HIM you believe in GOD, who raised HIM from the dead and Glorified him..

03-13-2009, 01:00 AM	#11
ArcAngel Drives: 07 Black Cobalt SS/SC Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Manalapan-NJ Posts: 2,872	goodnight brother __________________ Through HIM you believe in GOD, who raised HIM from the dead and Glorified him..

03-13-2009, 07:00 AM	#12
Beamer N00B Drives: 07 Cobalt SS/SC-Toy \| 97Cavalier-DD Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indian Trail, NC(outside Charlotte) Posts: 140 View My Garage	I use Shell all the time unless I need gas now and there is not one around. My car(s) seemed to run better on it, as far a smoothness feel when on the throttle and even mpg. Really noticed it when I had my Lincoln LS8, ran on Shell for a long time, tried some cheap station one day, car felt different/ran diff and mpg sucked. It did run decent when I put exxon in it once but I stuck with shell. The Balt seems to like shell, but I have not really put anything else in it besides one trip to NY and used Mobil to fill before leaving. __________________

03-16-2009, 02:08 PM	#13
Oracle Drives: Ford Focus Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Phoenix, Az Posts: 71	Its all advertisement. does shell clean your engine when you run it? absolutely... along with most every other gasoline out there. every top tier rated company uses detergent addatives in fuel to help reduce carbon buildup. a clean engine has better flow, resulting in a more complete burn of fuel. hence burning cleaner. so in the shell commercials what they claim is absolutely true. thing is almost everybody else does it too so it wont make a difference. On another note though, Shell is advertising their new Nitrogen Enriched gasoline. Nitrogen Enriched is referring to their new detergent molecule. in a traditional detergent molecule you have a pure organic based molecule (consisting primarily of carbon chains saturates with hydrogen atoms). this is ideal because gasoline, the cause of the buildup, is also organic based. simple chemistry will tell you like disolves like, meaning ideally you want a organic molecule to disolve, or clean, the organic buildup. the problem with these types of detergents is that they, like gasoline, combust in the power producing cycle of the motor. that means there is no detergent left to clean when the exhast valves open. Nitrogen Enriched uses a Nitrogen molecule attatched to the carbon chain, making the detergent molecule more stable. a stable molecule is less likely to change, that is decompose into a non-detergent form. that means that less of the detergent combusts and allows for greater cleaning of post power stroke components. this is particularly useful for cleaning exhast valves, piston surface, and their main goal, DI injectors. But with the good come the bad. these unburned detergents will then get ran through your catalytic converter, making it work overtime. Hydrocarbons are a red flag in emissions because they have adverse effects on health. these detergents are a form of hydrocarbons, or basically anything that didnt decompose in combustion. its up to your catalytic converter to deal with this extra volume. Also, since the detergent is designed to not combust your actually running a leaner mixture of AFR (air Fuel Ratio) through your engine. this isnt such a big deal for stock engines since they normally run rich anyways, but will become previlent in motors with a custom tune. So basically, if your getting a V6 camaro to just enjoy then Shell has a winner on their hands. But if your aiming at getting a hotrod V8, then your probably better off shopping for gasoline somewhere else

03-16-2009, 04:06 PM	#14
shank0668 Drives: '14 LML/'06 LJ/'76 Trans Am Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,438 View My Garage	Our cars run like shnit with it

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