98 Octane Petrol

drifter · 26th November 2004, 11:13

Hey guys,

just came to know reliance has started distributing 98 octane petrol at their pump on the thane belapur road. They have started just last week...I had gone to fill up along with rusted pistons and got to know of this. Pics.

Drifter

RJK · 26th November 2004, 12:05

how much for it?

GTO · 26th November 2004, 12:05

Awesome!! But I imagine only imported machinery to opt for this fuel. Why on the Thane Belapur? Also what was the price of 98 Octane vs the regular?

98 Octane will not necessarily improve the performance of most Indian cars.

GTO

Dippy · 26th November 2004, 12:50

Great find drifter but any idea of price. And I think it should really available in main Mumbai city. Thats where most of the casrs that drink that fuel live

Dippy

Shan2nu · 26th November 2004, 13:37

98 Oct would be useless on our cars. You will need a high compression engine to be able to utilise that sort of fuel.

Shan2nu

drifter · 26th November 2004, 15:12

I dont know about the price guys...forgot to ask...hehe will do next time...but its bound to be higher than regular 93 octane petrol. And yes i dont see any point of it being located at koper khairne to be precise...there arent any cars that can make much use of it there. n_c can tank up easily though...its like right besides his office.

Drifter

lamborghini · 26th November 2004, 15:31

finally
but wasnt bp going to lauch them first

drifter · 26th November 2004, 15:45

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Quote[/b] (lamborghini @ Nov. 26 2004,13:01)]finally
but wasnt bp going to lauch them first

Yeah, but looks like reliance beat them to it.

Drifter

speedsatya · 26th November 2004, 17:23

BP has octane 95 at some town-side outlets.now 98 octane shud be fun.hehe.how abt a half tank of 98 and half of 87.that shud be 92.5 octane of full tank.
so if u consider a full tank of a zen of 36 liters(18 liters of 98 at rs 55 and 18 liters of 87 at rs 44),it shud be about 49rs/liter of 93 octane fuel.
hehe thats still cheaper than the 50rs for speed 93.,which i any case wud not be 93 octane

PS:here i have assumed 98 octane will be 55rs/liter.if it is less than that ,which it shud be,then this idea wud be more cheaper.imagine filling half tank of 98 petrol and then moving forward to the normal petrol pump

X-Machine · 27th November 2004, 07:02

Fantastic!
So finally its available.I echo speedsatya.I wud be around 55rs.Pratically speaking,its pretty reasonable.
Hey Drifter,can u give the perfect location of the place.Wud like to go and tank up.

X

GTO · 27th November 2004, 12:18

Since when is Speed93 50 bucks a liter?

GTO

GTO · 27th November 2004, 12:30

Just checked. Speed93 retails for Rs.44.9x in Bombay

GTO

BikerSG · 16th December 2004, 13:35

i saw 2 reliance bunks outside chennai - on way to ambur(near vellore). but they were not retailing 98 octane gas! pity!

lets hope they launch 98 octane gas in chennai city soon!

nitrous · 3rd October 2005, 00:27

almost a year later, we now have speed 97 in a few pumps in chennai and the regular fuel we now get is 91 octane.

BUSA · 3rd October 2005, 15:13

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Since when is Speed93 50 bucks a liter

As of today its Rs. 52 per liter! God knows in few months what will be its cost!

26th November 2004, 11:13	#1
drifter Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,488 Thanked: 75 Times View My Garage	Hey guys, just came to know reliance has started distributing 98 octane petrol at their pump on the thane belapur road. They have started just last week...I had gone to fill up along with rusted pistons and got to know of this. Pics. Drifter
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26th November 2004, 12:05	#2
RJK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,139 Thanked: 697 Times	how much for it?
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26th November 2004, 12:05	#3
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,497 Thanked: 300,308 Times View My Garage	Awesome!! But I imagine only imported machinery to opt for this fuel. Why on the Thane Belapur? Also what was the price of 98 Octane vs the regular? 98 Octane will not necessarily improve the performance of most Indian cars. GTO
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26th November 2004, 12:50	#4
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,557 Thanked: 2,459 Times	Great find drifter but any idea of price. And I think it should really available in main Mumbai city. Thats where most of the casrs that drink that fuel live Dippy
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26th November 2004, 13:37	#5
Shan2nu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli - Karnata Posts: 5,533 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	98 Oct would be useless on our cars. You will need a high compression engine to be able to utilise that sort of fuel. Shan2nu
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26th November 2004, 15:12	#6
drifter Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,488 Thanked: 75 Times View My Garage	I dont know about the price guys...forgot to ask...hehe will do next time...but its bound to be higher than regular 93 octane petrol. And yes i dont see any point of it being located at koper khairne to be precise...there arent any cars that can make much use of it there. n_c can tank up easily though...its like right besides his office. Drifter
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26th November 2004, 15:31	#7
lamborghini Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,112 Thanked: 5,760 Times View My Garage	finally but wasnt bp going to lauch them first
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26th November 2004, 17:23	#9
speedsatya Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: bangalore/manga Posts: 3,169 Thanked: 738 Times View My Garage	BP has octane 95 at some town-side outlets.now 98 octane shud be fun.hehe.how abt a half tank of 98 and half of 87.that shud be 92.5 octane of full tank. so if u consider a full tank of a zen of 36 liters(18 liters of 98 at rs 55 and 18 liters of 87 at rs 44),it shud be about 49rs/liter of 93 octane fuel. hehe thats still cheaper than the 50rs for speed 93.,which i any case wud not be 93 octane PS:here i have assumed 98 octane will be 55rs/liter.if it is less than that ,which it shud be,then this idea wud be more cheaper.imagine filling half tank of 98 petrol and then moving forward to the normal petrol pump
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27th November 2004, 07:02	#10
X-Machine Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mumbai/Tokyo Posts: 1,475 Thanked: 29 Times	Fantastic! So finally its available.I echo speedsatya.I wud be around 55rs.Pratically speaking,its pretty reasonable. Hey Drifter,can u give the perfect location of the place.Wud like to go and tank up. X
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27th November 2004, 12:18	#11
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,497 Thanked: 300,308 Times View My Garage	Since when is Speed93 50 bucks a liter? GTO
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27th November 2004, 12:30	#12
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,497 Thanked: 300,308 Times View My Garage	Just checked. Speed93 retails for Rs.44.9x in Bombay GTO
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16th December 2004, 13:35	#13
BikerSG BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chennai, INDIA Posts: 378 Thanked: 15 Times	i saw 2 reliance bunks outside chennai - on way to ambur(near vellore). but they were not retailing 98 octane gas! pity! lets hope they launch 98 octane gas in chennai city soon!
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3rd October 2005, 00:27	#14
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	almost a year later, we now have speed 97 in a few pumps in chennai and the regular fuel we now get is 91 octane. Last edited by nitrous : 3rd October 2005 at 00:35.
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