Shell V-power and chirping - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

mabviper · 05-23-2014, 12:23 PM

I've had awesome luck last year with Shell V-power gas prior to winter. It very rarely gave me any crickets. Now that the windows go down, I'm noticing them all the time. I've never used anything but V-Power though.

Anybody else noticing this?

1Cor10:23 · 05-23-2014, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by mabviper

I've had awesome luck last year with Shell V-power gas prior to winter. It very rarely gave me any crickets. Now that the windows go down, I'm noticing them all the time. I've never used anything but V-Power though.

Anybody else noticing this?

Hey man, I used to be very strict on myself to always fill on v-power for crickets but then I started logging my IAM...at one point it was a low as .57 (granted, was on stage 1 tune at that point but I'm pretty sure it would have knocked on stock tune as well) - after that, Ultra 94 all the way. Crickets is a tiny thing when compared to knock.

Simply_the_best · 05-23-2014, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mabviper

I've had awesome luck last year with Shell V-power gas prior to winter. It very rarely gave me any crickets. Now that the windows go down, I'm noticing them all the time. I've never used anything but V-Power though.

Anybody else noticing this?

When my car was new when I first got it the crickets were there. Now I use Shell V-Power just about every fill up since and the crickets have ceased to exist. I'm also probably a little harder on my car than most.

Myv · 05-23-2014, 12:38 PM

Most quiet with Shell 91.

Esso 91 is distinctively noisier, but Petro 94 is the worst.

Never tried Esso 93.

f0rge · 05-23-2014, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Myv

Most quiet with Shell 91.

Esso 91 is distinctively noisier, but Petro 94 is the worst.

Never tried Esso 93.

I have exactly the same results, and that's after getting my HPFP replaced last summer

When does winter gas end? I bet that's worse for crickets somehow.

Migero86 · 05-23-2014, 01:22 PM

I used to run Shell v-power and had crickets... switched to Ultra94 and a stage2 Tune and somehow crickets are intermitment now... its like hide and seek

D_Thissen · 05-23-2014, 01:25 PM

Weird, I run Esso 91 and theres no chirps. Anything else and it chirps

Migero86 · 05-23-2014, 01:26 PM

I do drive the piss out of my car though.... maybe that helps scare them away lol. I know it is weird how they were present on V-Power which made no sense at all to me then I started running Ultra94 and they disappeared, I cant explain it at all.

Cliu91 · 05-23-2014, 01:56 PM

Running Ultra 94... no chirping.

mabviper · 05-23-2014, 02:03 PM

Hmm I guess I'll try ultra and see if that helps.

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Muskokan · 05-23-2014, 02:24 PM

I also use almost exclusively v power, chirps are intermittent. When I go down south though the new esso 93 is actually the best it's ran without crickets, I'd reccomend.

grgonium · 05-23-2014, 02:36 PM

Brand of gas doesn't seem to affect the chirp.

I too strictly used Shell V-power and have replaced my fuel pump 4 times now.

Thankfully its covered under warranty.

BRZZZZZZZZZZ · 05-23-2014, 02:49 PM

Crickets no matter what over hear (only Shell 91 and Husky 94 used)

congee · 05-23-2014, 02:50 PM

Is it really a big issue(besides the annoying sound) if it crickets or not?? I only use shell 91 and never had an issue with crickets. Whenever I fill up with esso or petro however, the crickets are loud AF.

Don't really feel like going to the dealer to get a replacement pump

05-23-2014, 12:23 PM	#1
mabviper Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: WRB BRZ Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 286 Thanks: 21 Thanked 161 Times in 97 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Shell V-power and chirping I've had awesome luck last year with Shell V-power gas prior to winter. It very rarely gave me any crickets. Now that the windows go down, I'm noticing them all the time. I've never used anything but V-Power though. Anybody else noticing this?

05-23-2014, 01:25 PM	#7
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mabviper Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: WRB BRZ Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 286 Thanks: 21 Thanked 161 Times in 97 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Hmm I guess I'll try ultra and see if that helps. Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk __________________ Custom datalogger with GPS Support

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congee Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: SSM BRZ Location: Canada Posts: 545 Thanks: 218 Thanked 150 Times in 86 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Is it really a big issue(besides the annoying sound) if it crickets or not?? I only use shell 91 and never had an issue with crickets. Whenever I fill up with esso or petro however, the crickets are loud AF. Don't really feel like going to the dealer to get a replacement pump __________________

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