Kephale
Full Member
I ran across an interesting product in a catalog last night. Its basically a strong magnet that you put around your fuel line. It supposedly break ups the 'clusters' of gas molecules so they can burn more efficiently. $20 for a 25% increase in fuel economy.
Seems like its got to be a load of you-know-what to me. Beside questioning the physics of it, if a car company could improve gas mileage by 25% for $20 (or probably $5 actual cost), I can't imagine they wouldn't jump on it, what with the growing push for better fleet fuel economy. Imagine an AV that gets rated 18/20! They have what they claim are independent test results (1 test) to support it, but being a bit of a skeptic when it comes to such products, I'm not sure I'd gamble $20 on it.
Anyway, just though it was amusing and was interested to hear some other member's take on it. I found their web site if you're curious:
Fuel Optimiser
And here's a link to the catalog if you'd like to see a picture:
Optimiser Pic
Seems like its got to be a load of you-know-what to me. Beside questioning the physics of it, if a car company could improve gas mileage by 25% for $20 (or probably $5 actual cost), I can't imagine they wouldn't jump on it, what with the growing push for better fleet fuel economy. Imagine an AV that gets rated 18/20! They have what they claim are independent test results (1 test) to support it, but being a bit of a skeptic when it comes to such products, I'm not sure I'd gamble $20 on it.
Anyway, just though it was amusing and was interested to hear some other member's take on it. I found their web site if you're curious:
Fuel Optimiser
And here's a link to the catalog if you'd like to see a picture:
Optimiser Pic