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Superfuel Max

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mi_troka

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can someone help me? I need a picture of where to put the fuel max on the line...

thanks!
 
I don't have a pic of the location. I have the superfuelmax and installed it on the supply fuel line. It is on the driver's side above the last spark plug location towards the firewall. Hope this helps.
 
mi_troka said:
can someone help me? ?I need a picture of where to put ?the fuel max on the line...

thanks!
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You put it on the shelf where it can't do any damage to the engine - my $.02 since my mods have made me impecunious. ;D

I apologize for the crass comment - to each his own - but consider the following, if it was this easy to increase MPG every car and truck mfgr would install it at the factory to meet their CAFE numbers.
 
Okay Guys,

Does thing actually work? I went to the webpage and unfortunately the marketing period was over. Ehat is it supposed to do and what is the supposed MPG difference?

 
Concerning the Super FuelMAX, save your $$$. Here is a link to the FTC ruling on SFM's unsubstatiated claims.

FTC Ruling
 
DON'T WASTE YOUR CASH!!! But, if you really want to save some money on gas, here's what you do. Take a roll of duct tape and wrap a piece around the air intake just after the MAF. Then take a magic marker and write "My fuel saving device" across the duct tape and VOILA! You will now save just as much at the pump as you will buying that magnet.
 
Troka and Gandolph are right. The FTC is cracking down and they are taking some of them to court.
Some of these miracle workers are going to be paying a pretty penny for stealing all of the working people's money.
I imagine you will be seeing a few less different brands of this miracle juice on the shelves at your local auto store. Sorry don't remember all the names, but they had about 6 on their list. Products that claim to restore HP and increase fuel mileage.
I think the Tornado people were on their list also.....
Oh well
Motor trend did reports on the tornado with a 454 1 ton truck and had no increases in Fuel mileage or torque as claimed by the manufacturer. Just wish i could remember who did the report on the little magnet dude. If it would work I would have a about 5 inline of my fuel line system.
zeeya
 
Zeeya, click on the link FTC Ruling two posts above yours. Is that the report on the magnet dude you were thinking about?
 
zMAX FTC Litigation was resolved some time ago.  After 2-1/2 years and $7M in testing, the Federal Government concluded that when used as directed zMAX provides specific and measureable benefits, including but not limited to:

- zMAX soaks into metal,
- zMAX reduces friction,
- zMAX increases horsepower,
- zMAX dissipates engine heat,
- zMAX helps to improve or restore gas mileage and reduce emissions in older cars, by virtue of
  reducing engine deposits,
- zMAX helps to maintain gas mileage and emissions in newer cars, by virtue of reducing engine
  deposits,
- zMAX helps to reduce engine wear on engine valve-stems and guides and piston rings and skirts, by
  virtue of reducing engine deposits,
- zMAX helps to extend engine life, by virtue of reducing engine deposits.

See the letter at:

http://zmax.com/handler.cfm?zMAX=news,caseclosed
 
What about the claims of the testing that it increased engine bearing corrosion? It seems that's the only negative that has not been addressed by the FTC letter.

Just curious.

I have used Zmax in the past. And, I was always under the impression, if they allow it to be used in aircraft (more stringent laws/requirements), it could be used in any other piston engine. I even use it in my lawn mower (small engine oil additive, and in fuel).
 
In short, your assumptions regarding zMAX's sister product, Avblend in aircraft engines are very accurate.? Aircraft engines operate in a much tougher environment with far tighter controls and specifications then do automotive engines.? Yet Avblend (chemically identical to zMAX) has maintained an FAA approval for use in pistion aircraft engines since 1980.? It has done so by demonstrating very specific benefits through tightly controlled testing time and again.? It has since been proven, using SAE and ASTM protocols, that similar benefits exist in automotive and truck applications as well.

The corrosion issue reported early was a "red herring"* using a motor oil with a relatively low additive treat and engine components and materials not representative of standard practice in automotive or aircraft applications.? For example, if you were to run a field test on an engine using a motor oil without a corrosion inhibitor, the moisture accumulated in the engine through periodic condensation over time would potentially lead to extensive corrosion when compared to that using a properly formulated motor oil.? Since zMAX is a Micro-lubricant, and does not contain additives as such, it is not designed to provide such protection.? This is why it does not violate API Certification or OEM Warranties the way other aftermarket products can, but does provide a host of other benefits as already noted.? Based on a highly refined mineral oil with a high purity level, there is certainly nothing in zMAX that would lead to such corrosion.? This claim was so absurd that it was not pursued any further and is therefore not even mentioned in the Final Decision.? I hope that answers your question.

*A "red herring", for those that do not know, is a fallacy in which an irrelevant topic is presented in order to divert attention from the original issue. The basic idea is to "win" an argument by leading attention away from the argument and to another topic.
 
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