10-15% saving on fuel claims

Post by **chiz** » 09 May 2006, 20:41

I have just been on to ebay and came across a small gadget for your fuel line that claims to save you around 15% on fuel use. I have included the link does anybody know any more?http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... %3AIT&rd=1

Post by **Hacksawbob** » 10 May 2006, 08:49

snake oil I'm afraid these have been on sale for years under various guises, I've even known of pyramid selling schemes selling them, kind of scam in a scam!

Post by **kevtherev** » 10 May 2006, 22:38

If it saves petrol why wasn't it fitted at the factory?

run away chiz... save up for LPG and save over 50%

Post by **HarryMann** » 10 May 2006, 23:52

Everybody knows that during the first world war it was used by the English in their aircrafts which helped to reduce the smoke, to avoid being detected in flight.

Except me...

Distrust all others of course...

the ones with lead-Mercury amalgam spheres as well as magnets I have actually seen reduce CO and HC considerably. Fuel consmption? Thats always a hard call... mpg goes up down month to month, with the wind, rain and most other things. Wrong tme of month, mpg goes down, hot sunny dry day, mpg goes up... over a year might be interesting.. but then can you genuinely compare a vehcile one year with the next anyway?

Post by **ghost123uk** » 11 May 2006, 08:59

It's all rubbish !!

Remember - "If it looks too good to be true, then it is"

Post by **HarryMann** » 11 May 2006, 10:05

It's all rubbish !!

But that's not very scientific either...

Wasn't it Sir Isaac Newton that had to say to his chirpy and dismissive students one day.... 'Ah, but the difference is, I have studied the subject and so far, you have not!'

Post by **ghost123uk** » 11 May 2006, 11:11

Fair coment Harry,

But I did look into it a bit a few years ago ( when unleaded came in ) and the bit about clamping madnets around your fuel pipe to increase efficiency made me howl.

And the manufactures attempts to come up with an explanation as to how it worked were equaly funny.

I did see a report by "Which Magazine" on the catalytic "balls" that you dropped into the tank. It proved that the petrol delivered to the engine was unchanged from a "control" that had no "balls" added.

Also they were unable to prove any beneficial effects at all.

I wonder if Shell Research or any car manufactures have checked this type of thing out ?

I mean if it worked, we would all have them fitted, as standard, surely !