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Author:  Wombat [ Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:12 am ]
Post subject:  Snake oil?
or just a lump of solder?
Author:  Panthersteve [ Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:21 am ]
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http://www.harley-davidson-hangout.com/ ... -good.html

http://www.tssc.org.uk/index.php?option ... 2&id=35977

General opinion would agree with the post title :lol:
Author:  Timbo [ Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:29 am ]
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Couldn't do any harm, just pop it in there and make sure your Peter Brock energy polariser is fully polarised.

Tim
Author:  Harley [ Thu Jun 30, 2011 10:05 am ]
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Would probably work well with the turbonator on the inlet and the 'power chip' resistor across the inlet sensor. :lol:
Author:  Irish Yobbo [ Thu Jun 30, 2011 11:17 am ]
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Reminds me of these:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2-Portable-C ... 387wt_1141

That's right - 10-30% fuel savings, improved emissions, and better battery life. Just by plugging it into your cigarette lighter!

They claim it can regulate your voltage or something, so you can guess it's a capacitor. I remember someone buying one of these on another forum and pulling it apart, and guess what they found? A capacitor, an LED, and a resistor (to limit the LED current).

So there you have it. If you want a 20% saving in fuel, wire a tiny capacitor across your battery terminals. It's funny that such a saving can be made so easily - makes you wonder why car manufacturers don't include it themselves. :D
Author:  Harley [ Thu Jun 30, 2011 11:33 am ]
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It's all a big government conspiracy to keep the price of gas up........
:lol:
Author:  bnicho [ Thu Jun 30, 2011 12:28 pm ]
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Irish Yobbo wrote:
Reminds me of these:
So there you have it. If you want a 20% saving in fuel, wire a tiny capacitor across your battery terminals. It's funny that such a saving can be made so easily - makes you wonder why car manufacturers don't include it themselves. :D


But you know that the service manager of that dealership in Neverheardofit, Idaho wrote that letter or testimonal, so it must be true. :roll:
Author:  subwayseth [ Thu Jun 30, 2011 12:57 pm ]
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oh god, it gets worse...
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FUEL-BOOSTER-IMPROVED-PRE-COMBUSTION-ANY-JAGUAR-INTANK-/270762513973?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3f0ab41635
Author:  bnicho [ Thu Jun 30, 2011 1:10 pm ]
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Can we say hook, line and.... sinkers!

:lol:
Author:  Timbo [ Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:14 pm ]
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subwayseth wrote:
oh god, it gets worse...
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FUEL-BOOSTER-IMPROVED-PRE-COMBUSTION-ANY-JAGUAR-INTANK-/270762513973?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3f0ab41635


Thats that "broquet" thing, I'm sure that it has been independantly shown to be bollox. I have a feeling that one of the Classic Cars magazines (maybe PC Brett) tested it years ago and showed that it didn't do anything.

I love this snake oil stuff, my brother in law used to spend a fortune on some garbage that was oil with golden coloured metal particles in it that made your mazda 323 into an RX4 or something similar.

Tim
Author:  drmini in aust [ Thu Jun 30, 2011 4:03 pm ]
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Some well known people on this forum (not me!) swear that those Broquet things do work..
I'm not sure any double blind testing was done though. :wink:

[edit] here's another one...
http://www.immortality.co.nz/fuelstar.html
Author:  bnicho [ Thu Jun 30, 2011 4:06 pm ]
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That's right Tim, the Federation of Historic Vehicles tested a bunch of these miracle run on unleaded products (includig the Broquet) with a brand new A series engine in about 1999 and Practical Classics covered the story.

The same engine was used for each test but the head was replaced with a brand new new one for each product.

The only products that worked were the Flashlube and Valvemaster type products. All the others produced sever valve seat recession.

Cheers,
Author:  frednutz&co [ Thu Jun 30, 2011 4:28 pm ]
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so which snake oil is the best ?
tiger or brown snake ?
Author:  raisto2 [ Thu Jun 30, 2011 4:31 pm ]
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well tiger would get you more tail(and a fair beating from the wife) but i just don't know on the fuel side of things. :wink:
Author:  Wombat [ Thu Jun 30, 2011 4:32 pm ]
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by the look of that a Diamond Python
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