Home Forums Garage Blogs 201 Tips To Save Gas News Reviews Coupons FAQ UserCP Articles
  Mark All Forums Read -  Glossary -  Search The Forums -  View Recent Posts Log Out 

Go Back   GasSavers HomePage > Forums > Fuel Economy > General Fuel Economy Discussion

General Fuel Economy Discussion Ask the gas gurus about increasing fuel economy. Post ideas and ask for advice. For testing help, use the "Experiments" forum.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 09-11-2005, 10:12 PM   #1
chasgood
New Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 35

Info from consumer reports, 3 fuel savers that dont work.

They tested 3 gadgets that are suppost to save gas. None of them worked.

The Fuel Genie, $90, which promises more power and better gas mileage, is a plastic device with curved blades that fits inside the air-intake hose. The airflow is supposed to allow for better performance. But in our tests with a 2004 Toyota Tundra and a 2004 Dodge Stratus, we saw no significant improvement in performance or fuel economy.
The Tornado, $80, is a similar device made of stainless steel. It is the same product we tested for a July 1999 report, when we said it didn't improve power or gas mileages in two test vehicles.

The Platinum Gas Saver, $100, includes tubing and a plastic reservoir containing liquid. It is the same device we tested for our report in February 2001. You connect it to a vacuum line leading to the intake manifold. The manufacturer says that microscopic platinum particles from the liquid are sucked through the line, helping your car burn gas more efficiently and cleanly. In our previous tests, there were no changes in fuel economy after we installed the device in two test vehicles.
chasgood is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-11-2005, 10:33 PM   #2
SVOboy
*shrug*
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 7,406
Name the VX

Yeah, I've seen this somewhere before but I never had the good thought to stick it up here. But I forgot about the water injection thing, mehbe that is something that should be put in that thread, as it spells bad news for that idea, V_V
SVOboy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-11-2005, 10:45 PM   #3
chasgood
New Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 35

This is a nice electric car

Well it looks to me after researching that the water injection is more for racing than saving fuel.
chasgood is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-11-2005, 10:53 PM   #4
SVOboy
*shrug*
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 7,406
Fixed Gear

Prolly is that way, we can always see though sometime. Mehbe it revolves around timing, but I dunno.
SVOboy is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
FFT Fuel Additive SVOboy General Fuel Economy Discussion 28 10-10-2008 03:04 AM
Some ridic article by some fool SVOboy Articles 39 06-09-2007 06:18 PM
The Tornado Fuel Saver: Does it really work? Matt Timion Articles 51 12-04-2006 12:04 PM
Consumer Reports: Fuel economy most important to car buyers ketel0ne Articles 4 08-27-2006 11:33 PM
The Khaos Super Turbo Charger Matt Timion Articles 1 09-30-2005 02:26 AM

Common topics of discusion include: gas mileage, fuel economy, best gas mileage car, MPG, miles per gallon, acetone, increase gas mileage
Archive Links: General Fuel Economy Dicussion - Experiments - General Tech - Automatic Transmissions - Diesels - Aerodynamic Modifications -
How To/Do It Yourself - Articles - Around the House - Electric/Solar Powered - People Powered - Vegetable Oil/Bio-Diesel - Hotel Price Comparison - VPS Hosting - Content Writing - Managed Hosting

 
Copyright 2005-2008 GasSavers.Org