i am thinking about purchasing one of those magnetic fuel savers from advancetiming.com and i wouild like to know if they actually work or not. they say you can increase mileage up to 50% . that would make my car go from like 23 to 30. the theory sounds right. please help me out with this one
Those things fall into the same category as the timing advance resistor chip, the tornado, those electric turbos etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.
They're all crap. If you buy one, the only things that will increase is the size of the sellers bank account and your level of frustration.
I saw a news report on those things a little while back. The conclusion was if they worked the government would make it mandatory for auto manufacturers to install them.
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2001 Tiburon SE
"Travel is fatal to all prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness" - Mark Twain
they are crap. the crude oil distilling process is the only way you can alter the make up of gasoline, not thur some "magic" magnets that you buy at radio shack or hobby lobby. the only way to get better gas milage is thur making the engine more efficient(ie intake,exhuast and weight reduction mods). I hope this helps. your money is better spent on a book about engine theory.
by stickshift[body]Those things fall into the same category as the timing advance resistor chip, the tornado, those electric turbos etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.
They're all crap. If you buy one, the only things that will increase is the size of the sellers bank account and your level of frustration.
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Michael L. Luce
"I come to you with only karate, empty hands. I have no weapons, but should I be forced to defend myself, my principles or my honor, should it be a matter of life or death, right or wrong; then here are my weapons, KARATE, MY EMPTY HANDS."
Originally posted by stickshift
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Those things fall into the same category as the timing advance resistor chip, the tornado, those electric turbos etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.
They're all crap. If you buy one, the only things that will increase is the size of the sellers bank account and your level of frustration.[/body]
I agree 100% with this. My dad bought me 2 of them. I put one on my tibby and one on my motoryclce. No difference in Fuel economy or performance. After 3 months I threw them out.
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Leave it to Random to needlessly complicate things.
My Mom bought three of those things about 4 years ago. We installed one on each vehicle. My Blazer picked up an additional 2 MPG. The F150 lost about 3 MPG and the Grand Marquis picked up about 1 MPG.
It seems to me that they CAN work but performance is kind of hit and miss.
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Jason Litka
http://mycar.reddoggie.net
2003 Hyundai Sonata LX, loaded to the brim
Mods: K&N Drop-In Air Filter (33-2188), Custom Engine Compartment Grounding Kit.
^^^ With differences that small, it's more likely something else was causing it (change in weather, driving style, more or less highway driving, etc...). If a magnet could improve gas mileage, they would come on the car from the factory. Car makers have to meet fleet mileage standards (CAFE), so anything that improves mileage without affecting performance would be standard equipment.
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Aaron Britt
'06 350Z (Farking lemon)
'06 Elantra GLS hatch
'87 Nissan Hardbody - The "Mud Mobile" (448,000 miles and still counting)
'02 Derbi GP1 scooter
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