KILLVOX Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Does anybody know if this works http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Magnetic-Ga...000484413QQrdZ1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
congochris Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 If I recall correctly, they actually had this one (or extremely similar) on mythbusters.. and the myth: busted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeful Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 99.9999999999999999% of the "Gas Savers" you see on TV, eBay, the net are crocks. The funny thing about that, is that when the fuel passes through the fuel injector nozzles, it gets ionized anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagwoodzz Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 If I recall correctly, they actually had this one (or extremely similar) on mythbusters.. and the myth: busted. Yep! It was on this weekend. Busted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zonianbrat Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 totally busted dont waste your money. save it to put gas in your truck!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILLVOX Posted June 27, 2006 Author Share Posted June 27, 2006 I thought so. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey.T Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 hehe... I have a bridge in SF Ill sell ya... Cheap???? How about some Water front property in southern FL??? Dirt Cheap??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdhicks99 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I thought it was ocean front property in AZ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey.T Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 cdhicks99 Posted on Jun 27 2006, 12:43 PM I thought it was ocean front property in AZ? Ya know, an associate of mine has some available.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeful Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Well...once California falls off, it'll become a reality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdhicks99 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Well...once California falls off, it'll become a reality! The sooner the better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj big shoe Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 There are such things as gas saving magnets and they work really well. You just have to get close enough to the car in front of you and stay off suspension bridges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 NP, I'm an excellent swimmer... I like the way a 9 dollar item will give you +10-20% hp and fuel economy... Thats a well kept secret !! B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailChaser Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 I tried the magnet trick. I found the *plans* for it online and bought the neodymium magnets cheap off ebay. Didn't work a bit. It did however make a handy place to hold sockets and screwdrivers and stuff while working on the truck. All the *plans* said to do was get those high powered and make them repulse each other thru the fuel line from the negitive sides. The only thing I've found that actually makes a difference is acetone... I know the mythbusters busted that one also, but they did something wrong. My pathy gets a consistant 12-13city 14-15hwy without it, and with it I get 15-16city 19-20hwy. I don't know if it has anything to do with the fact that they now add 10% ethanol to ALL the gas in and around Houston. Also on my drive to and from work I have to drive across a big overpass(bridge). Without acetone my pathy will downshift to maintain speed. With acetone the torque converter stays locked and it maintains speed just fine. That by itself is proof enough for me. I add 3oz to a full tank. A gallon of acetone is $13. I think it's worth it. Also I don't run it in every tank. I usually forget to add it, then notice how much gas I'm wasting and make sure to remember the next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkpath96 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Acetone? That's a pretty strong solvent... hopefully 3 oz. is not enough to do any internal damage in the long run. You've got me curious about trying it now. Been thinking about alternative combustible fuels or additives for those of us who can't run anything more than E85 ethanol, and organic solvents always came to mind. Problem is, they are more expensive than gas anyways so it isn't worth it unless it's an additive. I read somewhere here that nissan doesn't recommend using fuel injector cleaners or any other additives due to the fact that they might degrade internal parts, but I can't imagine this to be true. Of course, I've never had any gas mileage/performance improvements after using that kind of stuff anyways... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Geologist Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 my pathy got the best mileage when I ran it on a propriatary mix of aviation fuel, isopropyl alcohol, mineral spirits, and moonshine...I can sell you the recipe. cheap. and Los Angeles will become a suburb of San Francisco (or at least the land on which they stand) in about 100 million years or so. Major global tectonic changes must occur (the sense of motion on the San Andreas Fault) for California to ever "fall into the ocean" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stormin Grey Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 I added that Vortec Cyclone....like the tornado thing... yeah yeah, as seen TV... but I seen a 1-3 gain on the highway.. plus I have the K&N....maybe thats the reason...but that magnet thing??? hate to admit, but i DID consider it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 I'll sell you a Cyclone 2 (the double whammie) for a measily $50. Then you would see a 2-6 gain. (roll 2 4 siders and reroll any 4's) B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
govols74n Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 There are such things as gas saving magnets and they work really well. You just have to get close enough to the car in front of you and stay off suspension bridges. lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90seven Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 (edited) I added that Vortec Cyclone....like the tornado thing... yeah yeah, as seen TV... but I seen a 1-3 gain on the highway.. plus I have the K&N....maybe thats the reason...but that magnet thing??? hate to admit, but i DID consider it... I just purchased this. Awaiting its arrival. Is the mileage you received them still consistant today? ProTex Twister. I got two, one for the Pathy and one for the Alty. I've always wondered how it worked. The concept of it sounds convincing enough. And its cheap, so what the hell. Edited September 7, 2007 by 90seven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 I think you're going to be disappointed. As other people have said, why would sticking something into your intake (thereby reducing interior flow) help? The air doesn't spiral all the way into the cylinder, not with the way it's set up. It's been tested quite a few times IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeV Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Save your money for the dual flux capacitors; it powerered a bunch of movies so it has to work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 None of that miracle gas saving BS works, plain and simple. But I'd like a flux capacitor, so I'd have a reason to bring my pathy up to 88mph again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruBlu Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 There are some ways to help with your gas mileage. One of my Subarus has a VERY short and VERY cold air intake....this helped on mileage, it's also bloody loud! LOL This same car also has a lightened crankshaft pulley and flywheel...this too helped, it also spun the engine upto speed faster, helped out on horsepower (reducing rotating mass helps dramatically) bt it does have trouble maintaining an idle due to the fact there is not much momentum keeping the engine turning. Another one is to wheel your rig into a JiffyLube or place like that and get the Fuel SYSTEM (not injector) Clean performed.....this works wonders. It won't increase your gas mileage to MORE then what it sohuld be but it will certainly help restore it. My Subaru was rated for 23 around town and 27 on the highway.....after I was done with it my wife could 34mpg on the highway in a 99 Subaru Outback. I personally could still never get any better 19 ROFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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