He's probably trying to sell those big green horse pills that you are supposed to put in the tank to get whopping MPG savings. :roll:

 

Been over there on the "snake oil" site. One of the so called tests they pull uses a 1982 Toyota to show how good this stuff is for decreasing emissions. Get real and show me how much improvement using a new modern vehicle.

Seems the garbage haulers spent about $50,000 buying this stuff to improve emissions primarily. While it mentioned that the improvement helped to defray the cost of the product, I couldn't find anything to support the idea they actuall saved money using it.

$46 or so to treat $300gl. Hmmmmm...

Seems to me the general theme is that it works good on cleaning up and improving milage on older vehicles that should have been put out to pasture in the first place. The more efficient your engine is, the less benifit you'll see.

 

I tried it last night... and it was not that bad at all... you just need to get use to it!

I completed a 500 mile run last night and never went over 65 mph, most of the time it was around 62-63 mph, and even as low as 60 mph.

I usally run 70-73 mph on the open highway. My milage is usally around 6,2 mpg average. I average about 3,000 miles per week. I spend about $1,300 in fuel before the FSC, which here in NY is now at $0.025 per mile.

This does not include my BT miles which is around 70 miles per day. I couls cut my cost down by buying a "winter rat" car and leaving my truck at our annex. I would save around $150.00 per week in fuel cost.

Neckster

 

What did you "try"... slowing down???


What do you have for gears? Big or small rubber?

What is your engine RPM @ 62 mph?

What is your engine RPM @ 72 mph?


Yeah, looks like you're burning app. 8 gallons/day on a commute?!?

x 5 days a week (at least) = 40 gallons...

...abt 175 gals / month

Hmmmmm, I don't have a calculator on me... so, I'll say that it's approximately "1 new car payment"... or, abt $450/ month.

...hope I didn't skip a step in that math...

 

A friend of mine is the shop manager at a 100 truck outfit. Every time I go in his office he has a new paperweight from some salesman that gave him one for free to try out. If it saves him fuel they'll give him a deal on enough to outfit the rest of the fleet. So far he only has paperweights.

 

beware the turbo wing, if setup properly it`ll help mileage in most cases, but just slap it on and go and you could very well lose mileage.

its basically like an airplane wing, set it up right and you`ll get lift (essentially taking less power to move the vehicle at your desired speed) but set it up wrong and your just adding additional drag.

 

I think you would be hard pressed to put it high enough to get additional drag from it - it only has three settings. Mine is in the center setting, and I saw an immediate 1/2 - 3/4 MPG increase.

The only thing I don't like about it is the fact that if there is a strong crosswind, I can feel it more.