Comments on: Fuel Enhancers http://virtualmystic.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/fuel-enhancers/ Into the Mystic Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:16:07 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: virtualmystic http://virtualmystic.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/fuel-enhancers/#comment-52 virtualmystic Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:31:52 +0000 http://virtualmystic.wordpress.com/?p=235#comment-52 Thanks for the input Han Kiat. Would love to find out more about your experience with it since a lot of my friends are now buying it. I have an old car but most of them are using it on newer cars including someone with a Mercedes Benz. My car is still on it's first tank of pure petrol (coz of my alternate transport to work) since the gearbox change. I think this experiment is going to take a long time, maybe up to 2 months. I cannot use just 1 full tank as a measure because every refueling will vary in accuracy. I estimate 5 tanks of fuel will average out the variation between refueling. Thanks for the input Han Kiat. Would love to find out more about your experience with it since a lot of my friends are now buying it. I have an old car but most of them are using it on newer cars including someone with a Mercedes Benz. My car is still on it’s first tank of pure petrol (coz of my alternate transport to work) since the gearbox change. I think this experiment is going to take a long time, maybe up to 2 months. I cannot use just 1 full tank as a measure because every refueling will vary in accuracy. I estimate 5 tanks of fuel will average out the variation between refueling.

]]> By: woonhk http://virtualmystic.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/fuel-enhancers/#comment-50 woonhk Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:31:33 +0000 http://virtualmystic.wordpress.com/?p=235#comment-50 AutoMax does not work on my Wira. I've used it a couple of years ago n also recently. Fuel consumption slightly more,i might say i spent a few ringgits more while power is the same. No effect on performance. On my mum's Matrix,a whole different story. Car jerks at low rpm, car consumes more fuel, and throttle response is somehow weird. Engine does not respond to how u press/release the throttle. So, in the end i told my parents to stop buying n using it. Now,both my Wira n the Matrix saves more fuel n better performance without the AutoMax. Pump Petronas, fuel consumption way better than Shell & Mobil. AutoMax does not work on my Wira. I’ve used it a couple of years ago n also recently. Fuel consumption slightly more,i might say i spent a few ringgits more while power is the same. No effect on performance.
On my mum’s Matrix,a whole different story. Car jerks at low rpm, car consumes more fuel, and throttle response is somehow weird. Engine does not respond to how u press/release the throttle.
So, in the end i told my parents to stop buying n using it. Now,both my Wira n the Matrix saves more fuel n better performance without the AutoMax. Pump Petronas, fuel consumption way better than Shell & Mobil.

]]> By: virtualmystic http://virtualmystic.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/fuel-enhancers/#comment-49 virtualmystic Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:40:18 +0000 http://virtualmystic.wordpress.com/?p=235#comment-49 Hello Yong Hua, i cannot give you a personal warranty on the safety of the product but I haven't heard any of my colleagues complain of any adverse effects. At most one guy said it did not have any effect. Whether he referred to power/performance or to mileage increase I have no idea. Give me a call tomorrow and we can go out for lunch. I will bring a bottle along. Hello Yong Hua, i cannot give you a personal warranty on the safety of the product but I haven’t heard any of my colleagues complain of any adverse effects. At most one guy said it did not have any effect. Whether he referred to power/performance or to mileage increase I have no idea. Give me a call tomorrow and we can go out for lunch. I will bring a bottle along.

]]> By: nenebubuchacha http://virtualmystic.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/fuel-enhancers/#comment-48 nenebubuchacha Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:23:45 +0000 http://virtualmystic.wordpress.com/?p=235#comment-48 I dont mind to be part of the experiment, but is it safe? will it damage my car engine or reduce the efficiency? hahaha. and is it expensive? I dont mind to be part of the experiment,
but is it safe? will it damage my car engine or reduce the efficiency?
hahaha.

and is it expensive?

]]> By: virtualmystic http://virtualmystic.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/fuel-enhancers/#comment-47 virtualmystic Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:02:15 +0000 http://virtualmystic.wordpress.com/?p=235#comment-47 Awww Tzy Wen, they were hoping to get an approval from aircraft maintenance engineers and you did not buy! Hahahaha! Would you like to be in on the experiment? You could say it is true Keith, that the efficiency of a car's engine is only due to it's engineering and not the fuel that it burns. It is easily accepted that better constructed engines are more efficient. Modifying an engine (re engineering) may actually boost power without increasing consumption, therefore improving efficency. Lubricants also lend to the efficiency of an engine. But to a certain degree the quality and type of fuel does effect the efficiency of an engine. If efficiency of an engine is taken as it's ability to convert as much latent energy in the fuel to useful kinetic energy, then a better or suitable fuel could be seen as having an effect on the efficiency of the engine. Some fuel enhancers are nothing more than octane boosters. they were initially designed for the use of weekend racers who have no access to professional racing fuels. Extremely high octane fuels produce lots of power in engines which operate at high rpms and have high compression ratios to prevent pre-detonation. octane boosters were never meant to be used on normal road going cars except when operating an engine on very low grade fuels (e.g RON 88). Awww Tzy Wen, they were hoping to get an approval from aircraft maintenance engineers and you did not buy! Hahahaha! Would you like to be in on the experiment?
You could say it is true Keith, that the efficiency of a car’s engine is only due to it’s engineering and not the fuel that it burns. It is easily accepted that better constructed engines are more efficient. Modifying an engine (re engineering) may actually boost power without increasing consumption, therefore improving efficency. Lubricants also lend to the efficiency of an engine. But to a certain degree the quality and type of fuel does effect the efficiency of an engine. If efficiency of an engine is taken as it’s ability to convert as much latent energy in the fuel to useful kinetic energy, then a better or suitable fuel could be seen as having an effect on the efficiency of the engine. Some fuel enhancers are nothing more than octane boosters. they were initially designed for the use of weekend racers who have no access to professional racing fuels. Extremely high octane fuels produce lots of power in engines which operate at high rpms and have high compression ratios to prevent pre-detonation. octane boosters were never meant to be used on normal road going cars except when operating an engine on very low grade fuels (e.g RON 88).

]]> By: keithkyp http://virtualmystic.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/fuel-enhancers/#comment-46 keithkyp Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:55:39 +0000 http://virtualmystic.wordpress.com/?p=235#comment-46 I still don't see the connection between the fuel enhancement product with the efficiency of our car's engine. Is there any scientific explanation to it? By the way, I don't think you will need this product, after all, you have already get used to cycling to work. How if your car breaks down after this? Haha. I remember you were looking for a new car before, isn't it because of you are finding another excuse to change new car? Lolz :) I still don’t see the connection between the fuel enhancement product with the efficiency of our car’s engine. Is there any scientific explanation to it? By the way, I don’t think you will need this product, after all, you have already get used to cycling to work. How if your car breaks down after this? Haha. I remember you were looking for a new car before, isn’t it because of you are finding another excuse to change new car? Lolz :)

]]> By: tzywen http://virtualmystic.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/fuel-enhancers/#comment-45 tzywen Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:23:08 +0000 http://virtualmystic.wordpress.com/?p=235#comment-45 man, cant wait for the result of the test. we need to prove once and for all that these things don't work. I saw people selling magnets outside airborne. funny how people still believe these things man, cant wait for the result of the test. we need to prove once and for all that these things don’t work. I saw people selling magnets outside airborne. funny how people still believe these things

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