Can a Fuel Additive give you Better Fuel Economy? (with PROOF)
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Date: 2021-02-01
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Johann
A bit late to the party here, but it does make sense. This is probably an octane booster and fuel system cleaner combined into one bottle, going by what was said. Neither of those cause more fuel to be dumped into the engine (unless the injectors didn't flow right at first, so it shouldn't cause a decrease in economy. However, if the engine can make use of the higher octane then it'll get more effective power out of that same amount of fuel, resulting in a more efficient engine overall. And this leads to that best of both worlds scenario, where you have more power from the same amount of fuel, or less fuel for the same amount of power.
But of course octane boosters can be a waste of money, I've noticed they're sometimes even a YEAR past the expiry date) by the time you buy the bottle. So check that very carefully.
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A bit late to the party here, but it does make sense. This is probably an octane booster and fuel system cleaner combined into one bottle, going by what was said. Neither of those cause more fuel to be dumped into the engine (unless the injectors didn't flow right at first, so it shouldn't cause a decrease in economy. However, if the engine can make use of the higher octane then it'll get more effective power out of that same amount of fuel, resulting in a more efficient engine overall. And this leads to that best of both worlds scenario, where you have more power from the same amount of fuel, or less fuel for the same amount of power.
But of course octane boosters can be a waste of money, I've noticed they're sometimes even a YEAR past the expiry date) by the time you buy the bottle. So check that very carefully.
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Phil
I've never used this clean boost Maxx but we have 6 vehicles in our family which is representative of this test and used the Lucas gas additive that I buy by the gallon on amazon: 2013 Hyundai elantra, 2010 Acura TSX, 2015 Nissan Frontier truck, 2008 Chevy Corvette, 1998 Mercedes SLK230, and last but not least a 1998 Dodge Pleasure way class B RV. I find a greater than 2 mpg in my vehicles but noticed the engine's run noticeably smoother with better performance. The smaller engines seem to get the best improvement and the RV the least improvement. Cost is important as the gallon size only runs 25. I prefill a 5 oz bottle so I can make 25 of these 5 oz bottles for a buck each.
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I've never used this clean boost Maxx but we have 6 vehicles in our family which is representative of this test and used the Lucas gas additive that I buy by the gallon on amazon: 2013 Hyundai elantra, 2010 Acura TSX, 2015 Nissan Frontier truck, 2008 Chevy Corvette, 1998 Mercedes SLK230, and last but not least a 1998 Dodge Pleasure way class B RV. I find a greater than 2 mpg in my vehicles but noticed the engine's run noticeably smoother with better performance. The smaller engines seem to get the best improvement and the RV the least improvement. Cost is important as the gallon size only runs 25. I prefill a 5 oz bottle so I can make 25 of these 5 oz bottles for a buck each.
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Jason
some things you should consider in this test (cool idea btw) 1. You should remove that 11 mpg increase when crunching the numbers. Thats a fluke based on fixing a problem with the car (maybe) or just bad data that was collected. 2nd. I don't feel that you took into account how all those people were driving. youre test was pretty good (cruise control, same course, same conditions) but the other people may have been driving differently (possibly to prove that it did increase mpg. not a bad test over all but I think these issues should be addresses
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some things you should consider in this test (cool idea btw) 1. You should remove that 11 mpg increase when crunching the numbers. Thats a fluke based on fixing a problem with the car (maybe) or just bad data that was collected. 2nd. I don't feel that you took into account how all those people were driving. youre test was pretty good (cruise control, same course, same conditions) but the other people may have been driving differently (possibly to prove that it did increase mpg. not a bad test over all but I think these issues should be addresses
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kaleyfantastic
is there something like this product for real cars? i mean, ones with carburetors and no computers? I have a 72 mg with a high performance engine with 9 to 1 compression. My engine technician told me i need to get my fuel from an air port. wondering if there is something on the market like this for older cars. I checked out this one but it says its for fuel injected cars.
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is there something like this product for real cars? i mean, ones with carburetors and no computers? I have a 72 mg with a high performance engine with 9 to 1 compression. My engine technician told me i need to get my fuel from an air port. wondering if there is something on the market like this for older cars. I checked out this one but it says its for fuel injected cars.
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Rob
Surely if you put an additional half a litre of fluid in the tank ( that being the additive) the fluid level in the tank will be half a litre more. So when you refill, the available volume in the tank is less. Hence, the refill costs less and gives the impression of a great economy of gas mileage?
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Surely if you put an additional half a litre of fluid in the tank ( that being the additive) the fluid level in the tank will be half a litre more. So when you refill, the available volume in the tank is less. Hence, the refill costs less and gives the impression of a great economy of gas mileage?
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AnAveragePakistani
i was planning on use this stuff with my honda civic but in that list 2 of people who lost fuel economy are driving Honda Accord and one of the car that gave no difference is Honda Civic
Its like more power but same fuel economy for me
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i was planning on use this stuff with my honda civic but in that list 2 of people who lost fuel economy are driving Honda Accord and one of the car that gave no difference is Honda Civic
Its like more power but same fuel economy for me
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Chris
Of course the way you did the test wouldn't show any results. This same logic is how so many people think that ethanol doesn't decrease mpg. I'm not saying the additive works one way or another just that your method is flawed.
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Of course the way you did the test wouldn't show any results. This same logic is how so many people think that ethanol doesn't decrease mpg. I'm not saying the additive works one way or another just that your method is flawed.
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apb38
I'm late here but I'm sure there's a major difference in the condition of the car as well. Ex. The Volvo. Your Corvette was probably already in pristine condition to begin with so other than HP not much of a change in MPG.
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I'm late here but I'm sure there's a major difference in the condition of the car as well. Ex. The Volvo. Your Corvette was probably already in pristine condition to begin with so other than HP not much of a change in MPG.
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Peyton
I tried it on my station wagon and it I went from 26 miles per gallon to 36 miles per gallon I got never really been whats the worm do you know no and on the road eight years worked so well.
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I tried it on my station wagon and it I went from 26 miles per gallon to 36 miles per gallon I got never really been whats the worm do you know no and on the road eight years worked so well.
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Waterworld
Most additives need at least one full fuel tank used before the magic happens. Only things that have instant results are better quality fuel/formulations and acetone.
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Most additives need at least one full fuel tank used before the magic happens. Only things that have instant results are better quality fuel/formulations and acetone.
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