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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 11:13 PM
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Snake Oil or what?

Has anybody seen one of these or have used one. Just curious..........

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ayphotohosting
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 11:24 PM
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You can do the same thing by stripping a couple old stereo speakers for the donut magnets, run your fuel lines thru the magnets, which will be self-mounting by sticking to the steel frame, and yer good to go.

Caution: use the 4-6" door speaker versions - if ya use the 12"boomer versions, you'll need to carry a drip bucket with ya to catch all the carbon that falls outta yer tailpipe - and pity the pore soul with stack(s) !!!

So, that'll be.....umm....lessee.......half of 195bucks = umm...........well, with your discount for being a good customer...........send me 89.95 and we'll call it square, eh......................
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 11:33 PM
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BS!! carbon is a byproduict of combustion, not a part of the fuel. it cant be filtered out.
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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 09:25 AM
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Sadly, too many foolks will waste $$$ on this.......
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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 11:30 AM
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I'm most concerned about the positive effects of "reducing detonation" in my motor. Well, now that I think about it, reducing detonation would significantly improve my fuel mileage. Without detonation, my fuel mileage would be infinite, right?
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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 12:18 PM
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Yep - now that I've retired, I've reduced detonation in my truck for days at a time - Valero's past the point of pleading for me to use my card, now they're starting to get nasty - real nasty................
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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by ntnbolt1
Has anybody seen one of these or have used one. Just curious..........

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ayphotohosting
Snake oil, no question about it.
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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 05:49 PM
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The thing that makes this real funny is that it is made specific for a "5.9 Cummins".... Just curious what the Ford and Chevy version looks like.............

Bruce
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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 07:07 PM
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We get the subdued red - they get neon colors..................
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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ntnbolt1
The thing that makes this real funny is that it is made specific for a "5.9 Cummins".... Just curious what the Ford and Chevy version looks like.............

Bruce
They know only Dodge guys are dumb enough to buy one?



This is gonna hurt.
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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 07:38 PM
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Yup- Snake oil!
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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 08:44 PM
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Anyone who is willing to purchase this should be interested in the Tornado as well.Snake oil.
Mike
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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 09:16 PM
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I like this quote from the ad

The best mileage improvements have been noticed on the Duramax and the least on the Dodge.
I guess the Duramax guys are more gullible than the Chevy guys for this kind of stuff
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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Lary Ellis (Top)
I guess the Duramax guys are more gullible than the Chevy guys for this kind of stuff
You mean Daryll and his other brother Daryll?

Anybody read the mags on the Fitch Fuel catalyst? They have been tested and supposedly have had good results with a decent mileage increase.
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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 10:28 PM
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He's a super genius that can figure out how magnets can reduce carbon build up but can't spell the word 'wear' ....

'premature ware'

He's only about 60 miles from me.... You want I should kick his butt? Huh?

People have been selling Tornado's, Fuel Magnets, fuel pills, fuel agitators, all this crap ever since Henry sold the first Model A.

You know none of these guys will put your truck on a dyno, run a reading, put their garbage on and run another reading to prove their garbage works.

These scam artists should all die horrible deaths...
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