Fuel Saving Magnets
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FarmerPug
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Fuel Saving Magnets
Are them fuel saving magnets that clip onto the fuel line any good or just a farse, with 10%mpg increase with one they sound a bit too good to be true
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teamster1975
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Re: Fuel Saving Magnets
Big lot of sh1t. I had a read up when I first saw them on ebay; total snake oil.
Have a google and be enlightened!
Have a google and be enlightened!
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Re: Fuel Saving Magnets
Along with Canadian dick pills and Nigerians offering you half their inherited millions. To be avoided
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Re: Fuel Saving Magnets
You did?teamster1975 wrote:I had a read up when I first saw them on ebay
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA 
Why would aǹyone actually admit to that?
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
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teamster1975
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Re: Fuel Saving Magnets
Pure curiosity, you gitmjb wrote:You did?teamster1975 wrote:I had a read up when I first saw them on ebay
Why would aǹyone actually admit to that?
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
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highlander
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Re: Fuel Saving Magnets
Mythbusters did a comparison of fuel-saving devices.
Some of them were snake oil. Others were incredibly dangerous!
I seem to recall that magnets were in the former category; no effect noticed whatsoever.
Some of them were snake oil. Others were incredibly dangerous!
I seem to recall that magnets were in the former category; no effect noticed whatsoever.
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Re: Fuel Saving Magnets
you could cut out the middle man and just cable tie a fiver round the fuel line.
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Re: Fuel Saving Magnets
Good one, i suppose even taking a fridge magnet and cable tieing it onto the fuel line would still have the same lack of effect. But out of interest how many other products is there like this that are absolute useless rubbish, i have seen a fan you put in the air intake which claims 5bhp more, and generally bigger air filters must be the same, because when someone takes off the whole air filter assembly it barely makes any difference so whats the point in spending £30 on an air filter
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teamster1975
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Re: Fuel Saving Magnets
I think those retro fit electric "turbos" must take the biscuit.
Look at this, and yours for about £20! Increase mpg by 10 miles! bhp increase! FFS.
Look at this, and yours for about £20! Increase mpg by 10 miles! bhp increase! FFS.
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
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FarmerPug
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Re: Fuel Saving Magnets
but what amazes me is people buy this stuff, it must be great to be the seller
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Re: Fuel Saving Magnets
"LOWER YOU GAS CONSUMPTION!"
I do not consume gas. My car runs on diesel, my house runs on oil.
What is "YOU GAS"? Is it like youtube?
"IT HELPS DETERMINE THE LONGEVITY OF AN ENGINE!"
I'm sure a lot of manufacturers, garages, fleet managers would pay a lot of money for a device to determine the longevity of an engine. Working in software testing I would like software to determine the longevity of a process..
"THE SINGLE PROPELLER SUCKS THE AIRFLOW INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER AT A HIGHER SPEED RESULTING ATOMIZED BURNING: INCREASE HORSE POWER AND SAVE GASOLINE!"
Atomised burning can save horses, ay?
I do not consume gas. My car runs on diesel, my house runs on oil.
What is "YOU GAS"? Is it like youtube?
"IT HELPS DETERMINE THE LONGEVITY OF AN ENGINE!"
I'm sure a lot of manufacturers, garages, fleet managers would pay a lot of money for a device to determine the longevity of an engine. Working in software testing I would like software to determine the longevity of a process..
"THE SINGLE PROPELLER SUCKS THE AIRFLOW INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER AT A HIGHER SPEED RESULTING ATOMIZED BURNING: INCREASE HORSE POWER AND SAVE GASOLINE!"
Atomised burning can save horses, ay?
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Previously 2002 406 HDi 90 Rapier Monaco Blue
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