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Originally Posted By: AstroTurf The Energy Magazine article is conducted on a lab engine (a diesel engine at that). Not in real world conditions. To win over the Average Guy, It has to be proven on the street by other average guys. With carefully monitored MPG Results. Surely a company that...

Originally Posted By: AstroTurf Originally Posted By: manofscience Originally Posted By: AstroTurf I am still not convinced. Has anyone here used it, with track-able benefits and changes in MPG? Thanks, Jim Hey Jim, looking for changes in MPG is a bad idea. You want to look at changes in a...

Originally Posted By: AstroTurf I am still not convinced. Has anyone here used it, with track-able benefits and changes in MPG? Thanks, Jim Hey Jim, looking for changes in MPG is a bad idea. You want to look at changes in a unit of power such as torque for an over the road vehicle. No two...

http://fpc1.com/topic.php?q=5 and the actual Article: http://fpc1.com/test_reports.php?typ%5B%5D=4 It's result 2 on the above page.

Just an update. I just saw they were published in ENERGY. I think someone was asking why they weren't published in an accredited journal? Well now they are and it's up on their page. Cheers!

Originally Posted By: sprintman George Have you looked at FPC (Fuel Performance Catalyst) www.fpc1.com Hundreds of millions of litres of fuel are treated here with it every year, even the oil companies buy it. Montana Rail Link (MRL)averaged 7.7% reduction in fuel use and 26.9% smoke reduction...

Originally Posted By: AstroTurf Generally, when I record my MPG figures. I record the date of fueling, miles traveled, gasoline consumed, and for you, the amount of FPC added. These things may help to convince me. Thanks, Jim Hmmm. I see. I didn't record date or MPG traveled per trip. I...

Originally Posted By: AstroTurf MoS, That was quick... And your numbers do not give us all of the info. More info, Please. Jim There isn't much more info I can give you. This is a basic comparison I can't accurately tell you I drove the same everyday. I didn't measure fuel density or...

Originally Posted By: manofscience Originally Posted By: friendly_jacek Why is this thread in oil additive section? It was there from 2005. I just recently moved it here. Originally Posted By: AstroTurf MoS How have you made out on this? What product have you purchased? We are waiting...

I just started using Fuel Performance Catalyst (FPC). It's working really well for me so far. I haven't heard a whole lot about it, but I did find a thread on this forum about it that started back in 2005. You might be interested in that. The link to the thread on the forum is...

Originally Posted By: friendly_jacek Why is this thread in oil additive section? It was there from 2005. I just recently moved it here. Originally Posted By: AstroTurf MoS How have you made out on this? What product have you purchased? We are waiting... Thanks, Jim I've had a great...

Originally Posted By: OldCowboy Here are a couple of additional thoughts on the FPC "research." The University of Western Australia (UWA) is not generally thought of as a premier research institution. One might ask why similar research has not been performed by MIT or Stanford or Cal Tech...

Originally Posted By: OldCowboy Originally Posted By: manofscience Originally Posted By: OldCowboy Originally Posted By: ac_tc Why hasent any oil company blended this stuff in their products? Because it's snake oil, mouse milk, etc. Just as you suspect. Yes, because oil companies hate making...

Originally Posted By: OldCowboy Originally Posted By: ac_tc Why hasent any oil company blended this stuff in their products? Because it's snake oil, mouse milk, etc. Just as you suspect. Yes, because oil companies hate making money. They are gonna start using this to save their customers...

Originally Posted By: JHZR2 Originally Posted By: manofscience Originally Posted By: AstroTurf MoS, Thanks for the quick reply. I think that even at 10 cents a gallon, if it can clean up the burn of the fuel (think ethanol ) it would be well worth it. Jim I agree. I just finished their...