about fuel economy

[Grant Lenahan]

Injecting platinum? to what end?
22% improvement with a bolt on?  And to think GM et al spend billions in futile attempts to meet CAFE laws.

Grant

On Mar 1, 2012, at 6:29 PM, 200q 20v wrote:

> I recently came across this thread on vwvortex:
> 
> http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5328525-increasing-fuel-economy-22-....anyone-tried-this
> The discussion is 5 pages long and lasted over two months with none
> posting any personal experience.
> 
> I decided to call the number. Here is how it went approximately
> 
> Owner: Are you calling because you heard about me on the .... (major
> radio show which happened to be on at that moment with ads)?
> I: No I've been following your company for over several years and this
> is first time I am calling to find any definitive confirmation that
> device works on latest computer controlled engines. (I know there are
> tests done as early as 80s proving success on carburettor equipped
> engines.).
> Owner: Please don't call me any more. I am very busy, I have plenty of
> happy customers. I am sold out ... etc., etc.
> 
> Additional information on the device follows.
> 
> Links gathered from different pages/discussions/searches:
> 
> http://www.gassavers.org/archive/index.php/Platinum-Fuel-Saver/t-4298.html
> http://www.newschannel5.com/global/story.asp?s=7423056
> http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/tires-auto-parts/car-maintenance/gassaving-devices-904/overview/index.htm
> http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/pre-2007/files/cars/pvi/index.html
> http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/autos/aut10.shtm
> http://www.jpmagazine.com/techarticles/engine/154_0707_save_gas_cheat_the_gas_nazis/fuel_economizers.html
> http://www.blogtalkradio.com/hho-tek.rss
> 
> 
> While national fuel saver web site is alive and well the hhotek.com,
> the huntertechllc.com and one of its main distributors Go Green Fleet
> Solutions web sites are all either down or expired or changed content.
> The hhotek owner personal cell phone number has a new owner for about
> 6 months.
> 
> To make long story short I would like to ask if any lister knows
> anything *first hand* about this device effectiveness on older Audis.
> Please don't theorise about this particular product. It has already
> been done in many places. I would like actual personal results only.
> 
> Eugene.
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