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It's just kinda funny to see how they say that most 2.0L engines will benafit from a 4HP increase... blah blah. And your gas will be better... blah blah. I have yet to encounter *ONE* actual person who actually says it works.
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4hp increase making fuel economy better? never heard of it and well quite frankly i have the same gas mileage now as when i first got the car with stock everything.
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Originally posted by smoothy1995:
4hp increase making fuel economy better? never heard of it and well quite frankly i have the same gas mileage now as when i first got the car with stock everything. So you do have one? If so, which one?
+Ford Thunderbird 1997 - V8
+Ford Contour 1995 GL [REST IN PEACE :(][Champagne|ATX]
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I have a fuel saver. My Superchip. Raised my MPG by atleast 2.  However I think you are talking about those snake oil products. The only thing they are good at is taking your money from your wallet!
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My dad got three of those things of some show, put one on his truck and my moms car and sold the other. It looks stupid and as far as I can tell it does not save any on gas mileage just takes up space where you could put something useful!!!
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Let's see. I think fuel saver is spelled S-N-A-K-E- O-I-L- .
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One of the biggest jokes of all is the magnetic "fuel conditioners". A large magnet is zip tied to the fuel line as near the fuel rail or carburetor as possible. (Yes, this crap has been around that long.) Supposedly it polarizes the fuel molicules and aligns them to make it more efficient. What a crock!
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Jim, maybe you did not get the space age neodinium magnet ones...  I actually do have a fuel saver (Ecotek), but it has thrown a lean code in the last month I have had it installed. I readjusted (closed it a little), let's see if the code comes back. By the way, I have seen 10-15% MPG improvements on the highway.
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