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08-24-2007, 03:55 AM
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| Where Am I ? Joined: Jul 2006
Bike: Black Suzuki Blvd S50 '06
Location: SE Oklahoma
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|  Fuel Additive I just wondered if these drop in the gas tank pellets really work. Has anybody used it? Here is the link....... J&P Cycles - Motorcycle exhausts, seats, mirrors, and more |
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08-24-2007, 07:32 AM
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| What makes you say that?   Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: 2002 Bandit 1200 S
Location: St. Cloud, MN, USA
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| PRAISE THE LAWD! ISS A MIRACLE PILL! *clears threat* Uhh, no. They don't work. If they did, you'd see them everywhere, and the fuel companies would put it in the gas ahead of time. Personally, I'd never set (cyber)foot in a store that sells that crap.
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08-24-2007, 05:58 PM
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| In The Zone   Joined: May 2004
Bike: several
Location: Decatur, GA
Posts: 2,702
| Depends on what you mean by "work". Yes, they will, in a lab, somewhat 'work' in that the tin (and sometimes aluminium and silicon) in them helps break down longer hydrocarbon molicules into shorter ones. However, here in the real world they show very little in the way of benifits, because modern engines effectively burn over 99% of the fuel anyways, no matter what the length of the hydrocarbon is. And, being in the tank rather than in the fuel line, only a small percentage of the fuel actually touches the pellet. Besides, refineries use aluminium and silicon, along with heat and pressure, to break the hydrocarbons into the length they want, so any 'long' hydrocarbons in the gas are there for a reason. Waste of money.
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