steveg1664
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Visited the Alexandra Palace "Classic" Car Show last Sunday and was fairly disapointed (no P6 bits in the autojumble!!!). But I noticed two "performance enhancing" devices being pedalled quite forcefully and wondered if anyone has any experience of them.
The first is called "Fuel Cat" (there is I believe another brand name for an identical product). This is a capsule in the fuel tank or in the fuel line of metal pellets made from an alloy of Tin, Zinc and Magnesium. Apparenly developed in 1942 by a British engineer to alloy Hawker Hurricanes to fly on Russian 85 Octane fuel and which is now, it is claimed, allowing classic cars to run on 95 RON unleaded with no modification. Apparently the tin ups the RON, the Zinc protects the valve seats and the magnesium reduces combustion temperature.
Now I remember these coming out in the early nineties or late eighties, when the unleaded tax advantage first arrived, but had thought that they faded into oblivion. Clearly I'm wrong about that and whilst sceptical that they work wondered if anyone has tried one and with what results?
The second device, has me completely stumped. I can't remember what it's called but it claims to increase power, reduce emmisions and reduce fuel consumption on any car fitted with electronic fuel injection. It consists of a nicely made aluminium box with two wires fitted with cheap brass U terminals and connects across the battery terminals and to nowhere else. Now I'm not an expert on ECUs but can someone please tell me how this can work?
The first is called "Fuel Cat" (there is I believe another brand name for an identical product). This is a capsule in the fuel tank or in the fuel line of metal pellets made from an alloy of Tin, Zinc and Magnesium. Apparenly developed in 1942 by a British engineer to alloy Hawker Hurricanes to fly on Russian 85 Octane fuel and which is now, it is claimed, allowing classic cars to run on 95 RON unleaded with no modification. Apparently the tin ups the RON, the Zinc protects the valve seats and the magnesium reduces combustion temperature.
Now I remember these coming out in the early nineties or late eighties, when the unleaded tax advantage first arrived, but had thought that they faded into oblivion. Clearly I'm wrong about that and whilst sceptical that they work wondered if anyone has tried one and with what results?
The second device, has me completely stumped. I can't remember what it's called but it claims to increase power, reduce emmisions and reduce fuel consumption on any car fitted with electronic fuel injection. It consists of a nicely made aluminium box with two wires fitted with cheap brass U terminals and connects across the battery terminals and to nowhere else. Now I'm not an expert on ECUs but can someone please tell me how this can work?