Amen to that. The implication with these is that the metal--whatever it
is--will dissolve in the gas and raise
octane. In general, elemental metals will not dissolve or react in organic
compounds like gasoline (they might react
with any water in the gas and produce sediment, though). That's why lead had
to be compounded with organics--the
'tetraethyl' in tetraethyl-lead--so that it would be soluble in gasoline and
provide its anti-detonation attributes.
The advertisements for these 'miracle' products usually have enough
pseudo-science to sound plausible to the, uh,
uninformed. Another 'favorite' is the clamp-on magnets that supposedly align
the gasoline molecules somehow to increase
mileage. The magnets in the Large Hadron Collider might be able to do
something, but would not be particularly feasible
in a Healey.
These gimmicks accomplish one desired effect--they transport money from the
pockets of gullible buyers into the pockets
of the con men selling them.
Bob
On 6/28/2011 12:20 AM, Oudesluys wrote:
> Don't bother. None of these gadgets ever proved to work. All they do is
> costing money. Some straighten up ionized particles, other disolve some
> metal, have a "catalist", etc. etc. There is no end to the marketing
> bullshit.
> Thousands of these things have been marketed in the past 50 years and if
> tested seriously never showed to have the desired effect.
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
>
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