any of those gas savers work for anyone on here?

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ive seen a couple things online and i read something that said they dont really work i was just wondering if there is anything that works(besides taking the foot off the pedal) or any of those things work for anyone on here?
 
I tried a bicycle... you can be as heavy on the padal all you want!! LOL... most of that stuff is just gimicks. My dad a and I bought some stuff from Liberty fuels that is supposed to increase gas mileage and power, etc.... he used it on a trip from Washington to California, lots of different types of driving and could not tell any difference using it or not. That was on a Chevy Astro van.... I would say, keeping your foot out of it a bit helps a lot... I drive faster but smoother than my wife and I actually get better mileage in my cuda than she does.... I can tell when she has been driving it, I have to fill up sooner!!
 
Best gas savers I know of are (in order of importance) a lighter foot; properly tuned engine with vacuum advance connected; maximum tire pressures with proper alignment; properly set trasmission shift points.
 
A vacuum gauge offers instantaeous input to your driving.

If clearance allows, I would like to see someone try the Airaid 4 bbl carb spacer. They have documented improvments on carb and throttle body injection systems. The ridges in the spacer helps to break up the fuel that is running off the throttle blades, for better atomization. I realize the naysayers are going to have their input, but logic says that our with carbs or throttle body setups, the fuel (particularly at NON wide open throttle) is hitting the throttle blades and (for lack of better terms) dripping off the throttle blade. Whatever that could be done to improve atomization at part thottle conditions should be of help.
 
My old man installed a water vapor injector system, a magnetic fuel flow alignment system, a hydrogen conversion injector, a low friction fuel filter, a full flow air cleaner, a gas-saving pellet (in the tank), a fuel saving liquid fuel treatment, a fuel saving oil treatment, a vacuum gauge, a heavier spring on his pedal (to resist his lead foot), and wiped the entire car down with Slick 50..............(all together, totaling about 110% fuel savings)........

Danged if he ain't gotta stop every few miles and drain some gas off the top of the tank. :burnout:

(sorry.....I couldn't resist!:tongue10:).


Honestly, I think the hydrogen injection, as the tech gets better, is gonna be the ticket to some good savings on older vehicles.
 
Every aftermarket "gas saver" is just junk. Just like all of the magic pills to lose weight. If you're really into saving gas, put fuel injection on your car. It will beat a carb hands down for that. Unfortunately, you'll never get enough savings to pay for itself.
 
dusterdon said:
Every aftermarket "gas saver" is just junk. Just like all of the magic pills to lose weight. If you're really into saving gas, put fuel injection on your car. It will beat a carb hands down for that. Unfortunately, you'll never get enough savings to pay for itself.
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Actually, vaporized gas will beat fuel injection, when applied properly. There are several gasoline technologies emerging. HCCI, Spark Initiated, HCCI and Auto Ignition are just to name a few. I go agree that everything to date on the market is a snake oil, but that is going to change.
 
One thing boosted the fuel economy of my '64 273 Barracuda quite a bit (about 30%). The Mopar Performance electronic ignition kit.

But then my old distributor was getting pretty worn and wouldn't maintain a consistent dwell.
 
I would agree w/ pastortom1.

It is my opinion that hydrogen assists are going to be popping up more and more as time progresses.
Too many chemists have them currently operating on their own test vehicles with proven results.
Its only a matter of time and money. Mostly money.
 
I've seen minor results on my 1998 Escort ZX2 with aerodynamic changes. Removing mud flaps, adding a grill block and shortning the antenna. Over inflated the tires and a good alinment helped. Also running Amsoil and synthetic MTX fluid. The best result I've seen was a under drive crank pulley. Here is my gas log

http://www.gassavers.org/garage/viewgaslog/2538

the milage has started getting worse because of colder weather and I'm really just not trying anymore. I figure the worst on the Escort is better than the best on my truck
 
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