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i bought those once, put me in the hospital..... DONT EAT THEM!
no seriously, i see a few flaws, besides the general flaw (its a pill to improve power and milage??? wtf?)..
#1 a 500cc 2 cylinder 2 stroke is soooo different in sooo many ways than the modern metric motors. at 11,000rpms, the 2 stroke is firing twice as many times....so while it may get 7more hp at that rpm.... our modern engines may get half of that?
#2, 10 pills = 10 tanks. 1 pill per 2.5 gallons? wth kinda logic is that? who has a 2.5 gallon tank.
the only thing i can figure is that the pill, other than for the cleaning purposes, contains tetraethyl lead to boost octane possibly, or is an oxidizer. otherwise, i dont know what else it would do.
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Originally posted by jason05the only thing i can figure is that the pill, other than for the cleaning purposes, contains tetraethyl lead to boost octane possibly, or is an oxidizer. otherwise, i dont know what else it would do.
The downsides would be (at least in theory) the exact same as running leaded fuels -- environmental concerns (known carcinogenic), clogged/ruined catalytic converters on engines that use them (lead coats the platinum and keeps it from functioning), and lead-build-up in engines NOT designed specifically to run leaded fuels (including in pump & injector systems in some injected engines). I don't know if the 88 - 97 Kats were designed to work with leaded fuels or not; I know the 98+ models are specifically designed for unleaded fuel in all markets.
Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet
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So I would have to use two pills per tank.
I like the thought of it increasing my horsepower but since I use 93 octane horsepower is not a problem.
I think I would rather run 4 gallons of 93 octane to 1 gallon of racing fuel, I am sure it will all burn, increase horsepower and get me down the road faster, I do not think it will increase mpg unless I want to *cough cough* putt around at low speeds.I don't know how fast my bike goes, I've never stopped to find out.
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I believe it is just another marketing crap, and I am sure there are some idiots who are buying it. Just like the work-from-home TV adds, and people have a goal of making 40K a month working few hours a day.
Originally posted by GSX1100FLSo I would have to use two pills per tank.
I like the thought of it increasing my horsepower but since I use 93 octane horsepower is not a problem.
I think I would rather run 4 gallons of 93 octane to 1 gallon of racing fuel, I am sure it will all burn, increase horsepower and get me down the road faster, I do not think it will increase mpg unless I want to *cough cough* putt around at low speeds.
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Originally posted by Kat-A-TonicConsidering the combustion of gasoline fuel is generally over 98% for most vehicles, I'm not sure how you can get significant fuel mileage or performance benefit. It might at best clean up the exhaust fumes.
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Originally posted by Kat-A-TonicConsidering the combustion of gasoline fuel is generally over 98% for most vehicles, I'm not sure how you can get significant fuel mileage or performance benefit. It might at best clean up the exhaust fumes.Originally posted by jason0598%? is that true? thats amazing. i read somewhere that it was much lower. or maybe im thinkin about the fact that only 20% of the energy released from combustion is actually used, the rest is wasted as heat.
Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet
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Higher octane does NOT = higher horsepower
Don't think for a second that higher octane will get you more horsies unless your engine is modded.
The octane rating is a number that represents a point of compression at which the gasoline will spontaneously ignite.
Your engine needs a given octane to perform at peak, higher octane than that will yeild little to no benefit. Actually, if the octane rating is too high, you will spill a small amount into your exhaust.
98+ Kats need minimum 87, anything else is just making OPEC happy.
Carl-"Ignoring the facts does not mean that they cease to exist"
-Aldous Huxley
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Originally posted by JohnE1000Originally posted by GSX1100FLSo I would have to use two pills per tank.
I like the thought of it increasing my horsepower but since I use 93 octane horsepower is not a problem.
I think I would rather run 4 gallons of 93 octane to 1 gallon of racing fuel, I am sure it will all burn, increase horsepower and get me down the road faster, I do not think it will increase mpg unless I want to *cough cough* putt around at low speeds.
Just pulling out some of the old time bs on what makes hp.I don't know how fast my bike goes, I've never stopped to find out.
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