Hmmmm...
You can get similar improvement to mileage by using water injection (or
windshield washer mix, if it's -22C outside, like right now). The water
vapor dilutes the incoming fuel/air charge, but then the vapor is turned
into steam at ignition, and that gives back some cylinder pressure, without
any combustion by-products. Also, since there is less combustion, there are
less combustion by-products, and the lower temperatures help to reduce NOx
emissions. All without platinum.
In order for the platinum to be effective as a catalyst it has to be in a
'finely divided' metallic state, not as ions in a solution.
regards,
Theo
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BRENNAN,STUART (A-Andover,ex1) [SMTP:stuart_brennan@agilent.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 9:45 AM
> To: Tigers (E-mail)
> Subject: Platinum??
>
> A friend of mine, who really should know better, is going bananas over
> this
> add on system that supposedly injects some sort of platinum chloride vapor
> into your engine, increasing mileage, reducing pollution, etc.
>
> See his article at:
> http://www.elecdesign.com/mainfram.htm?content=Pages/sitepage/extras/colum
> ns
> .htm
>
> Called the " Platinum Gasaver", it's sold by National Fuelsaver Corp.,
> 227
> California St., Newton, MA 02158, for about $99. I think he was trying to
> get me to try it on the Tiger, but it takes me several years to BUY $100
> worth of gas for the Tiger, never mind save that much. Besides, it
> doesn't
> even LOOK like a LAT option, or anything that's period correct. ( I'm
> still
> at it, Al).
>
> Supposedly it works better on older, pre-fuel injection and pre-computer
> cars.
>
> It sounds like snake oil to me, but has anyone else heard of this, or have
> any info, good or bad?
>
> Stu
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