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Old Sep 23, 2004 | 04:49 PM
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Snake Oil?

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I read this article a few weeks ago about a local company here in Phoenix. They stress emissions control but also reduced diesel fuel useage using this device.

The part about releasing the product for "performance trucks and SUV's" peaked my interest.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2004 | 05:00 PM
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Each unit costs $1,200 to $2,000.
Lessee....at $1.919 for fuel, $2000 will buy me 1042 gallons, or 14,591 miles at 14MPG. Hmmmm.........
 
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I would assume that they would build a unit for the general public that was much more affordable............
 
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Old Sep 23, 2004 | 05:08 PM
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Lets see.... If I pay approximately $0.0/gallon for my vegetable oil, and for say $1500 can raise my fuel economy by a third, from 16 to 21mpg, I will save, well, not very much.

Does actually sound promising though. I wonder what it does, especially on the intake side?
 
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Old Sep 23, 2004 | 06:37 PM
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It makes your truck lighter by taking the load out of your wallet.
 
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It's a product that sounds too good to be true: a device for diesel engines that reduces air pollution and optimizes fuel.

That's the promise made by Phoenix-based Emissions Technology Inc., the manufacturer of DC-100, an after-market product that helps fuel burn more completely.
Uhmmm isnt that what propane injection is supposed to do?
 

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