View Full Version : C&D Concoction....?
mazdaspeedster3
12-08-2008, 12:20 PM
Anyone read that gain MPG article in C&D with that mix it yourself concoction of Moth Balls, WD40 and Fuel injector cleaner? Makes a tank of gas up to 107 octane and 10-20% better MPG?
spdjnke
12-08-2008, 12:39 PM
Try it and let us know if it works..
mazdaspeedster3
12-08-2008, 01:03 PM
LOL... I have the ingredients written down. I will make some but I am not real keen on putting it in my car. Any volunteers?
Circle9
12-08-2008, 01:28 PM
I will volunteer your car for you sir!
ElGaspo
12-08-2008, 01:28 PM
I am not real keen on putting it in my car.
well, if you're not and you're the OP, what do you think the rest of the community will say? mothballs & wd-40?!? ye gods, what a witch's brew you concocted...
I find snips and snails and puppy dog tails makes my ECU run lean.
GoFast
12-08-2008, 02:16 PM
i have a spare snowblower we could try it on...lol
pdqgp
12-08-2008, 11:17 PM
i have a spare snowblower we could try it on...lol
Rental car when you're traveling :)
spdjnke
12-09-2008, 01:52 AM
I say stick with SUPER unleaded and leave it at that...NOTHING is worth blowing up the motor for a few ponies or whatever it is that it's suppose to do.
Aricjm15
12-09-2008, 01:56 AM
10-20% better fuel econ in what kind of car exactly?
spdjnke
12-09-2008, 02:02 AM
The kind that sits in a dealers lot once the motor blows and you have to wait a month to get a new motor.
Aricjm15
12-09-2008, 02:54 AM
The kind that sits in a dealers lot once the motor blows and you have to wait a month to get a new motor.
is that before or after you try putting moth balls in your gas tank?
Mid_Life_Crisis
12-09-2008, 02:18 PM
is that before or after you try putting moth balls in your gas tank?
The moths where I come from would never go for it.
Sport6
12-09-2008, 03:03 PM
This in the January C&D? I will have to read it when i get home.
Its not one of those ads in the back next to those "performance enhancing" male pills right?
SuperStretch18
12-09-2008, 03:13 PM
Don't WD-40, mothballs and fuel injector cleaner all cost more per gallon than gasoline?
CWPspeed3
12-09-2008, 03:18 PM
I read that one too, I was wondering if it was BS or not, I'd be interested to see if it actually works but dont want to be the guinea pig. They have an entire story on the gas crunch and ways to get better MPG.
AutoEuphoria
12-09-2008, 04:49 PM
Higher octane has nothing to do with gas mileage.
Best way to get better gas mileage is to not have a heavy foot.
CWPspeed3
12-09-2008, 05:03 PM
Higher octane has nothing to do with gas mileage.
Best way to get better gas mileage is to not have a heavy foot.
Short trips dont help gas mileage either, I drive 6 miles each way to work, hardly go over 3k rpm and still only get around 19-20mpg now that its cold. 150 miles on half a tank...
ElGaspo
12-10-2008, 10:30 AM
damn, i thought i had a problem w/ my gas mileage...i too get only 20 mpg and my daily drive is around town, 6 mi. i also try to keep the revs <3k so as not to kick in the turbo [well, as much as can be expected ;-) ], and still only 20 mpg...guess that's the best we can expect, uh?
CWPspeed3
12-10-2008, 10:42 AM
damn, i thought i had a problem w/ my gas mileage...i too get only 20 mpg and my daily drive is around town, 6 mi. i also try to keep the revs <3k so as not to kick in the turbo [well, as much as can be expected ;-) ], and still only 20 mpg...guess that's the best we can expect, uh?
Well the way I look at it, I can fill up every two weeks and my gas light may be on or not, but if your driving further to work you may get better gas mileage but your filling up probably twice as much. I'd sacrifice gas mileage (and odo miles) to get worse gas mileage.
coololddude
12-10-2008, 01:58 PM
OMG-Just shoot me!!
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