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Old 07-01-2010 | 01:48 AM
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Default Magnetic Fuel Saver For Scion XD ??? SCAMS?

i was bored and i search ebay for scion parts and i come across this.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Scion...-/220405746149


BOOST MPG BY 15~20%
1. Up to 30% Increase in Engine Life
2. Up to 50% Reduction in Carbon monoxide and Hydrocarbon
3. Up to 10% to 22% Fuel Savings
4. Does NOT void vehicle warranty
5. Works on all vehicle including diesel
6. Save Up to $500 to $1,500 a Year and more
7. No cutting of the fuel line
8. Up to 10 Horse Power Increase
9. 0% Maintenance for Life
10. Less Than 5 Minute to Install

i mean, does these really work? or just another crap
Old 07-01-2010 | 02:02 AM
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100% bogus. please refrain from posting about obvious car-bage from ebay.
Old 07-01-2010 | 03:27 AM
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Originally Posted by draxcaliber
100% bogus. please refrain from posting about obvious car-bage from ebay.
No, no, no, no, no. It's gotta be true! Just read those testimonials!

Technology that improves engine performance, boosts horsepower, and saves on fuel consumption that works this great is definitely worth only $40. lol

The idea is cool, but definitely a scam you want to avoid.
Old 07-01-2010 | 03:51 AM
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That's awesome. I'm going to use the magnet I have with a 150lb pulling force. I'll probably be saving a lot of money on gas. WooHoo!
Old 07-01-2010 | 03:58 AM
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hehehe
Those have been for sale in the JC Whitney catalogs for at least 20 years. It is two magnets that zip tie around your fuel line. If you zip tie a $20 bill around the fuel line you will save more money than that will.
Old 07-01-2010 | 04:21 AM
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Originally Posted by hobojon
hehehe
Those have been for sale in the JC Whitney catalogs for at least 20 years. It is two magnets that zip tie around your fuel line. If you zip tie a $20 bill around the fuel line you will save more money than that will.
So if we buy this device, zip tie it to the fuel line, AND wrap a $20 bill on the line, will the gasoline somehow potentially (possibly, theoretically) become magnetized somehow (potentially)?? Maybe we should run Norton 360 and see if we get different results.


Gasoline does not contain any magnetic ions, so this won't work:
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasc...9/eng99199.htm
Old 07-01-2010 | 04:28 AM
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Bull____...how is gasoline going to be magnetic if it's a chain of carbons along with hydrogen and it has almost no electrical charge?
Old 07-01-2010 | 04:38 AM
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I bought 1 for the tC and another set for the Yaris.

Now if I could only find a was to replace my blinker fluid.
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Originally Posted by Julian_xD
Bull____...how is gasoline going to be magnetic if it's a chain of carbons along with hydrogen and it has almost no electrical charge?
That's what the kit is for! Duh! It potentially magnetizes the butane, propane, and ethane somehow.
Old 07-01-2010 | 05:22 AM
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Originally Posted by pyroman131
That's what the kit is for! Duh! It potentially magnetizes the butane, propane, and ethane somehow.

Well, that is never going to work! What are they gonna do next, a perpetual motion vehicle or what? BTW, if it sounds too good to be true, it's bad.
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I think that the best way to save gas would be to tint your vehicle. A good tinting shop, along with a dark film will save you money since your car would not get as hot as a vehicle with no tints.
Old 07-01-2010 | 01:33 PM
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Gotta love these... gadgets, inserts, pills, etc. that "boost HP, miles per gallon, etc"....

All total bull... the only way to boost MPG is to buy a better fuel efficient car. the only way to boost HP is to buy a car with more HP, or turbo your current one. LOL
Old 07-01-2010 | 01:59 PM
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Seen this on mythbusters....doesn't work! Although I didn't need mythbusters to tell me it was bs.
Old 07-01-2010 | 02:48 PM
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This Listing Includes
  • 4 Turbomag Fuel Saver DUO
  • 5 Zip ties
  • 1 Instruction Sheet
Zip ties.
Old 07-01-2010 | 02:49 PM
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It comes with zip ties, must be made for a 240.
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Originally Posted by CarbonXe
Zip ties.


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The fuel magnets work especially well with the "Vortex Valve" intake fans and the "Fuel Busters" fuel conditioning pills. Oh, and don't forget the H2O2 "Brown's Gas" generator, too. You should be up to about 200 MPG with all of those additions.
Old 07-01-2010 | 06:24 PM
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Complete junk and I wish E-Bay would ban these scammers.
Old 07-01-2010 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by mcbrew
The fuel magnets work especially well with the "Vortex Valve" intake fans and the "Fuel Busters" fuel conditioning pills. Oh, and don't forget the H2O2 "Brown's Gas" generator, too. You should be up to about 200 MPG with all of those additions.

you forgot the tornado fuel saver. that "vortex creating" thing that you put into your cold air intake.
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Originally Posted by Chrisb319
I bought 1 for the tC and another set for the Yaris.

Now if I could only find a was to replace my blinker fluid.
dont forget about your muffler bearing..



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