Anyone ever heard of heating your gasoline before it hits your engine to increase MPG

[Tenchiro]

There is a guy here who just dropped $70 on a device to heat your gasoline before it hits the engine. Supposedly it creates more vapor with increases MPG.

It sounds like a load of crap to me, but has anyone heard of this?

[Spunger]

Well I know you want the air going into your intake as cold as possible, but I thought the same was with gas too. You didn't want it hot or it wouldn't atomize correctly. Seems funny that you would want "hot" gas. I dunno though never thought about it in that sense.

Personally I think if he got a tornado fuel saver or something he'd see the benifits more, or maybe some Prolong or something else :looney:

[Toshi]

Originally Posted by Spunger

Personally I think if he got a tornado fuel saver or something he'd see the benifits more, or maybe some Prolong or something else :looney:

are there any non-manufacturer-funded data that actually demonstrate a fuel economy benefit for either this tornado or prolong?

as far as i am concerned (until proven otherwise) all anecdotal increases in mpg from these devices come from the driver altering their driving habits after installing them. placebo effect plain and simple

[justsomeguy]

snake oil

[Salami]

Originally Posted by Tenchiro

There is a guy here who just dropped $70 on a device to heat your gasoline before it hits the engine. Supposedly it creates more vapor with increases MPG.

It sounds like a load of crap to me, but has anyone heard of this?

There was in article in a magazine (I think it was Hot Rod) about 20 years ago about Smokey Yunick (sp?) who had built a car that made pretty decent horsepower and got crazy gas mileage at the time.

He had found a way to heat the gas so it vaporized "perfectly" as to create a more complete burn. I don't remember the details but appparantly it was possible. The key was to find the correct temperature and place to heat the fuel so it would not cause vapor lock. Try a Google search to see if any info comes up. My bet is if the article was accurate some big oil company paid to make the technology "disappear".

[Pat...]

I think I heard something like this with R/C cars.

[Salami]

Originally Posted by N8

tin foil hat alert?

You tell me. I believe this a translated version of the article: http://schou.dk/hvce/

Here is the Google search: http://www.google.com/search?q=smoke...=&start=0&sa=N

[Tenchiro]

I suppose I will wait for him to report any big mileage changes, but I think if he sees anything it will be negligible.

Most of the articles I have seen on it are just "geek science".

[Random]

Originally Posted by Salami

You tell me. I believe this a translated version of the article: http://schou.dk/hvce/

Here is the Google search: http://www.google.com/search?q=smoke...=&start=0&sa=N

I have a 100 mpg carburator in my car that does the 1/4 in 9.6 but I can't tell you how it works

[TN]

uh...rip-off.

When I get in my car from April-mid-November it is hot as hell inside. I am sure my gas is hot too, but my MPG stays the same.

[beestiboy]

Originally Posted by Toshi

are there any non-manufacturer-funded data that actually demonstrate a fuel economy benefit for either this tornado or prolong?

as far as i am concerned (until proven otherwise) all anecdotal increases in mpg from these devices come from the driver altering their driving habits after installing them. placebo effect plain and simple

I can attest to the Tornado and K & N air filter. I installed them at different times the filter first improved milage about 1 mile per gallon and after 10000 miles installed the tornado and got an additional 1.5 mpg.

This was on my 03 VW GTI VR6, and if anything i drove the car harder. It got a little bit better sound and i flogged the hell out of that car. So for about $100 i went from 18 to 20.5 mpg and when you drive 20k miles a year it adds up. I just added a K & N to my Toyota Sequioa last night and will see what happens with this I have been getting about 16 town 17 highway we will see.

Of course this wasnt a scientific study but i believe enough in it

[spookydave]

Originally Posted by dhbuilder

BOGUS !!!

you want your fuel to be as cool as possible.

hot fuel vapor locks.
just ask any race mechanic.

We put tubes inside of fuel tanks so we can fill them with dry ice to cool the fuel in the drag boats.

[pixelninja]

Originally Posted by N8

Too bad the K&N filter lets a lot of crap into the engine...

You made the same claim when I posted a thread about K&N filters a while back

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=129342

and yet no one was able to come up with any scientific proof to back it up. If my K&N filter is going to f-up my engine, I honestly want to know about it, but all I got from that thread was a bunch of anecdotal stories and hearsay.

[justsomeguy]

Originally Posted by pixelninja

and yet no one was able to come up with any scientific proof to back it up.

http://home.usadatanet.net/~jbplock/ISO5011/SPICER.htm

[jimmydean]

Man, I need to sell $70 junk to folks.