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- From: ravalent@mothra.syr.EDU (Bob Valentine)
- Subject: Re: Oxygenated gas
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.211722.28022@newstand.syr.edu>
- Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
- References: <C1FFDM.738@athena.cs.uga.edu>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 21:17:22 EST
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- In article <C1FFDM.738@athena.cs.uga.edu> john writes:
- >Sorry to be bringing up an old subject, but I'm new to the net and
- >I missed all but the very end of the conversation. About all I've
- >been able to piece together is that oxygenated gas is seasonal, it
- >causes poor gas mileage, and it produces less harmful emissions.
- >I was wondering if somebody could answer a few questions about it.
- >
- > 1) When/how long is it used in what parts of the country?
-
- In the NY, it's from October to April.
-
- > 2) On the average, how much does it reduce emissions? Is
- > this enough to counteract the increased fuel usage caused
- > by poor mileage?
-
- Fuel Injected cars seem to notice very little. About 1-2 MPG
- on FI systems. Carb'd cars vary from 1-5 MPG. And no, IMHO, the
- lowered MPG does NOT make up for the gain in emissions.
-
- > 3) Do the magnetic "power booster" things that clip on to
- > fuel lines work as well with oxygenated gas? (I can't
- > recall any brand names of these products, but basically
- > what they do is restore some positve charge to fuel.
- > Apparently negatively charged fuel is safer to transport.)
-
- They work as well as those hi-performance muffler bearings for
- $30 a pair. 8*>.
-
- >Please don't "flame" me. Like I said, I'm new to the net, and like
- >most new people I don't really know what I'm talking about.
- >
- >Thanks,
- > john
-
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