Quite a lively discussion evolved out of my first post.
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Originally Posted by Rowdoc
IMHO That being the case, Biodiesel is the only realistic solution atm
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Certainly biodiesel is an interesting approach and is being hyped a lot at the moment. But there are several drawbacks with that technology at them moment. I don't want to go into details but it has to do with the quality of the oil and its "freshness" which makes logistics complicated. However there are a few methods dealing with "old" oils as well but a they bit more expensive. And you can't actually grow as much as you need to satisfy fuel demands. But if I'm getting to drive a diesel from time to time I usually go for biodiesel and some "funky" additives
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Originally Posted by MG Mighty
he only way that I see it working is by increasing the amount of fuel which has injected that is actually burned before a certain amount of expansion of the engine chamber has taken place (creating therefore more useful power to make it move the wheels).
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The way I see it working is by increasing octane or cetane rating of the actual fuel. But the increase is marginal compared to other fuel additives so it can't be the only reason. Then a coating appears inside the engine (I've been able to detect it on spark plugs) so therefore the friction is reduced. The third component is some catalyst which accelerates the burning process similar to NOx but not that aggressive. So it's octane, lubrication, burn catalyst.
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Originally Posted by 10th Chemmotological Centre of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine
In the course of application of MPG-Cap additive reduction of harmful exhaust gas emitted into atmosphere from 0.5 to 0.2 % took place and idle engine speed increased when measured with the help of a digital tachometer. When the combustion chamber was checked with the help of the device for adjustment of fuel supply to the combustion chamber the change of flame colour from light red to light blue was detected, which evidences of the acceleration of fuel combustion in the beginning of the compression stroke, as well as of the increase of engine power.
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Due to holidays at Universities I don't have access to labs so we could see what's inside, that has to wait until September.
I agree with
Bedamax about usage of smaller vehicles, but the thing is that I don't want to use a small car and I don't want my wife be driving a small car and I guess many people don't like it as well. For me it's simply because it's not as safe and comfortable as a 2 something ton SUV or Saloon vit a V6, V8 or W12 engine. I had once an accident in a Fiat Punto, to hell with it.
I don't see the point of the argument here. This is not a sales presentation, I'm just a very curious person and want as many independent skeptics as I can get on board for testing that stuff
Plus we are getting bombarded by so called branded fuels from Shell, BP, ESSO etc. Which is basically normal Benzine or Diesel with some additives. And I actually do more kilometers per tank on the more expensive V-Power benzine.