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Thu May 29, 2008 9:05 pm

hi folks has anybody tried one of those fuel saving magnet thingys on ebay and if so do they really work, the price of juice at mo im willing to try anything i cant see how they would work but you never know :x
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Thu May 29, 2008 9:08 pm

:lol: Don't waste your time and save the money for petrol.

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Thu May 29, 2008 9:08 pm

hahahahahahaha

I have some fuel saving magnets you can have, I'll pull them of my scrap honda speakers after I recieve £100 via paypal.
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Thu May 29, 2008 9:08 pm

It won't work.
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Thu May 29, 2008 9:10 pm

Course it will, you pay me £100 for my magnets and you wont' be able to spend it on fuel, thus saving you from spending it on fuel.

I could save you more money on fuel if you want? winkeye
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Thu May 29, 2008 9:13 pm

Can I dilute my petrol with washing-up liquid to clean the engine and save fuel? winkeye
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Thu May 29, 2008 9:16 pm

Chuck in some sand Maurice, It cleans the exhaust at the same time then.
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Thu May 29, 2008 9:24 pm

The only fuel saving mod I've found to work is the fitting of the energy saving tyres..

Though the old tyres we're pretty well worn, I got noticeably better mpg with new tyres on..
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Thu May 29, 2008 9:27 pm

tezk wrote:The only fuel saving mod I've found to work is the fitting of the energy saving tyres..

Though the old tyres we're pretty well worn, I got noticeably better mpg with new tyres on..
Probably down to having the correct pressure.

Tyres having correct pressure
Weight Saving
Carefull driving

Are all you can do withought an engine swap.
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Thu May 29, 2008 9:27 pm

How about an Irn-Bru, iron filings and magnesium shavings mix? :twisted:
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Thu May 29, 2008 9:34 pm

Isn't that the recipe for that Ametech snake oil shite? :D
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Thu May 29, 2008 9:40 pm

I have heard that the magnets do actually work. they laminate the fuel flow which helps with energy release or some thing. but have no experience and seen no proof
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Thu May 29, 2008 9:40 pm

Speedtouch wrote:How about an Irn-Bru, iron filings and magnesium shavings mix? :twisted:
Try it mate, let us know what economy you get...
If you lot want economy, fit a 4-pot... :D
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Thu May 29, 2008 9:40 pm

I hear if you dilute 1 part PI55 and 2 parts petrol you get a nice sweet driveble engine and also cleans the injectors via the acidity chemicals in the PI55!! so have a go lads, iv ben emptying my sack in the tank for years.... am saving in bottles aswell... :D :D
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Thu May 29, 2008 9:41 pm

Sod it, just drop a deep fat fried Mars Bar in the tank for extra lubrication and a few extra kilajoules of energy.

325i heads are made of chocolate anyway, so the deposits will beef it up.
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Thu May 29, 2008 9:42 pm

George_Of_The_Jungle wrote:I have heard that the magnets do actually work. they laminate the fuel flow which helps with energy release or some thing. but have no experience and seen no proof
Yeah right, ok then. but I'll sell you some magnets.
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Thu May 29, 2008 9:46 pm

Some of the strongest magnets you can buy live in the Harddrive of your computer.. How about digging them out, strapping them on and letting us know the results?
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Thu May 29, 2008 9:54 pm

is that a no then
had so far e30, e34, e30, e39
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Thu May 29, 2008 9:55 pm

i was gonna stick some magnets on the back end of my six pot touring, so you 4 pot wasters can keep up :D
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Thu May 29, 2008 9:57 pm

spook wrote:i was gonna stick some magnets on the back end of my six pot touring, so you 4 pot wasters can keep up :D
Hey I have 6 pots of fury over here! :x
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Thu May 29, 2008 10:10 pm

Have I ever had trouble keeping up Spook? :tongue:
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Thu May 29, 2008 10:20 pm

These magnets march 109....im interested but only have a 10000000000 naira cheque from a nigerian prince....could you pay me the balance in sterling by any chance? winkeye
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Thu May 29, 2008 10:21 pm

Its called sympathy mate :D
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[quote="AlexBaur325"]These magnets march 109....im interested but only have a 10000000000 naira cheque from a nigerian prince....could you pay me the balance in sterling by any chance?



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Thu May 29, 2008 10:27 pm

AlexBaur325 wrote:These magnets march 109....im interested but only have a 10000000000 naira cheque from a nigerian prince....could you pay me the balance in sterling by any chance? winkeye
I can sort comething out, OR instead of the balance you could have the rest of the Honda, PM me your name and address and I'll put it in your name tonight and try not to frive through too many speed camares between now and when you collect your cube.
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Thu May 29, 2008 10:31 pm

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Thu May 29, 2008 10:32 pm

just a bit.
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Thu May 29, 2008 10:53 pm

good man :thumb:
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George_Of_The_Jungle wrote:I have heard that the magnets do actually work. they laminate the fuel flow which helps with energy release or some thing. but have no experience and seen no proof
After the fuel has been reduced to droplets by the injectors how can it remember that it has been 'laminated'?

I would put a magnet in my beer if I thought it would last longer.
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Fri May 30, 2008 7:03 pm

If they worked, wouldn't they already be fitted from the factory?
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Fri May 30, 2008 8:23 pm

How's about installing one of these little beauties - someone (who claims to be a Shaman!) just e-mailed me bringing it to my attention, claiming to have gained another 11mpg after fitting it
http://halfwaterhalfgas.com/letter2.php
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so who can give us the calorific value of water?
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Sat May 31, 2008 1:07 am

dhfs wrote:so who can give us the calorific value of water?
per 100ml of water - 0
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Sat May 31, 2008 10:14 am

Gortour wrote: If you want pity, fit a 4-pot... :D
Fixed it mate winkeye
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