Re: Platinum fuel efficency

From: Richard A Pyburn (rap777@juno.com)
Date: Wed Apr 12 2000 - 18:49:41 EDT


There's another old saying, I believe W.C. Fields said it best, "Never
give a sucker an even break."

Hold onto your wallet, Millard.

On Wed, 12 Apr 2000 15:17:31 -0400 ccrfan@mindspring.com writes:
> There's an old saying: "If it sound too good to be true, it usually
> is." Last week I placed a post in regards to how I might improve my
> V6 mpg. One person sent a post containing the web address of a
> company selling platinum intake adapters. They claim if this
> adapter is attached to the intake portion of the engine, you will
> see a 22% increase in gas mileage. The theory is that platinum
> improves the burning efficency of gas and that catalytic converters
> have a platinum coating to absorb, or burn off, any fuel left over
> before it leaves the exhaust portion of a vehicle. They claim the
> catalytic converter is a great idea, but is sitting in the wrong
> place. Anyone heard of this platinum stuff before? If it's true,
> why haven't automakers installed these OR why isn't this stuff
> available in stores?
> Millard Cover
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