Snake oil or for real....??

[Ram4Sam]

I was thumbing through a issue of Popular Hot Rodding and read an article on a big hp motor which mentioned an fuel additive that gave some extra hp and less wear claims. I don't really pay much attention to these snake oil claims, but the company's address caught my eye since it is just a few blocks from my work.



http://www.oilextreme.com/



I started reading the five page how it works section but it started to sound greek to me. Has anyone heard/used this stuff? Does it work as claimed?



How about one of the oil saleman/oil war guys translating this into english? They show both a gas/diesel additives and also their own oil.



Sam

 

[DPelletier]

I'm no expert, but my vote is that its snake oil. As far as gasoline engines go, the only fuel that can give you higher power (and better mileage) is one with higher octane, ONLY IF the engine is set up for it: higher compression, more advanced timing, etc.



I don't buy into it.



Dave

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

I don't know about you guys but I paid way too much for my truck to experiment with oil additives.



Vaughn

 

[Hohn]

Agreed with Vaughn.



But I have seen the dyno results conducted by David Vizard under the most unfavorable conditions you could imagine to the manufacturer.



The stuff DOES reduce friction, plain and simple.



Would I add it to my oil? Car, maybe, not truck. There's a LOT more to being an oil than just reducing friction.



Justin

 

[Sticks]

I love all those advertisements about using special stuff (oils, fuel treatments, etc) on race cars. The life expectancy of that engine is super short anyway. A dragster is only expected to live for 8 seconds before the next rebuild. A circuit race car - 500 miles max?

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

There's been major discussions about oil additives on TDR before (can anyone imagine that?? LMAO!). The jist of some were the additives may work for awhile and reduce friction but then tend to fall out, congeal or glom onto parts and/or promote corrosion inside the engine once they tire out.



One product some members used that seemed effective in gear boxes and bearings is Energy Release ("ER"), based in Nampa, Idaho. A few TDR members tried it and liked the results and the folks at ER were very customer-friendly and willing to answer questions about their product. http://www.energyrelease.com