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With fuel economy being first and foremost on the minds of most Americans, it's easy to be caught up in the bolt-on modifications that claim to get better fuel mileage. When we added the Fitch Fuel Catalyst to Muscle Car Blog's Project "Pony Up", an 07 Ford Mustang GT, we found something that actually boosted our project vehicle's average highway mileage from 24 to 27 miles per gallon, which is outstanding for a high performance muscle car.
How does it work? The Fitch Fuel Catalyst is an inline permanent fuel treatment component that makes your vehicles engine run better, cheaper and cleaner by further refining the fuel in your fuel tank, before it reaches the motor. As with any motor, engine performance is directly related by the quality of the fuel it is consuming. The Fitch Fuel Catalyst adds an additional refining step to the fuel that is being circulated in your vehicle's fuel system, removing contaminants that have collected in the fuel since it left the refinery. The Fitch Fuel Catalyst works using the same basic principles as your vehicle's exhaust catalytic converter. The fuel is passed through a series of elements which chemically react with the fuel altering its molecular structure. The end result is a cleaner and more stable fuel that reduces or eliminates engine knock, allows for the use of a lower octane, increases fuel efficiency and provides cleaner emissions. In fact, vehicles running with Fitch treated fuel consistently show a reduction in emissions in the order of 60% - 80% in CO, 50% - 65% in HC and 5% - 15% in NOx with increases of as much as 5% - 12% in fuel economy.
Who can benefit from this? Honestly anyone that has a vehicle, lawn mower or generator that runs on either gasoline or diesel fuel can see a real benefit from the Fitch Fuel Catalyst. When we installed our Fitch unit on Project "Pony Up" we noticed an audible change in the vehicle's idle within 20 seconds of the initial startup that could only be described as smoothing out. Being that we already run the highest octane possible with car we weren't expecting to see noticeable results, but on the first long trip we took the results were right there and in your face as we averaged 27mpg at 70mph and even saw real-time spikes of 33mpg when we slowed down to 55mph. Granted, our Mustang project car has some pretty interesting performance modifications done to it that may not be easily duplicated by every Mustang owner out there, but it certainly leads you down a different path of thinking.
When we first spoke with the good people at Advanced Power Systems International, we were more than just a little bit sceptical, having been introduced to all manner of fuel economy myths, but after having used the Fitch Fuel Catalyst first hand, I can honesty say I can see the results in just a few hundred miles of operation.
The Installation
| SOURCES: Advanced Power Systems International, Inc. www.fitchfuelcatalyst.com 558 Lime Rock Road Lakeville, CT. 06039 (888) 881-2774 |
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