Hiya fellow Burgmen & Burgwomen
Anyone tried fuel magnets?
I put one on my car in December. It’s a 16 year old clunker, 91000 miles, just had its first brake job and the clock light has just packed up, the only problem in its life.
Well, straight away, the idle rpm’s dropped. The car only gets used when there is more kit than we can get on the bike, or more than 2 people have to be moved, and generally its only long distance. In our local area, the limit is 50mph, and on the first trip, I knew there was an improvement, cos there is an angle to my foot on the pedal to hold 50. Well, I had to re-angle my foot higher, and its not comfortable. Too soon to really say, but on two 200 mile round trips to the same destination, we returned 3 mpg better on both trips than previously. I fill up before and after just because. The magnet company reckon you will only get the full benefit after about 1000 miles. Well, I was convinced just on the way the acceleration improved. As we have long term mpg records, this one will bear watching.
So, I put one in the 650. Immediate result, 200 rpm rev drop at idle. Long term results, too soon to say. Only done 300 since it went in. Its going to be very difficult on miles to the gallon because of the different types of driving. We expect to get less when we do the back roads, with all the curves and the scenic stops that we make. I can’t say there is any change in the response, because I open the throttle progressively, almost by the feel of the bike, so if there is an improvement in performance, I don’t expect to see or feel it, because then I expect to be rolling the throttle open that fraction slower.
Over to you.
Randal and Gail
June 03 BLUE
650
Anyone tried fuel magnets?
I put one on my car in December. It’s a 16 year old clunker, 91000 miles, just had its first brake job and the clock light has just packed up, the only problem in its life.
Well, straight away, the idle rpm’s dropped. The car only gets used when there is more kit than we can get on the bike, or more than 2 people have to be moved, and generally its only long distance. In our local area, the limit is 50mph, and on the first trip, I knew there was an improvement, cos there is an angle to my foot on the pedal to hold 50. Well, I had to re-angle my foot higher, and its not comfortable. Too soon to really say, but on two 200 mile round trips to the same destination, we returned 3 mpg better on both trips than previously. I fill up before and after just because. The magnet company reckon you will only get the full benefit after about 1000 miles. Well, I was convinced just on the way the acceleration improved. As we have long term mpg records, this one will bear watching.
So, I put one in the 650. Immediate result, 200 rpm rev drop at idle. Long term results, too soon to say. Only done 300 since it went in. Its going to be very difficult on miles to the gallon because of the different types of driving. We expect to get less when we do the back roads, with all the curves and the scenic stops that we make. I can’t say there is any change in the response, because I open the throttle progressively, almost by the feel of the bike, so if there is an improvement in performance, I don’t expect to see or feel it, because then I expect to be rolling the throttle open that fraction slower.
Over to you.
Randal and Gail
June 03 BLUE