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Subject:Re: Swirlon, Spinsogood, Twistizmo, Rotoair, Swishyfast,& Spiralmax (et al)
From:Per Lindgren
Date:Wed, 27 Oct 1999 01:41:31 +0200

I usually out these kinds of products in the same category as another gizmo
I've seen. The "FuelMax 3000" or whatever it was called. It was some kinda
magnet you clamped somewhere on the main fuel line, it doubled the horsepower
and doubled the mileage, both at the same time. Bogus, aint it?

PerL
87 Syncro 112i

Bulley wrote:

> I was going to write a detailed diatribe about this apparently worthless
> gizmo, but, like Ken, I respect the listee who installed it. I am glad they
> felt some benefit. I remain highly skeptical.
>
> >From a technical-writing perspective, the sure sign that this thing is
> bogus is the complete lack of accredited data on their site (dyno tests by
> an independent lab), or write-ups in trade magazines. They try to give it
> some 'credentials' by saying "AS ADVERTISED IN: ...", and by using big
> technical-sounding words... "...a combination vortex generator, velocity
> stack, and venturi, made of stainless steel, installed in the air path,
> that extends the resident time between gas and air, maximizing vaporization
> for better combustion...". Right.
>
> Caveat emptor.
>
> G. Matthew Bulley
> Director
> Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
> www.bulley-hewlett.com
> Cary, NC USA
> 888.468.4880 tollfree

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