Fuel catalyst

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Phoenix

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Guys.... have any of you ever thought about or are using a fuel catalyst system such as Broquet

I recall that a number of years ago this system was tested by the Civil Service Motoring Association and it was found to be a very good product :) It seems that someone here has used a catalyst in a V8 and run quite happily.... see here

I am seriously thinking of buying the 'in tank' Broquet system for my own car.
 
I believe that the wise opinion of these fuel catalysts is that they are a complete and utter CON !

The ONLY additives that are worth using are those that have been scientifically tested by the Federation British of Historic Vehicle Clubs and they are listed here:

http://www.fbhvc.co.uk/fuel/index.htm

Scroll down the page past the 4 star details.

The FBHVC carried out the testing just before 4 star vanished so that we would know what was any good and be able to make an informed decision as to what to use. The fact that a good result in these tests would put a significant increase on the number of sales - because the testing was highly publicised, would beg me to ask myself that if these in-tank or in-line catalysts are any good, why did they not put them forward for testing when the FBHVC was carrying out the tests? There are a number of catalyst 'solutions', but not one of them was put forward. I say that speaks volumes.

IMHO buying anything other than the FBHVC recommendations, and you're wasting your money and potentially doing more harm than good.

Bri.
 
Brian.... to quote "I believe that the wise opinion of these fuel catalysts is that they are a complete and utter CON !"

I take it your are not keen then :D :wink:

Your observations are valid and I know of an online company where I can buy 'Millers VSP Plus' at a fair price of 10 x 250ml bottles for the price of 9 :)
 
He he - no, I'm not a fan.

TBH I've never used them or know of anyone who has, but I'm sure at the time of the testing, they were getting panned in the press if I remember right.

Anyone else on here remember anything??

Bri.
 
Practical Classics did a test on an in-tank device ( was it carbonflo ?) years ago using a BMC 1800 and it quickly destroyed the valves
I suspect a P6 would last longer before destruction as it has an alloy head with inserts
 
I know that TetraBOOST will have a bias in anything they print (but they are the best additive by far - being tetraethyl lead) but their comment in their FAQ is excellent:

16. What about the other ideas, such as in-tank or fuel line bolt-on solutions?

There are a number of seemingly magic solutions that would appear to enable your engine to run on unleaded fuel even though it may have soft valve seats, a high compression ratio, etc. These include lead pellets in the tank, the rearrangement of molecules in the fuel line, lead or tin pellets in a capsule for placing in the fuel line and so on. These products, along with the possibility of divine intervention, spoon-bending by Yuri Geller or having your car personally blessed by your local vicar, priest or rabbi, may indeed be considered by some to be of value. We have so far not seen any scientific basis to show that they work. Remember that TetraBOOST is based on science - not science fiction.
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Gentlemen,

I use castrol valvemaster with octane boost and have had no problems with the Rover or my previous Bedford CA, the Briquettes as Brian states are a waste of your money.

Martin P
 
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