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Have you noticed ads for pills or powder or even liquids that you put into your gas tank and, magically, you will get up to 30% better gas mileage? Wow, that's more powerful magic than Harry Potter can produce! The number one selling fuel pill out there was a product made by Bioperformance. Their product was known as the gas pill or the fuel pill. The product came under the scrutiny of the State of Texas Attorney General, as Texas was where Bioperformance was located. After investigating, the attorney General filed criminal charges against Bioperformance and it's owners. The Attorney General stated "We will aggressively fight these con artists who cynically exploit the public's concerns about high gas prices to line their own pockets." He referred to them con artists. That is exactly what they are. It seems, if you had put moth balls into your gas tank you would accomplish the same thing as the fuel pill. The fuel pill was found to be basically the chemical equivalent of mothballs. Bioperformance was really only out to encourage the recruitment of more and more paying members into what seems to be pyramid scheme according to statements made by the attorney general. As incredible as it may seem, there are still products out there that are making the same claims all over again. One is MPG-Cap. Enviro-Max another one. They promise the same thing as the older fuel pill made by Bioperformance. They claim you will get increases in gasoline economy simply by dropping their pills into your gas tank. Basically their claims are based on testimonials from drivers. A driver cannot scientifically make valid comparisons in mileage. There are too many variables. To really do a valid test, the test needs to be done under controlled conditions with sophisticated and expensive monitoring equipment. The normal driving conditions of weather, traffic volume and stop light patterns have a tremendous impact on any days fuel economy. There is no way for the average driver to take those factors into consideration to be able to run a believable test. A major part of the claim of Enviromax Plus is that it makes the fuel in your engine burn more completely. Enviro-max claims it will lower the unburned fuel in your engine from 15 percent down to 1 to 2 percent. Somewhere they forgot to tell you that todays engines actually burn gas with an efficiency of about 98 to 99 percent. So your engine already does what the company says it's product will help your car do. The bottom line, save your money. Don't believe the wild claims of these modern day snake oil salesmen. As always if it seems to good to be true, it is!
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