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Old Mon, January 25th, 2010, 12:01 PM
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Hey, i just dumped a can of the stuff into my gas tank. Just waiting for the engine to cool so i can put some into the crank case, then i have to wait 100 miles until i change out the oil and can do the final step....creating huge clouds of smoke

i was just wondering if anyone else has used the product before? any reviews about it?

The reason i decided to use it, is because my truck is only getting about 15.5mpg where i used to get 17-18. Bill would an 87perf tune get slightly better gas mileage as compared to a 93perf tune?
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Old Mon, January 25th, 2010, 12:15 PM
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Good stuff!
A better one is called "Techron".
Change out your fuel filter also.
Winterized gas blend may be the explination for your loss in mpgs.
Actually a 93 oct performance custom tune does better in mpg than a 87 oct does, but the price difference between the two octanes washes out the gains in some areas of the country.
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Old Mon, January 25th, 2010, 12:52 PM
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Ive recently replaced my fuel filter, within 3k miles. You mentioned something about a winter blend? i thought gasoline is the same year round? I live in the low country of sc where we have winter for a week then it stays around 60-70 =)
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Winterized blended gas can be found any where it the US during the winter months.
It just depends on the gas station distributers and where they buy the gas.
A lot of southern states don't usually get it supplied to them but if the price is right they will buy it and turn around and sell it.
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That sea foam is good stuff. I've seen it make even a chevy run really well.
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I've seen it make even a chevy run really well.
Unless you have video, I'm not going to buy that story.

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Unless you have video, I'm not going to buy that story.

I dont know what to say other than you'll have to take my word for it, but maybe I wasn't clear enough. It made the engine run really well. The sea foam didn't save the U joint from going or from the truck almost floating away one night into the gulf because he parked it on the shoreline 5 hours before. ...and you'd have to have a sea foam flood to move that truck now. lol
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That sea foam is good stuff. I've seen it make even a chevy run really well.
I thought those chevys ran even better with new parts
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