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do fuel injection cleaners and stuff like that really work?

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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 11:45 PM
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Default do fuel injection cleaners and stuff like that really work?

ive seen a lot of those things and some examples are like slick 50
i was just curious to know if they actually have an effect on your car's performance
 
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 01:27 AM
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Default RE: do fuel injection cleaners and stuff like that really work?

If you mean performance like adding horsepower or something....no, not really. If you have a little valve tick or something it might help. I wouldn't count on noticing anything. It is cheap, just buy a bottle and try it.

I think Slick 50 is an oil additive, I have heard things about Teflon in it or something causing engine problems. But that is just hearsay.
 
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 01:37 AM
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Default RE: do fuel injection cleaners and stuff like that really work?

They are designed to help clean up your fuel injectors and keep the spray evenly flowing into the motor . This gives you a better flow which in turn gets you a better gas milage and that in -itself gives you a slight edge in useful horsepower because the fuel flow is right.

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Old Jul 29, 2006 | 09:07 AM
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Default RE: do fuel injection cleaners and stuff like that really work?

I sure hope so, I just put a bottle in my last fill up.
 
Old Jul 29, 2006 | 11:01 AM
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Default RE: do fuel injection cleaners and stuff like that really work?

A bottle of what?
 
Old Jul 29, 2006 | 09:11 PM
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Default RE: do fuel injection cleaners and stuff like that really work?

I use that stuff every once n awhile. Just $1 at wal-mart for the Super Tech stuff.
 
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