Does anyone have any experience with these devices?
Fuel Cat Web Page
The device is fitted in the fuel line and makes unleaded fuel safe to use on un-modified leaded engines - something to do with alloy pellets and magnetic rods
Their sales pitch certainly sounds impressive, with reports of otherwise unmodified cars running a Fuel Cat for 50,000 miles with no problems.
Testimonial from Swedish Motor Services Ltd.
It sounds like the perfect cheap and easy solution to running unleaded without having valve seats hardened etc.
Any thoughts?
J.
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ASA General News Release
General: ASA Welcomes Office of Fair Trading action against advertiser - 24/10/2000
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) today welcomed the action taken by the Office of Fair Trading against Clockwork Orange Limited.
The OFT has obtained written assurances from the company that it will stop producing misleading advertisements for a product called Fuel Cat. It was referred to the OFT by the ASA in July for persistently flouting the British Codes of Advertising and Sales Promotion by making unsubstantiated claims for the product.
Clockwork Orange Ltd continued to claim that Fuel Cat enabled leaded petrol engines to run on unleaded petrol, despite warnings that their test evidence was flawed.
The ASA had upheld complaints against the company for claims made in advertisements placed in specialist car magazines, marketing literature at car exhibitions and on its web site.
ASA Director General, Christopher Graham, said: "Today's action by the Director General of Fair Trading shows that advertising self regulation is supported by an effective legal framework.
"Advertisers should note that the ASA and the system of non-broadcast advertising self regulation can bite as well as bark."
For further information contact Gary Ward on 020 7291 3065
Notes
1. The Advertising Standards Authority promotes the highest standards in all non-broadcast advertisements in the UK. It does so in the public interest and in co-operation with industry by ensuring that those who commission, prepare, place and publish advertisements observe the British Codes of Advertising and Sales Promotion. The Codes provide that all advertisements and promotions should be legal, decent, honest and truthful and should be prepared with a sense of responsibility to consumers and society. The ASA acts independently both of the Government and the advertising industry.
2. The ASA has a range of sanctions against advertisers that do not comply with the Codes. These include adverse publicity; asking trade bodies, through the Committee of Adveretising Practice, to refuse further advertising space and/or removal of trade incentives. In the rare case of a persistent or deliberately misleading adertisement under the Control of Misleading Advertisements Regulations 1988 (Amended 2000).
ASA General News Release
General: ASA Welcomes Office of Fair Trading action against advertiser - 24/10/2000
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) today welcomed the action taken by the Office of Fair Trading against Clockwork Orange Limited.
The OFT has obtained written assurances from the company that it will stop producing misleading advertisements for a product called Fuel Cat. It was referred to the OFT by the ASA in July for persistently flouting the British Codes of Advertising and Sales Promotion by making unsubstantiated claims for the product.
Clockwork Orange Ltd continued to claim that Fuel Cat enabled leaded petrol engines to run on unleaded petrol, despite warnings that their test evidence was flawed.
The ASA had upheld complaints against the company for claims made in advertisements placed in specialist car magazines, marketing literature at car exhibitions and on its web site.
ASA Director General, Christopher Graham, said: "Today's action by the Director General of Fair Trading shows that advertising self regulation is supported by an effective legal framework.
"Advertisers should note that the ASA and the system of non-broadcast advertising self regulation can bite as well as bark."
For further information contact Gary Ward on 020 7291 3065
Notes
1. The Advertising Standards Authority promotes the highest standards in all non-broadcast advertisements in the UK. It does so in the public interest and in co-operation with industry by ensuring that those who commission, prepare, place and publish advertisements observe the British Codes of Advertising and Sales Promotion. The Codes provide that all advertisements and promotions should be legal, decent, honest and truthful and should be prepared with a sense of responsibility to consumers and society. The ASA acts independently both of the Government and the advertising industry.
2. The ASA has a range of sanctions against advertisers that do not comply with the Codes. These include adverse publicity; asking trade bodies, through the Committee of Adveretising Practice, to refuse further advertising space and/or removal of trade incentives. In the rare case of a persistent or deliberately misleading adertisement under the Control of Misleading Advertisements Regulations 1988 (Amended 2000).
That'll be a no then. 
Cheers John.
Cheers John.
I think it is best to post the info and let people make up their own minds.
There was a similar device - a mesh bag of ball-bearings called a Broquet fuel catalyst. Allegedly developed to enable Spitfires (not Triumphs) to fly on Russian avation fuel (read: poor quality). There was a lot of debate about the merits of this at the time that Four Star leaded fuel was being phased out.
I run my 96V4 on unleaded with Millers VSP - and it is OK. (It hates LRP) ...the head will have to come off one day, anyway...
There was a similar device - a mesh bag of ball-bearings called a Broquet fuel catalyst. Allegedly developed to enable Spitfires (not Triumphs) to fly on Russian avation fuel (read: poor quality). There was a lot of debate about the merits of this at the time that Four Star leaded fuel was being phased out.
I run my 96V4 on unleaded with Millers VSP - and it is OK. (It hates LRP) ...the head will have to come off one day, anyway...
No experince with these, but from a very quick look at their website, I'm deeply skeptical.
Tests... Some geezer with a Ferrari fitted one and likes it. No accredited lab results, handful of testimonials.... Hmmm.
I'm certain that if these fuel catalysts worked, and did give better performance, economy etc the manufacturers would be using them.
However they do work well removing cash from the gullible
Cheers
John P
Tests... Some geezer with a Ferrari fitted one and likes it. No accredited lab results, handful of testimonials.... Hmmm.
I'm certain that if these fuel catalysts worked, and did give better performance, economy etc the manufacturers would be using them.
However they do work well removing cash from the gullible
Cheers
John P
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