Thread: Fitch catalyst

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saw this on TV used on a dyno and supposedly it did a little better on mpg somehow, forgot if any HP gains. But last weekend messing around on the internet I found a place they sell them a *little* cheaper, especially is its a "pre-1980" car ($116?) so I order one up for my 1993 caprice work car.
Damn I get it in the mail and it's not like what they showed on TV. Must be the "pre-1980's " part. It's about eight little plastic open torpedos containing about 6 "gas pills" each- you dump them in your gas tank.

Wishing I woulda saved one and dissected it- smashed one "pill" and used the emissions spectrophotometer from work on it to see what metal it contained- probably just lead.

Remembring the "gas pills" from 1975 though and feeling just a tad ripped off for now though. Their influence on mpg is/would be so discreet just by measuring and driving a bit different your gas mileage goes up faintly.

You, along with many others, have been snookered. Check this out: www.fuelsaving.info/debunk.htm

How about that now I know why I never used any of those things. Good info thanks I will show this to some of my friends.......Francis

If you're looking for a return on your investment, just send your money to me. After I finish with it I will send it back.... well some of it anyway. Probably a better return than you might get on any car gadget seen on TV.

this was on Horsepower TV and shown on the dyno results fuel usage both with and without the catalyst hooked up during wide open horsepower runs, so I fail to see any difference in driving style affect there.

It would help if I would slow down below my usual 80mph on the way home, though.
Funny, its only 75 on the way TO work.