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Old 11-06-2010, 09:35 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
If fuel injectors, fouled over time by mediocre gasoline, could lose you 2% mpg, and you offered a gasoline with a detergent package ( like Techroline™ ) which could clean,and reverse the 2% loss, then, could you claim that the fuel 'improved' mpg by up to 2%?
...yes, but only until the "effect" wore-off and there was no longer ANY improvement because the injectors were finally "clean."

...however, because most drivers have 'short' attention/memory spans, maybe it'll work for Shell or Mobil or Chevron or Exxon...or not.
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