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Oxytane seemingly has the right stuff
As a precautionary rule of thumb, Throttler
magazine tries not to endorse products that don’t have the backing or
research we require to stand behind it. However, there’s a product we’re
hearing a lot about coming onto the scene that’s worth mentioning.
Their motto is “More Throttle in
the Bottle,” and their claim is seemingly holding true. The claim is
this: “Oxytane is electrolyte chemistry. That is to say, it is a very
conductive liquid chemical. Unlike other chemicals added to fuel (Fuel
Additives and
Octane Boosters)
Oxytane is an electrolyte designed for one purpose. To reduce and/or
eliminate charge separation/electrostatic charge build-up generated in
flowing fuel. Oxytane is the result of over 15 years of intense and
focused research and development.”
Which to us, it’s just a lot of mumbo-jumbo. However, our own
“unscientific” tests showed some interesting results. First was my
personal 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee,
which gained an astonishing 5 MPG on the highway immediately. But, we
must caution that Oxytane admits there are some issues with using their
product and Ethanol fuel
and could possibly clog an automotive
EGR valve.
Nonetheless, we continued to put Oxytane in sport
vehicles such as quads, street bikes, cruisers, and
Harleys. Each had
its own specific reaction to Oxytane with either better
gas mileage, or
increased horsepower (i.e., more power on the throttle).
My son’s Yamaha YMF 80 Moto 4 is tearing up my
yard grass now with much more proficiency. The quad is usually a little
hard to start and now seems to pop right off. My personal cruiser showed
much more power coming off a dead stop, and the top end feels like
there’s a little more room to blow my hair back. The oddest thing is
that my neighbor’s diesel pickup truck
has never run better for him, and he’s constantly asking me for more
samples. Similar results have occurred with street and even
dirt bikes.
Like we’ve said, we’re very skeptical about
endorsing products, but when we heard that Buck Lovell, Editor at
American Bagger, Miami Mike, Publisher at Wheels on the Road, Kip
Woodring of Thunderpress and Chris
Sawyer, Executive Editor at
Autofieldguide.com have given
Oxytane their thumbs up — well, we had to check it out for ourselves.
All that said, we’re not scientists, and we
sure as hell haven’t done professional testing on this stuff, but is
does make some difference in our vehicles. It’s an interesting product,
period. But use it at your own risk. Don’t think for one minute we’re
paying for any speeding tickets, either.
There are only two downsides that we can see:
number one, we’re out of our free samples Oxytane sent us; number two,
they only sell to dealers. So if you would like to get Oxytane, be sure
to ask your local dealer to get some in their store. If you’re a
retailer or dealer, ask yourself what product do you have in your store
that will get customers in each week? Call
1-877-411-9877
or visit
www.oxytane.com for ordering.
http://www.throttlermagazine.com/
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