Rotary Engine wrote:

This is one of the few magic gas savers that sounds plausible.
I am no chemist but, as I understand it, platinum is a catalyst
and as such is not actually consumed in the burning of fuel.
Platinum spark plugs seem to have worth and platinum catalytic
converters work for sure to reduce hydrocarbon emissions.
If this works maybe platinum coated rotors would help.
Seems to me the mixture must be leaned to take advantage
of this. More fuel burned in the combustion chamber... more
air must be introduced.

However platinum is around $900 an ounce.

Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

I think this may have been one of the "fuel saving devices" that
Mythbusters tested in one of their shows (including in line magnets,
special carburetors, etc.)...if I remember correctly, it was the one
that actually caused worse fuel consumption!

Harley


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