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1. Magnets on your petrol and Slick50 (score: 1): Author: Dr G W Owen <ensgwo@bath.ac.uk>; Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 15:08:01 +0000 (GMT); With all this same old dreary argument about eligibility going on, how about some old fashioned technical debate. I have come across a story of people putting magnets on their fuel lines in order to; /html/vintage-race/1997-12/msg00024.html (7,952 bytes)
2. Re: Magnets on your petrol and Slick50 (score: 1): Author: "Tony Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>; Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 11:33:02 -0600; Something that has served me well for lots of years is a simple test that I apply to any "gee whiz" product or practice that comes along: I ask myself: If this is any good, wouldn't market forces hav; /html/vintage-race/1997-12/msg00025.html (8,543 bytes)
3. Re: Magnets on your petrol and Slick50 (score: 1): Author: deedavis@etch-eshop.ME.Berkeley.EDU (Dee Davis); Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 09:41:50 -0800; The fuel line magnet probaly belongs to the same class as the propeller under the carb--"supercharges...", and the pills in the tank. A friend once added together all the claims for fuel consumption; /html/vintage-race/1997-12/msg00026.html (8,246 bytes)
4. Re: Magnets on your petrol and Slick50 (score: 1): Author: Dennis Murphy <dennism@elginsweeper.com>; Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 11:49:08 -0600 (CST); Take a look at "The Skeptic's Dictionary at http://dcn.davis.ca.us/~btcarrol/skeptic/contents.html I know it covers Slick 50 & probably has something on the magnets issue as well. Dennis Murphy Genev; /html/vintage-race/1997-12/msg00027.html (8,915 bytes)
5. Re: Magnets on your petrol and Slick50 (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <favres@engmail.ulinear.com>; Date: Wed, 03 Dec 1997 11:06:24 PST; And dredging up the old Slick-50 noise is supposed to be an improvement? Right, and the Chinese are largely responsible for the impending extinction of the Rhinoceros as they believe powdered rhino h; /html/vintage-race/1997-12/msg00028.html (10,048 bytes)
6. Re: Magnets on your petrol and Slick50 (score: 1): Author: jisbelljr@mail.utexas.edu; Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 13:33:50 -0700 (MST); First you say this, then you say the following. Dont you see the irony of these two statements? Why dont the big oil companies make, and the car manufacxtuers use Redline and Royal Purple Max? Must; /html/vintage-race/1997-12/msg00029.html (10,822 bytes)
7. Re: Magnets on your petrol and Slick50 (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 12:34:17 -0800; A friend of mine was crew chief for a racing team where the owner of Slick 50 was the driver and owner. They did not use Slick 50 products in the race car.; /html/vintage-race/1997-12/msg00030.html (8,550 bytes)
8. Re: Magnets on your petrol and Slick50 (score: 1): Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>; Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 15:29:51 -0500; Aw, you spoiled it! I was just about to offer my "Magento-Impact Influencer" for sale to the list! Also comments below...some snips... Actually, Quaker State makes it - and they are an oil company! S; /html/vintage-race/1997-12/msg00032.html (10,037 bytes)
9. Re: Magnets on your petrol and Slick50 (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <favres@engmail.ulinear.com>; Date: Wed, 03 Dec 1997 13:21:02 PST; Because the big oil companies make their own synthetic oils. Mobil 1, Castrol Syntec, Valvoline synthetic, etc. etc. etc. There IS room for competition, particularly in application specific areas lik; /html/vintage-race/1997-12/msg00033.html (10,009 bytes)
10. Re: Magnets on your petrol and Slick50 (score: 1): Author: jisbelljr@mail.utexas.edu; Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 15:24:23 -0700 (MST); How do you define snake oil? You have a closed mind. Needs some lubrication. When we are talking about Redline Water Wetter it is the ONLY consideration. Having over 100 of these cars proves I am da; /html/vintage-race/1997-12/msg00035.html (11,540 bytes)
11. Re: Magnets on your petrol and Slick50 (score: 1): Author: PVBMS@aol.com; Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 19:35:04 -0500 (EST); The one "Miracle cure" that I did find to work well, was "HRL" molybdenum-di-sulphide / graphite additive. I found it to work wonders in Moss boxes, Sprites, Lincoln Zephyr and non-synchro boxes of a; /html/vintage-race/1997-12/msg00040.html (8,911 bytes)
12. Re: Magnets on your petrol and Slick50 (score: 1): Author: hayes@mediaone.net; Date: Wed, 03 Dec 1997 19:51:13 -0500; I use Mobil I in my '62 ALfa 1600, 157 HP @ 7000 on the dyno, over 3000 miles of racing on it. Oil pressure as broken in, compression +/- 5 lbs. Used to get 4 hours racing off bearings in the 60s, no; /html/vintage-race/1997-12/msg00045.html (9,711 bytes)
13. Re: Magnets on your petrol and Slick50 (score: 1): Author: Malcolm Cox <malcox@napanet.net>; Date: Wed, 03 Dec 1997 21:50:08 -0800; What about Nology ignition wires? They sponsor many Vara events and andvertize in Victory Lane, has anyone verified any performance improvement... at $150 for 4, they had better do something, or perh; /html/vintage-race/1997-12/msg00049.html (8,959 bytes)
14. Re: Magnets on your petrol and Slick50 (score: 1): Author: "Tony Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>; Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 20:18:38 -0600; Purple, Now, that's the kind of unbiased test I like, I'm buying a barrel of that crap today! :-) Tony; /html/vintage-race/1997-12/msg00051.html (9,063 bytes)
15. Re: Magnets on your petrol and Slick50 (score: 1): Author: oconnor@Fuse.net; Date: Thu, 04 Dec 1997 09:38:00 +0000; Regarding Slick 50, there is an article on the team.net web site called "Snake Oil." A good read should put the SLick 50 issue to bed. Regarding Redline Water Wetter, the theory as written on the bot; /html/vintage-race/1997-12/msg00057.html (9,323 bytes)
16. Re: Magnets on your petrol and Slick50 (score: 1): Author: BFEKENG@aol.com; Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997 13:25:20 -0500 (EST); Simon,This is an interesting thread & I do have a specific case.We had been using Redline in the TR6 gearbox & everything seemed fine.However,it seemed to be grinding a lot on gear changes.I dismantl; /html/vintage-race/1997-12/msg00064.html (9,207 bytes)
17. Re: Magnets on your petrol and Slick50 (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <favres@engmail.ulinear.com>; Date: Thu, 04 Dec 1997 15:49:18 PST; There is an issue, you are right. There is a property of oils called lubricity. For some types of cars and some types of synchros, some synthetics have too much lubricity. They are too "slippery" and; /html/vintage-race/1997-12/msg00073.html (10,487 bytes)
18. Re: Magnets on your petrol and Slick50 (score: 1): Author: MHKitchen <MHKitchen@aol.com>; Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 12:01:13 EST; THought I'd throw my 2 cents worth in on this topic. For engines, the majority of wear occurs during cold startup. Some of the synthetics claim they improve this, but I've yet to see any specific tes; /html/vintage-race/1997-12/msg00084.html (9,893 bytes)
19. Re: Magnets on your petrol and Slick50 (score: 1): Author: CLC SF <CLCSF@aol.com>; Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 16:41:10 EST; << calling him will not make less of a biggot out of you. I believe you. Would you like to tear down any one of my cars to check the wear. I'll be damned if I will spend the money on a tear down just; /html/vintage-race/1997-12/msg00102.html (8,756 bytes)
20. Re: Magnets on your petrol and Slick50 (score: 1): Author: jisbelljr@mail.utexas.edu; Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 15:29:23 -0700 (MST); Ok, since you put it on the list also I will respond again. Follows is what I posted to you privately: "Hey, I was just responding to a post that told me to sut up and keep my opinions to myself. Ma; /html/vintage-race/1997-12/msg00104.html (8,675 bytes)

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