Cleared4Crash
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[COLOR=crimson]After having looked at a whole bunch of info on here and on the various manufacturer's websites regarding the fuels we use in model engines, I had a good chuckle.
Upon reading all this info from fuel manufacturers websites, I just had to laugh. I thought to myself, if the "top five" fuel manufacturers were all equally represented in all rc hobby shops across the country, I would simply buy the least expensive jug.
You'd think these companies were manufacturing fuels for the space shuttle program the way they expound upon their "proprietary" ingredients, and ultra high purities, etc. Again, I had to laugh.
Of course they all have to give the impression that they, and only they, have the secret elixir that will keep your engine clean, cool, and running strong for 1,000 years or more!
Just imagine what a nightmare it would be if we had all these fuel "options" to choose from when we went to gas up our cars.
Hmm..let's see, do I want the Super Premium with extra hypnotanium surfactants? Or maybe the mid grade with 5% power booster? Or maybe the 10% power booster on the low grade with engine knock inhibitors and a touch of castor oil? But wait, this is a sports car, I have to look at the performance fuels 20 pumps down. AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
As John Stossell from 20/20 steps in and says, "Give me a break!"
All the model fuel manufacturers claim their raw materials are better than the competition. You'd think they were making liquids for use in the medical field for crying out loud.
Last time I checked these were model airplanes. The last time I checked this was a hobby. The last time I checked, most of us were not out flying $8000 jets.
Some fuel manufacturers claim extensive "testing" on real live model engines. No data of course is provided regarding these tests. We are just left to wonder and fear what will happen to our $50 engine if we don't use their fuel. Then again, for all we know, a simple home brew mix would result in essentially the same results of a long running, reliable engine.
Such is the dog eat dog world of "our product is better than your product," model fuel manufacturing.
Sure sounds a lot like snake oil marketing tactics if you ask me.
Maybe I should go into fuel manufacturing. Come up with a product that is essentially like all the other products out there, but hype it with an exciting and over the top marketing campaign so that modelers everywhere will be scrambling for my "Super Duper Snake Oil Fuel." I can specialize with a different type of fuel for every single engine size and make. The most extensive line of snake oil fuel known to mankind!! Oh, and hey, what about different types based on which coast you live on? Or maybe different fuels for the expected high temperature of the day?? Oh yes, the product line is growing as I sit and ponder the greenback dollar and gullible retail consumers!![/COLOR]
Stay tuned...
lol 
< Message edited by Cleared4Crash -- Dec 30 2002 11:05PM >
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Snake Oil - 
) For years it was SIG Champion. Then from 98-2000 it was Powermaster. Recently it's Omega. I've always run 10% in the summer and 15% in the winter, and use WD-40 for after-run. Always fly a click or two rich and have fun. When not in use, my engines carb and muffler are ALWAY capped to keep moisture and dust out. When stored they are preserved and put in tupperware. I've got some engines with a LOT of time and years on them and have never retired or rebuilt one due to being worn out. IMHO it's more to do with how they are run and cared for, and less to do with what snake oil you run in them. 
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