FUELCAT PETROL CATALYST
Fuelcat
is a combination of metals, processed to produce a catalyst, formed
into 22mm domes and shaped to assist fuel flow. Tin - known to have
a catalytic effect with fossil fuels - is the main ingredient. The Catalyst
can be used on any petrol or diesel engine. For the catalyst to work,
the domes must be touching a ferrous metal environment, so the domes
are supplied in a mild steel gauze sock, approx 15cm long, which is
then placed in the tank. The gauze sock must reach the bottom of the
tank.
Fuelcat
is also available in a container, which fits in the fuel line. This
consists of the tin alloy domes plus a system of magnets. The
fuel flows over the domes then through the magnetic field - altering
the fuel structure further to improve fuel/air bonding and thus combustion.
The catalyst conditions the fuel, aiding complete and efficient combustion,
reduces the burn temperature and changes the shape and speed of the
burn.
Both
types are easy to fit - either just push into the fuel tank or, for
inline canister fit as you would a fuel filter, which can be done quickly
and easily and comes with fittings and instructions. A single insertion
of Fuelcat is effective for up to 400,000 klms in petrol
and a little less in diesel. It can pay for itself quickly through lower
fuel consumption and being able to use cheaper fuel, as well as saving
on unnecessary fuel additives.
We
were initially sceptical about the product, but now have them successfully
on classic and current cars and a motorbike). People using Fuelcat
report better fuel consumption (8-16%), reduced pinking (and
diesel knock), increased power output and lower emissions. Plus, safe
use of unleaded petrol in engines designed for leaded. Because the catalyst
reduces pinking and improves combustion, you can also use cheaper lower
grade unleaded petrol in leaded or unleaded engines without retarding
ignition timing or power loss.
Garages
confirm these results and have reported using Fuelcat to
help customers through emission tests and even blind tests where Fuelcat
has been fitted to regular customers' vehicles without telling them
or tuning the engines - and the drivers reported the engine had been
tuned to perfection.
There
have been concerns about lead replacement fuel (LRP) not providing the
same level of valve protection as the leaded fuel it replaced and over
the emissions produced by the additives in it. Avoidance of potential
LRP related engine damage is a major advantage of Fuelcat.
Because
engines and the conditions in which they're used vary so much, so may
the results achieved from Fuelcat. Because of the fears that have been
expressed about LRP, potential engine damage arising from it's prior
use may need checking. Using Fuelcat can clear engine carbon build up,
so the oil should be checked and changed after 1500 miles
FUELCAT PRICES
| TYPE |
MODEL |
APPLICATION |
PRICE |
| IN TANK UNITS |
FC03 |
Up
to 2000cc |
£30 |
|
FC04 |
Up
to 3000cc (up to 60Ltr tank) |
£35 |
| FC05 |
Up to 4000cc
(up to 80Ltr tank) |
£40 |
|
| IN LINE UNITS |
FC06 |
Up
to 1600cc (not turbo or tuned) |
£50 |
|
FC07 |
Up
to 3500 (Inc turbo & tuned up to 1600cc) |
£60 |
| FC08 |
Up
to 5000cc |
£80 |
| FC09 |
Up
to 7000cc |
£90 |
|
| New - LPG/Deisel In-Line
Units including tank treatment |
FC09 |
Lorries
up to 750BHP |
£190 |
|
FC10 |
LPG
(inc. fittings) |
£60 |
| FC11 |
Diesel
unit up to 3500cc |
£70 |
| FC12 |
Diesel
unit up to 5000cc |
£100 |
|
| Prices plus v.a.t. (inside
the EU) and postage. |
| To
order a FUELCAT contact us
Order with your carburetter or spares
and save on postage.
|
FAQ'S
| What
is a Catalyst? |
A
catalyst is something that produces a change without itself being
consumed.
|
| What
is a Fuel Cat? |
Fuel
Cat is a manufactured tin alloy product placed either in the fuel
tank or fuel line of any petrol or diesel engine.
|
| Can
it enable engines designed for leaded petrol to run on unleaded
petrol? |
Yes,
we have received many testimonials from Garages, Classic Car owners
and clubs.
|
| Will
Fuel Cat alone prevent valve seat recession? |
Since
1991, thousands of satisfied customers have converted their car
or bike to run on unleaded petrol with no detrimental effect.
|
Will
it help motorbikes?
|
Fuelcat
have many written testimonials from motorbike owners who have been
using Fuel Cat since 1991. The Royal Signals White Helmets display
team use a Fuel Cat on all their specially built motorbikes. |
Can
it be used on anything else?
|
Fuelcat
can be installed on any vehicle powered by a conventional internal
combustion engine. |
| Can
Fuelcat be used with a catalytic converter exhaust system? |
Yes,
the reduced carbon emissions actually prolong the life of catalytics. |
| Does
Fuel Cat come with any guarantee? |
Fuelcat
is made to BS EN ISO 9002, by an ISO9001 registered Company who;
warrant with the purchaser that the use of Fuelcat in auto or marine
engines is wholly beneficial and cannot in any way prove harmful
to an engine or it's fuel system. |
FUELCAT
History
Henry
Broquet's Catalyst - born in Desperate Times
Henry Broquet's fuel catalyst is not just another short-lived
magic gadget that claims to work unexplained wonders with car engines.
It was developed, tried and proved in the hardest arena possible - the
Russian front in 1942.
Rolls-Royce motors meet Lada Fuel!
When Britain sent Hurricane fighters to Russia
in 1941, their Merlin XX engines needed the special 100 octane petrol
developed for the RAF. Although a supply was shipped there to startwith,
the Russians themselves were unable to produce any more. Their fuel
was not only lower grade but very variable in quality. Henry Broquet,
a British technician, collaborated with them and came up with the tin
alloy catalyst, a workable answer that enabled the Merlins to run on
lower grade petrol satisfactorily. Why was the grade of fuel so critical?
After all, car engines can be detuned to run on cooking petrol by retarding
their ignition or fitting thicker head gaskets. You simply could not
do that with a thoroughbred Rolls-Royce aero-engine.
Power
The power output of a piston engine depends upon firstly
the revolutions per minute (rpm) and secondly the pressure developed
in the cylinders. Friction and mechanical stress limit the rpm,
but fuel is one of the main factors limiting the attainable power. This
is mainly due to the problem of detonation. If the fuel/air mixture
is compressed too much, it may not burn evenly but explode suddenly.
This gives a very high peak pressure and a sharp blow on the piston
instead of a steady push. The energy from the fuel does no useful work
but is wasted as heat. Severe or prolonged detonation can blow holes
in pistons, burn out exhaust valves and even knock off cylinder heads.
Car drivers can hear the characteristic pinking sound caused by the
shock waves hitting the cylinder walls.
Octane Rating
Petrol's resistance to detonation is given by its Octane
Rating. This is the percentage of iso-octane (full chemical name 2,2,4
trimethyl pentane)contained in a mixture of iso-octane with normal heptane
that reproduces the same knock characteristics as the petrol when tested
under standard conditions. One of the ways to increase octane rating
is to dope the fuel with tetra-ethyl lead. What this does is to steady
the rate of combustion and inhibit the sudden temperature rise ahead
of the flame front that triggers the explosive ignition. A drawback
is that lead deposits tend to build upon the spark plugs so ethylene
dibromide is often added, to combine with the lead and take some of
it out in the exhaust.
Pre-ignition and Plug Fouling
Another problem with mediocre fuel is that it may have
poorly combustible components that have not been refined out, and they
leave unburned deposits on the cylinder head and valves. These impair
cooling and may get so hot that they act like diesel glow-plugs, igniting
the mixture before the spark plugs fire, too early before top dead centre.
The effect of this pre-ignition is similar to detonation and equally
damaging to the engine. Characteristically a hot engine will "run-on"
after the ignition is cut, as though it was a diesel. (Inefficient pre-war
side-valve engines used to need decarbonising every ten thousand miles
or so because they built up these unburned deposits.)
Lead
is Dead, Long Live Tin!
Big European and American oil companies saw no need
to take up this development. They had invested a lot in tetra-ethyl
lead and had no incentive to try something completely different. But
lead is to be banned from petrol by the year 2000. Millions of motorists
and boat owners with engines designed for 4-Star are going to have problems.
True, they can buy expensive "super unleaded" instead, which
is supposed to equal 4-Star. However, this has all sorts of other
detonation suppressing additives instead of the lead. Some of these
additives themselves are not very nice. Furthermore, they still leave
the problem that some designs also rely on the lead to protect valve
seats from erosion and stop valves from sticking.
Henry Broquet's well-proven tin catalyst is a better answer than tetra-ethyl
lead anyway, improving the fuel before it goes into the engine so that
combustion is more efficient. This reduces deposits on the cylinder
head and valves, and also the amount of waste heat going into the exhaust.
As a result exhaust valves and their seats are cooler and do not need
a protective coating of lead. Finally, more efficient combustion means
less exhaust emissions.
If anyone needs proof that it works, they need look no farther than
those hard-pressed Merlins in Russia!
