Blade Your Ride

[Jackpot01]

I seen this posted on a website at work. Looks like a joke to me.

www.bladeyourride.com

[P-51]

Unfortunately I think it's not a joke. And people will buy it, just like the Turbonator or whatever the heck that spinny thing is.

[P-51]

Sorry, I googled epa 511 protocol, and in addition to finding the blade website, I found this:

http://www.enn.com/press_releases/2408

I clicked through to Ultimate ME2:

http://www.fieldsofgreenteam.com/ultimateme2/

I love this quote:

The ULTIMATE ME2 is a non-metallic, patent-pending blend of Oxygen, Hydrogen and Carbon that breaks down the size of the fuel molecules so that they burn longer and cooler, creating a more complete and powerful combustion.

Sounds an aweful lot like it's a bottle of alcohol to me.

[nstiesi]

at first I was like ......

then I was like

then I was like

[OmniFocus]

This kind of thing wouldn't exist if we didn't have some many moron consumers to begin with.

[j20000]

[Maxximtl]

The Blade, which is installed on the end of the tailpipe, compresses the exhaust pulse profile, thereby reducing the space between the pulses......The Blade is proven to reduce “cold start” durations by 90-seconds or more (see Figure 1):

LOL, the blade device functions by plugging up the exhaust so the catalytic converter gets hotter faster....thereby reducing cold-start emissions. Sounds like a wonderful product.

[bigdaddyG8]

obviously a crock of ****....


but why name it BLADE?

[hatched]

Ah yes. Another bogus product on the market.

"There's a sucker born every minute."

[TooStock]

Soooo... How can a product that increases the VE of an engine result in a HP loss? Isn't loss of HP but a gain in TQ the exact thing that happens with excessive backpressure? Backpressure gains are directly tied to a LOSS of VE, aren't they?

"Torque tests have been performed on vehicles using the Blade. As expected, these tests showed a loss of high-end horsepower of approximately 4%, however, vehicles using the Blade also showed increases in low-end torque. "


"An additional key indicator that there is a net improvement in VE with the Blade is the fact that the throttle position (TP) angle is 10% higher than it is without the Blade at the same engine speed. The TP increase signifies a decrease in “pumping loss”, which means that there is less effort required for the piston to pull air into the combustion chamber. The reduced pumping loss is attributed to the Blade’s effect of reducing space between the exhaust pulses. Normally, a degree of “backsliding”, exhaust being pulled back into the combustion chamber during “induction” occurs. The Blade affects reduced space between exhaust pulses which positively affects exhaust scavenging. Exhaust Scavenging is the drawing out of spent exhaust from the combustion chamber. This increases positive exhaust scavenging. Positive exhaust scavenging allows for more charge (air/fuel mixture) to enter the combustion chamber. More charge by definition increases volumetric efficiency and reduces pumping loss. There is a direct correlation between reduced pumping loss and increased engine efficiency. "



Things do not add up.



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