The Modern Motor Vehicle

The modern motor vehicle is becoming more high-tech every year as manufacturers strive to achieve maximum efficiency from their engines. These engines are designed to run on higher grade fuels than most of the fuels used in Australia. The lower grade fuels lead to loss of power, poor economy, pinging and detonation and smoky exhaust in diesels.

The tin-based Fuelmate catalyst improves the performance of fuels.

Ethanol-blended fuel is increasingly being used by the fuel companies and it's here to stay. Ethanol fuel is very good on its own but when blended in low percentages, it tends to reduce the performance of petrol. Another effect is the raising of combustion temperatures. This can lead to pinging and detonation in earlier engines and sometimes engine damage. Later engines often have anti-knock systems fitted which protect the engine although a loss of power and econmy can oftern be experiences.

The combustion catalyst unit is plumbed into the fuel line and attached to the engine. It relies on engine vibration to activate the release of minute tin alloy particles that mix with the fuel. This creates a reaction during the burning process that causes an extended and more complete combustion. At the same time the tin oxidizes and leaves a protective coating on the engine components. The extended and more complete combustion leads to an increase in power and anti-detonation benefits.

The FuelMate Advantage

• Improves Economy up to 25%
• Increases Power up to 10%
• Increases Engine Torque
• Protects Engine against Ethanol Blends
• Converts Leaded Cars To ULP
• Lubricates Valves and Valve Seats
• Removes Carbon Build-Up
• Assists Bio-Diesel Fuels
• Controls Burn Rate
• Guards Against Detonation
• Prolongs Engine Life
• Ideal for Turbo & Super
  Charged Engines
• Improves Throttle Response
• Reduces Up To 50% of Harmful Emissions
• No Adjustments Necessary
• 5 Year 500,000kms Warranty
• 6 months satisfaction guarantee

Converting to Unleaded Petrol

FuelMate is the easiest and cheapest method available for converting engines to ULP. Other methods involve removal of cylinder heads and expensive modifications or adding fuel additives for the rest of an engine's life.

The FuelMate gives exceptional valve protection because of the way the tin is delivered in larger quantities directly into the combustion chamber coating all working surfaces including valves and valve seats.

FuelMate is a fit and forget solution to your problem. When the engine is running, the FuelMate is operating. No adjustment or re-tuning is necessary. FuelMate guards against valve recession and has a life span of well over 500,000kms. A unit can be transferred from one vehicle to another vehicle of similar engine size so when you upgrade your car simply reinstal your FuelMate unit in your new vehicle whether it runs on unleaded fuel, diesel or LPG.

LPG

FuelMate in LPG applications yields more power and torque and improves economy and the lubrication of the cylinder head, valves and valve seats is very beneficial.

Once you fit a FuelMate there is no need for lubricator systems or costly head conversions. Many units have been fitted to taxis and give excellent returns in performance and economy under the harshest driving conditions.

The FuelMate unit fits into the liquid line between the two shutoff valves and is mounted to the chassis. Less vibration is needed to release the tin into the fuel stream because the LPG is a more abrasive fuel than petrol or diesel.

The FuelMate unit is rated to AS1210 and AS1425 and is pressure rated up to 6,000psi. All LPG units must be fitted by a licensed LPG fitter. After fitting the unit there will be an initial response felt by the operator and a secondary response that may take a little longer than in a petrol application. Be patient - you will be rewarded.

Diesel Cars & 4WDs

After fitting a FuelMate to a diesel engine you will normally feel a difference in throttle response and throttle position at cruising speeds. The engine will pull and hang on better on hills and when towing.

You will also notice that smoke at idle, and throughout the range, virtually disappears. This often happens within the first five minutes of idling after fitting and is due to the tin being released and the fuel starting to burn more efficiently at idle. Secondary benefits take a longer to appear because the removal of carbon in a diesel engine is effected by larger surface areas, much heavier deposits. Often these engines have run for many hundreds of thousands of kilometres.

Your patience will be greatly rewarded as the secondary condition comes into play. The performance and economy of the vehicle will really surprise you.

Performance Cars

TheFuelMate catalyst unit will assist in overcoming problems of loss of power and general poor running, pinging and detonation that you associate with using premium unleaded petrol in performance cars.

The catalyst affect in the burning process gives an extended and more controlled burn rate and removes carbon build up. Once the carbon has gone the oxidized tin coats all the combustion surfaces and promotes an even more consistent burn across the whole combustion chamber. This effectively yields approximately six points on the octane scale. The increase in power is due directly to the extended and more complete combustion with added anti-detonation benefits.

Turbo and Supercharging

Fuelmate has a very important roll to play as fuel mixtures that are exposed to extremely high pressure tend to explode rather than burn evenly. We always upsize the FuelMate unit in these circumstances so that a larger amount of tin is released and the burn rate is slowed further to allow for the extreme loads. This gives the anti-detonation benefit which is so important in these highly stressed engines and allows the extraction of all the useable power whilst protecting your engine at the same time.

In our experience the FuelMate unit will start to work in the first 5 minutes of running and the maximum benefits will come after the carbon has gone and the combustion surfaces are coated with the tin oxide.