Came across a blurb in the Oct '04 Popular Mechanics magazine about the "Filter Mag". www.filtermag.com

I've seen magnetic plugs before, but not quite a device like this using neodymium magnets. I was thinking about giving one a wirl. $55 for the S.

 

I have been using magnets on my car since a long time ago. They've never moved around or anything. I doubt I'm gainning any oil filtration benefits from it, but I just feel better having it. Makes me sleep better at night

You can pick up regular neodymium magnets for wayyyyy cheaper and just stick it on the filter. May not look as nice, but it'll do the job.

 

The "science" of this device seems specious to me. I have looked at the gauss strength, the fact that the field falls off at the inverse square of the distance (not even allowing for the Faraday effect of the metal casing), then there is the size/velocity issue of the particles supposedly being caught. I doubt the pieces that get picked up are very large. For that reason, I have never thought to order one.

I have a device I use to cut open filters - I would like to examine what a Mag-Vest captures. The TL filter is so dinky that my cutter won;t work, so someone with another car would have to supply me with one. Put it in a sturdy ziploc and send it to me - the truth shall be determined.

This reminds me of lots of stupid things I see in high-end audio. Little hockey pucks to "absorb vibration", special elixirs to put on speaker connections, and the whole notion of mechanical energy "tuning". It is all bogus, but appeals to the technically illiterate on what I would call the "couldn't hurt" theory, and the fact that people with little technical training fall as easy prey to techno0babble but those only marginally more technically trained then themselves (lots of high enders are lawyers, arbitrageurs, even Tony Cordesman, the natl security guy you see on ABC). Tony is smart in his area, but he writes all sort of techno-babble audiophile nonsense.

 

does anyone know if this is legit?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda-S2000...1QQcmdZViewItem


it sounds too good to be true. if it really worked, i'm sure the car companies would already have this stuff installed.

thanks

 

If it sounds too good to be true it is.

No it will not work. You nailed it right on the head with your comment.

 

http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/myths/...ine_saving.html

 

You just answered your own question. Why bring this post back for some trivial sh*t like this?