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Old Feb 8, 2012 | 10:36 AM
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Fuel Injector Cleaner

Just outta curiousity, which FIC do you guys use and which in your opinion do you think works the best for your car and your wallet?
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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 11:50 AM
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Gumout seems to work pretty well. I usually put it in every 5k miles or so..
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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 11:54 AM
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Lucas Oil's injector cleaner is really good also, used it in all my cars and its usually 5-6 dollars a bottle
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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 12:09 PM
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Lucas or seafoam
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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 12:14 PM
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seafoam <3
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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 12:17 PM
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Chevron Techron Concentrate, or BG 44k best stuff there is for regular use.
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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 11:42 AM
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i used a 2x concentrated bottle from STP and it shot my mileage from like 24-25 to almost 30. Just for that fill tho :/
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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 11:56 AM
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Lucas IC or seafoam
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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by YesYestotheSS
i used a 2x concentrated bottle from STP and it shot my mileage from like 24-25 to almost 30. Just for that fill tho :/
...think about that for a bit and youll understand why
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 09:37 PM
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Lucas make good stuff, can't go wrong there.
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 09:42 PM
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Redline SI-1 is really good if you can find it in a store. It gets expensive mail ordering it.
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Maven
Chevron Techron Concentrate, or BG 44k best stuff there is for regular use.
this
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 09:53 PM
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^ Ive used the CTC mentioned by Maven, i should do that again soon, along with a filter change...
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 09:59 PM
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Seafoam or Chevron.
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 10:09 PM
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Seafoam every oil change
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Old Jun 15, 2012 | 04:04 PM
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Seafoam
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Old Jun 15, 2012 | 04:07 PM
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seafoam
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Old Oct 18, 2012 | 12:13 PM
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Lucas Oil probably the best
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Old Nov 28, 2012 | 10:47 PM
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Either Seafoam, Techron, or AC Delco Injector cleaner, which is administered directly to the fuel rail via the schrader valve and a device. Works wonders.
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