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Large Diesel Engine Operators

“RailAmerica was pleased to test the Mach 3 SEFS-HD ecological fuel additive product throughout the month of August on four of our locomotives, namely 2 General Motors’ EMD GP 38 of 2,000 HP and 2 GP 40 of 3,000 HP operating from our San Diego depot. The results of the tests far exceeded our expectations. We recorded a diesel fuel savings in the range of 23%±3% over a 20 day operational period on all these four locomotives.”

“The test process consisted of operating these four locomotives regularly for 20 days between August 2^nd and August 31^st2007. Each locomotive did a round trip of 60 miles per day up hill and down hill between San Diego and San Ysidro for a total traveled distance of 4,800 miles with 5,500 gallons of diesel fuel consumed. Prior to August and without your Mach 3 additive, the average monthly fuel consumption was 7,500 gallons. In August and with Mach 3 SEFS-HD, the fuel consumption was down to 5,500 gallons.”

The details of the test results were as shown in Table 1 below:

	Pre-SEFS-HD	Post- SEFS-HD	Monthly Δ	Annual Δ
Fuel Consumption (Gallons)	7,500	5,500	2,000	24,000
MPG (4,800 miles total)	0.64	0.87
Fuel Costs ($2.50 per Gallon)	$18,750	$13,750	$5,000	$60,000

Table 1: SEFS-HD Test Results in 2 EMD GP 38 and 2 GP 40 Locomotives 08/02/07 to 08/31/07

Independent Authority Test Data

Three different tests were conducted by Automotive Testing and Development Services, following the SAE J1321 protocol. The following tests and the results were taken directly from the test reports, which are attached in full detail for reference.

1. “Two medium duty Isuzu cab over box trucks were provided for test by the client and were reported to be of the same make, model and year. Both trucks were six-cylinder intercooled turbo diesels.”

“An approximate 16% fuel savings was demonstrated with the “Mach 3 Super EcoFuel Saver” fuel additive in this test; therefore it appears possible that there is a beneficial fuel economy effect in this application.”

2. “The testing was conducted in an on-road environment, using public highways, and based upon the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J1321 (Type II) test protocol. Two Ford Taurus V-6 passenger cars were provided for test by the client.”

“The test results show that the test vehicle, with the Super EcoFuel Saver additive mixed into its’ fuel, showed a 13% improvement in fuel economy when compared to the control vehicle.”

3. “The vehicle was a 2005 Ford Taurus with a six cylinder engine and approximately 41,000 miles on the odometer. The test was run in two parts, first a baseline sequence of two tests using regular test fuel then the SUPER ECOFUEL SAVER was added to the fuel supply, 300 miles of over the road driving was performed and the Highway tests run twice more.”

“The test results show that the test vehicle, with SUPER ECOFUEL SAVER additive mixed into its’ fuel, achieved a 7% reduction in Hydrocarbon Emissions, a 33% reduction in Carbon Monoxide (CO) emissions and a 44% reduction in Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) emissions when compared to the results with regular fuel.”

Dave Hills Trucking

Test Plan 1 – Feasibility Test

“The test plan consisted of two parts: feasibility and controlled. The feasibility test was to prove the Mach 3 SFS HD re-formulator showed that it was meeting the benefit claim of improved fuel consumption before moving to a controlled test.”

The test results were as follows:

Approximately 58 gallons of fuel for the 2 day period was used.
Total trips made were 10.
Distance traveled was 480 miles
Estimated MPG was 8.27.

The driver of the truck noticed the following changes after the Mach 3 SFS HD was added to the fuel:

The engine ran quieter than normal.
The engine ran cooler, down from 200 to 180.
There was more pep to the engine.
There was no smoke coming from the exhaust.
Drop in fuel gauge was significantly less than before.

Test Plan 2 – Controlled Test

Three (3) trucks had been hauling dirt at Camp Pendleton for the last couple of months. The job was temporarily halted due to emergency work being performed to clean up the ash from the recent fires. The authorities at the military base have a specific route for the truckers to use, and there is no deviation allowed from this route. The route is approximately 20 miles for a round trip. This job is expected to be restarted within the next two weeks.

The test plan for this job is as follows:

Route taken is approximately 20 miles round trip.
Three (3) trucks working at Camp Pendleton, including the one truck that was used for the feasibility test.

1. Truck 1 will not be serviced for the test.

2. Truck 2 will be serviced before the test.

3. Truck 3 will be the one used in the feasibility test.

Each truck will make 8 round trips per day, totaling approximately 160 miles.
Each truck will use approximately 30 gallons of fuel each day.
Dedicated fuel gauges will be installed on two of the trucks.
Each driver will maintain a daily tracking log of miles traveled and fuel used.