The Fitch Fuel Catalyst recently underwent testing to update its CARB and EPA certifications. The guidelines of the United States EPA Federal Test Procedure FTP75 were followed. The FTP75 test was run in accordance with 40CFR 86 as defined in the Federal Register. Automotive Testing and Development Services, a certified EPA test facility located in California conducted the procedure.

The test consists of a selected vehicle being placed on a rolling dynamometer in a closed environmental chamber. In order to establish a baseline, the vehicle is driven a total of 11 miles on this chassis dyno subjecting it to varying start and stop driving conditions, which simulate a normal city-driving pattern. The emissions of the vehicle are collected and weighed with the results reported in grams per mile. This evaluation was performed utilizing reformulated gasoline currently in use in California in the year 2000.

For this evaluation we selected a Chevrolet Impala with a 350 cu in. (5.7 liter) engine. This carbureted vehicle is a good platform to demonstrate the before and after effects of the Fitch product as a carburetor is a reactive fuel delivery system responding to airflow. The difference between before and after results can be attributed to the single changed variable, the presence of the Fitch Fuel Catalyst product. The results are not amplified or suppressed by the presence of an Engine Management Unit which is a proactive device continuously responding to a variety of inputs and altering the fuel air ratio, fuel timing and ignition timing.

The chart below shows the results obtained on the vehicle prior to installation of the Fitch Fuel Catalyst and then the results from repeat a FTP 75 after accumulating 500 and 1,000 miles of normal driving. The car was extremely clean to begin with, and exceeded the requirements for its model year. After 1,000 miles the vehicle demonstrated a statistically significant increase in fuel economy and reduction in emissions.

Test Results
	CO(g/mi)	HC(g/mi)	NOx(g/mi)	CO2(g/mi)	Fuel Economy (mpg)
Baseline	.844	.259	.889	675	13.12
With FFC	.629	.238	.676	500	17.65
%Change	25%	8%	24%	26%	34%