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I started using a fuel additive on my 87 R22-e and wondering if anybody has used any additives and found it useful or a waste of money. Reason: I was having intermittent loss of power; no rhyme or reason to when it happened; sometimes when I started up other times, just on the road. I did some googling and saw something about injector cleaners. Especially Texaco Techron which had their patented "Techron is a detergent based on PEA, polyeter amine. It is a complex synthetic molecule that will basically 'loosen' and 'solve' deposits in your fuel system. " Being in the great northland I couldn't find it but in my local CTC store I found something with that PEA in it and started using it. Whether it is a placebo effect or not, I haven't had the power loss and it seems peppier and better gas mileage. I have not really calculated these things and as I said it could be just anecdotal or placebo effect (not that I am worried- it it works by some dark magic I am happy.) AT this point I am assuming it is like viagra for my 130,000 mile rig! Thoughts?