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July 2011

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More Power! Lower Emissions! Higher Fuel Mileage! www.MyCalCat.com The New Must Have? We’ve all been in the granny lane doing 45 with the hazards, keeping beat to George Strait. If there weren’t so many other rigs swimming the same upstream battle, it might be embarrassing. To make matters worse, the driver that’s buzzing you always smiles and nods as he blows past. Few of us can afford a new rig with the optional 1 thousand horsepower engine. But just imagine how bad it was before turbo chargers came along! We often hear about some radical new gizmo that scientists are toying with in an Ivy League laboratory. The problem is they almost never get to market, and on the rare occasion one does, it’s usually priced in the stratosphere. We believe we may just have found that one-in-a-million new product that not only has the potential to revolutionize trucking the way the turbo did, but is actually priced on the affordable side. It’s called The Cal Cat, from DICI Products, and is made right here in America. Cal Cat is short for calorie catalyst. Of course, a calorie is a measurement of heat. A catalyst is usually an expensive rare-earth metal that dislodges electrons from molecules. Before your eyes glaze over, what that means is The Cal Cat is able to pre-condition the fuel so it burns more thoroughly and cleanly where it counts most; in the combustion chamber. With so many radical and unsubstantiated claims made for products in the past, we decided to put The Cal Cat to the test ourselves. Our test mule was a 2004 Peterbilt with a 550 HP Cat. It was plagued with the typical lack of power, black plumage bellowing from the stacks under load, and expensive big rig fuel guzzling mileage. Our installation took about 3 hours, and wasn’t all that difficult. Initial impressions were that the power was radically improved over stock. We went from a base 50 to 65 mph up a Virginia mountain. After a week of dedicated-run driving, the fuel economy went from 4.5 to 5.4 mpg, an increase of 20%. Opacity was markedly reduced as well. Circle 029 on Reader Service Card or visit overdrive.hotims.com Panther Performance Technologies, LLC Rick Akins, President of DICI Products says that these numbers are on par at a 15%+ reduction in fuel costs. With the added power, 1 to 4 extra legal runs per month are common. Scott Taucher, one of the Company founders claims emissions reductions normally fall in the 25% to 50% range, which helps reduce re-gen system maintenance. Co- inventor Frank Rubino says, “Even using a metallurgist, it still took many evolutionary steps to get the quality where it is today.” Simple mathematics suggest a reasonable pay-back in 2-6 months; depending on mileage gains, fuel prices (which are exploding again), miles driven, and additional legal runs. It may make the difference between being an owner-operator, or selling out and going company! www.MyCalCat.com 1-855-2Buy CalCat 1-855-228-9225 This Product Comes With a 60 Day Money Back Satisfaction Guarantee! LEGALLY RECLAIM $$$$ FROM THE OIL COMPANIES

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