Test Results Confirm Outstanding Performance From BAT's Engine Additives

    SAN DIEGO--April 4, 2001--BAT International Inc. (OTCBB:BAAT) announced that Dolphin Automotive Company, who recently signed a licensing Agreement with BAT (see press release dated March 15, 2001), has added measurable horsepower to a state-of-the-art racing engine using SuperBAT TVT anti-friction lubricant, fuel additives and some engine retuning.
    Results were confirmed through testing conducted by a race engine dynamometer facility. Tests were conducted on two race engines over the course of several months.
    Leonard Arnold, a racecar and engine builder, was asked to arrange independent dynamometers testing on two almost identical race engines. Arnold stated, "I assembled the engines used by the Keith Harper/TVT race car team which competes in the Colorado Hill Climbing circuit and the prestigious Pike's Peak Hill Climb. I was asked to arrange some independent dynamometers testing of several of our race engines. The engines used in hill climbing races are very sophisticated, high-powered engines that are designed to provide maximum torque to climb hills at high speeds. The engines are equipped with sophisticated computer equipment that allows us to compensate for many field variables while in operation including severe changes in altitude, oxygen levels and temperatures. In fact, the spark advance, fuel maps and other variables can all be adjusted while the engine is running. The use of this computer system allows us to finely tune engines to exact specifications to achieve maximum horsepower."
    On Dec. 18, 2000, 61 tests were conducted on the first engine. The tests were conducted at the Greeley Automotive Machine engine facility in Greeley, Colo., owned by Bruce Yackey, a well-known and respected race engine builder and NASCAR division-racing champion.
    Testing started with a series of baseline measurements prior to treatment of the engine with SuperBAT TVT Anti-friction Metal Treatment. The baseline tests provided opportunities to tune the engine to achieve maximum horsepower through the use of the computer equipment. Once the baseline measurements were achieved we were ready to undergo the testing of TVT and fuel additives. The engine (which is naturally aspirated) baselined at 644.6 maximum horsepower.
    The initial test procedure involved adding TVT Anti-friction Oil Treatment in the dry sump tank which contained 10 quarts of oil. After several repetitions an increase of seven horsepower was achieved.
    Arnold stated, "The increase of seven horsepower on this sophisticated race engine is considered very significant, since it is very difficult to achieve any additional horsepower even when very complex changes to the engine are made. We were very surprised with this increase in horsepower occurring simply from the addition of a crank case anti-friction metal treatment."
    The next test step involved fuel additive testing. With additive A-1 in the methanol fuel, the octane was calculated by Dolphin to increase by 20 points. Using methanol fuel the timing would normally have been set at 28 degrees to avoid detonation of the engine. With the addition of the A-1 fuel additive it was possible to advance the timing to 33 degrees without detonation or knocking. This resulted in an additional 16 horsepower from the change in timing.
    Arnold stated, "Our racing team was able to achieve a substantial increase in horsepower from TVT antifriction oil treatment and changes in the timing with the A-1 fuel additive."
    The most significant result of the first set of engine tests is that it provided a strategy for increasing the horsepower even more in the second engine based on performance results from testing the TVT treatment, fuel additive and various engine changes. As a result of lessons learned from testing of the first engine, the race team decided it could increase the compression ratio on the second engine by 1.3 points and add a higher lift cam. This increased compression ratio was projected to be possible as a result of the indicated higher octane (anti-knock qualities) and slower burn ratio from using A-1 additive in the fuel. These changes in compression ratio were incorporated in the second engine as it was being rebuilt.
    On Feb. 16, 2001, the second engine was ready to test. Fifteen additional tests were conducted that resulted in a final horsepower rating of 744.4 horsepower. Furthermore, we also noticed fuel consumption actually decreased slightly per horsepower of output.
    The two engines will be placed in the SuperBAT TVT hill climbing racecar. The racecar is scheduled to participate in a series of Colorado hill climbing races starting in May 2001, including the famous Pike's Peak Auto Hill Climb. With the higher horsepower engines the TVT racecar is expected to be faster and more powerful than competing racecars.
    The A-1 additive contains a remarkable catalyst that can also be used in many other industrial applications, including an anti-knock agent for gasoline engines, smoke-abatement for diesel engines, catalytic agent for silicon resin and rubber, ultraviolet absorber, accelerant to carbon fiber, flame retardant to resins, reagent to silver and palladium and many more.
    BAT International Inc. recently signed two licensing agreements to distribute its A-1 catalyst (see press release dated March 15, 2001) and is now negotiating with other companies to expand the industrial and transportation uses for this additive in different industries.
    A portion of the improvement in horsepower can be obtained simply by adding SuperBAT TVT to a vehicle's engine oil. SuperBAT will be taking this test information and other recent data to initiate an aggressive marketing effort through the Internet and other sales mechanisms.