to about 40 by weight and more preferably from about 33 to about 38 by weight in an embodiment of the present invention the inorganic metal oxide is added or mixed with an organic dispersion fluid the organic dispersion fluid is a fluid that is operable to maintain the metal oxides within the dispersion fluid in at least a partially dispersed state and that is miscible or capable of being maintained in solution in the hydrocarbon fuel the organic dispersion fluid may be selected from the group of hydrocarbons gasoline polygas kerosene diesel mineral oil benzene toluene xylene aromatic oils polybutenes polyglycols heavier oils naphtha naphthalene and combinations thereof in a preferred embodiment the organic dispersion fluid is naphtha for preferred compositions the total amount of organic dispersion fluid utilized generally ranges from about 10 to about 20 by weight and more preferably from about 13 to about 17 by weight the fuel additive composition of the present invention is neutralized by the addition of an acid that will substantially produce no water as a by product typical acids include ammonium chloride which is preferred as well as ammonium salts of other common inorganic acids such as phosphoric sulfuric and the like as well as organic acids such as acetic citric and the like for preferred compositions the total amount of acid utilized generally ranges from about 1 to about 10 by weight and more preferably from about 3 to about 7 by weight the fuel additive composition of the present invention includes a suitable stabilizer such as metal carboxylates particularly.