Every mile costs/ ideas to better the milage

[Ldub]

Here's an article on the topic that may be of interest to those involved in this discussion...

http://www.sema.org/main/semaorghome...82708&id=59703

[MoonRaker]

What kind of volume would you guys think youd need to totaly run your car on hydrogen with a preasure system. Ive seen some systems that have a 10,000 psi holding tank that gets on average of 300 miles to a fill but thats on a compact. Id say the tank looks like a 10 gallon. Its highway leagal and impact safe with a switch that shuts the tank off, probly hooks up to the same system as the airbags. The only drawback of burning hydrogen is water after burn and whats needed to be done to purge the engine before shutdown. With what im using I just shut the hydrogen off for a minute. Im thinking of trying a system like that on my mazda after it gets out of the body shop. I figure after the initial cost alls you need to do is plug it in when you get home and not go more then the gas range. Check these out

http://www.qtww.com/products/afsch/injectors.php

[circmand]

I would think just like gas hydrogen mpg or whatever they call would be different based on hte vehicle as well. I have been checking my miles per tank and frankly I am getting 300+/- with regular gas per tank. This is what the starter of this post stated he was getting after he installed the equipment. I wonder if this is a case of paying more attention to driving habits and not hydrogen?

[Ascinder]

All I know is that everyone I've talked to that has had a device similar to this installed has reported positive results that even taken conservatively show promise. Bottom line is that internal combustion engines are so far from efficient it's ridiculous. I think instead of immediately storming this thread with naysayer posts, how about something constructive and supported. Yes this vehicle does tip two tons on the scales, but when a 550 HP V-8 beats us in mileage, it means our engine just aint doing something right. Everyone I mention our mileage to seems to think it doesn't sound right. So if injecting hydrogen and oxygen into the air charge makes for more complete and even combustion, then that makes sense to me. Look at nitrous oxide. It sounds unreasonable that throwing some "special gas" in the air charge could increase horsepower 50-150%, but it does. It's really not that unrealistic to say that changing what the engine breathes changes how well it works. How well does your metabolism work when you eat junk food vs. eat healthy-same with engines folks.

[MoonRaker]

Well, today I was looking for volume buy filling a 10 gallon tank. It seems im looking at 1 psi every 10 minutes, give or take. Keep in mind its only 1 hydrogen generator pulling 2 amps at 12 volts. Ive also mixed in a little bakingsoda to give a little extra electrolight to the distilled water. The volume output isnt as high as id like, my goal is 1 psi a minute on a max of 10 amps for a 10 gallon container. If I can get it even better thats great. Any ideas??? It seems that surface area of stainless is a key also. I tryed another test to see what effects the hydrogen has on other gases buy placing a propane torch over a open cell [no preassure or enclosier] and it deffinatly makes the gas burn faster. It would cut the lenth of flame in half showing a quiker burn.

[MoonRaker]

Ive never seen more then 260 miles out of a tank without the hydrogen so I guess you drive like granny lol.

[nfpgasmask]

My whole thing is this:

The VX is a gas guzzler. That is what it is. Like Tone said, if you want a fuel efficient vehicle, you should sell your VX and get something else. I have toyed with the idea of buying another vehicle that gets better mileage, keeping the VX for weekends, wheeling, camping, etc. But then I have another vehicle to insure and maintain, and another car payment. So I might as well just save that money and buy gas for my VX and try to baby it as much as I can. Investing a boat load of money to save money on gas is counter-productive.

Now, Moonraker, if you are saying only an inexpensive mod can save you all this money on gas, maybe there is something, but wouldn't everyone be doing it?? If there is REALLY something to this, why aren't shops across America equipping vehicles with this simple "fix" for poor efficiency? I'm not saying the whole process is a load of crap, but I do not understand why everyone wouldn't do it if it was a simple and worked as good as you say.

Also, if you ARE indeed saving money on gas, maybe you could kick in $20 of that extra cash you should now have so you can upload some photos!

Bart