SickRick |
09-11-2009 05:19 AM |
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Originally Posted by Rev.Vassago
(Post 461875)
A lot of it is the placebo effect. People who install that crap are TRYING to get better fuel mileage, so after they install it, they pay more attention to the way they are driving.
The difference between 5 mpg and 6 mpg has less to do with the truck than it does the driver.
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A couple of websites I've reviewed for the diesel version of this, also have literature that come with if describing "enhanced driving techniques to further improve fuel mileage".
Having run a highly boosted LS2 Corvette (14psi) I found the addition of a water/methanol spray into the intake air gave me fairly decent power gains - more due to the cooling effect on the intake air charge, then the octane value of the methanol.
I really doubt this "Hydrogen Generator" (which separates O2 and H2 through electrolysis - remember Junior High science class?) produces enough hydrogen to be of either cooling OR fueling value. There has (to date) NEVER BEEN A METHOD that uses LESS ENERGY TO PRODUCE the hydrogen fuel, than the ENERGY VALUE of the FUEL THAT WAS PRODUCED. If only Morgan Freeman hadn't killed that scientist in that movie with Keanuu Reeves (Chain Reaction), maybe Neo could have found the secret to cheap energy.
The rest of us just have to ante up $2.70 (average) at the pump, shift at the proper time, minimize downshifts, stay out of the pedal, keep out tires properly inflated and all that other happy crap that helps maximize our fuel mileage. Then again, if a $200 device "psyches" people into being better operators and it saves fuel - WTF is $200 anyway?
Rick
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