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Re: How to convert your car to run on water

Hey guys

> >I'm just letting you know about a new product I ordered yesterday, and >thought I'd let you know about it. > >Run Your Car With Water Today - Double your gas mileage by running >your vehicle on a combination of water and gas.

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It costs $49 to buy the document/plans, but hopefully I'll recover >that cost quickly with the gas saving. I haven't set it all up yet, >and I don't think it will save me 50% in gas, but I've read >independent sources and believe it's feasible to save around 10-20%. > >I think the fact it's helping the environment by reducing emmissions, >spurred me into buying the product too. > >Anyway, like I said, I thought I'd let you know, because I know a lot >of people are doing it tough with the increasing gas prices. > >Have a good day, > >Dave Tayler

This idea has been around for a long time; pretty sure the oil companies bought up the original patents, which are probably expiring by now.

Water injection has been demonstrated to improve both power delivery and fuel economy, at least on carbureted engines. Something to do with the resulting steam improving volumetric efficiency IIRC, also improves fuel atomization and distribution.

Also cools the intake charge, always a good thing.

That said, an EFI car isn't gonna have the same fuel atomization issues, the injectors do a pretty good job, and modern engines typically have pretty good volumetric efficiency numbers stock. Cooling the intake charge can offer a pretty decent boost, tho depending on how poorly the OEM intake/airbox is designed. What's the first thing that goes on a street racer? A cold-air intake (CAI), eh?

Write back and let us know how it works , Dave. I, at least, would love to hear from someone who has tried this.

ByeBye! S.

Steve Jernigan KG0MB Laboratory Manager Microelectronics Research University of Colorado (719) 262-3101

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S
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Oh, that old urban legend again. Shouldn't be any trouble at all for you to prove that, since all patents are on file with the US Patent Office.

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Ragnar

Naw, I'm older than that. This subject _way_ predates the personal computer, the internet, and "urban legends". Seems like some of the circle track guys were messing with water injection on their cars as far back as the late '60s, and the oil companies have a long, cloudy history of manipulating energy research spending. Ask the nuclear power folks if you don't believe me.

Besides, I feel no need to "prove" anything. Way more fun to simply assign blame; especially to the damned oil barons ;-)

ByeBye! S.

Steve Jernigan KG0MB Laboratory Manager Microelectronics Research University of Colorado (719) 262-3101

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S

Water injection isn't what the scam is about; it's about creating "free hydrogen gas" to offset the fuel usage.

Basically; it takes more energy to get the gas than it generates... Why not just add an electric motor to help the gas engine at times... oh,wait; that's been done....

I love the people on the web that show pictures of tehir generators -- 6 glass bottles duct taped together "I'm getting over 100mpg now" bullshit

-j

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Josh Assing

You still sound like an old hippy lib. If this was a panacea the auto manufacturers would have found ways around any patents and adapted the technology by now.

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Frank

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