All That E-bay Junk
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It's a good read... Nothing you didn't know already. Check this Popular Mechanics artical out!
http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive...932.html?page=1
Finally dyno results on turbinators and magnetic fuel savers.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive...932.html?page=1
Finally dyno results on turbinators and magnetic fuel savers.
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Prediction: Within a few weeks after the appearance of this article, there will be gas-saving gadgets on the market that tout themselves as "Featured in Popular Mechanics." Someone will buy them. Probably not you.</div>
So true.
So true.
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Technically its kinda a repost, because when KAW tried to argue that they work redz linked the article, but its a good read and should be left for further discussion.
heres the thread
LINKY
heres the thread
LINKY
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^^ I never saw that one. It is kinda obscure and I agree that this should be left open.
This is my favorite line.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Your vehicle already burns over 99 percent of the fuel you pay for. Less than 1 percent is squandered as partially burned hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide before the exhaust hits the catalytic converter for the last laundering. Even if one of these miracle gadgets could make the combustion process 100 percent complete, the improvement in mileage resulting would be 1 percent.</div>
Our cars do not get 99% fuel efficiency and run rich, but I doubt a magnet would work to fix that. You'd need to tune down the fuel ratio. A vortex generator in the intake would be straightened out once it hits the throttle body's valve.
Even if just one of these gimmicks worked on just one model of car because the manufacturer failed to 'ionize' the fuel before it goes into the fuel injectors, this kind of thing won't work on every car out there. They're sold for every car out there.
I'd say the most promising fuel booster out of all of them is the water powered hydrogen generator one. Supposedly it's supposed to use ultrasonic frequencies to split hydrogen and oxygen from water. I could see using engine vacuum or alternator power to run this device. Being that fuel cells are becoming more and more popular, with some extra research, this could become a plausible option.
I'll wait until a respectable establishment does a dyno and proves one of these devices before I consider buying one though.
This is my favorite line.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Your vehicle already burns over 99 percent of the fuel you pay for. Less than 1 percent is squandered as partially burned hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide before the exhaust hits the catalytic converter for the last laundering. Even if one of these miracle gadgets could make the combustion process 100 percent complete, the improvement in mileage resulting would be 1 percent.</div>
Our cars do not get 99% fuel efficiency and run rich, but I doubt a magnet would work to fix that. You'd need to tune down the fuel ratio. A vortex generator in the intake would be straightened out once it hits the throttle body's valve.
Even if just one of these gimmicks worked on just one model of car because the manufacturer failed to 'ionize' the fuel before it goes into the fuel injectors, this kind of thing won't work on every car out there. They're sold for every car out there.
I'd say the most promising fuel booster out of all of them is the water powered hydrogen generator one. Supposedly it's supposed to use ultrasonic frequencies to split hydrogen and oxygen from water. I could see using engine vacuum or alternator power to run this device. Being that fuel cells are becoming more and more popular, with some extra research, this could become a plausible option.
I'll wait until a respectable establishment does a dyno and proves one of these devices before I consider buying one though.
