Should i buy it?
08-22-2008, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by 1988RedT2' post='906639' date='Aug 19 2008, 05:57 PM
You should buy it, then convert it to run on natural gas.
Or, hydrogen gas that you make on the fly.
There is some guy in Vancouver with a 350 90's chevy pickup that uses 6 mason jars with stainless steel wires inside, water, and baking powder, and 12V going to the jars. The water bubbles, emits hydrogen gas, gets thrown into the intake track. He gets something like 45 mpg.
If it's carbed then do it, EFI people call it a scam because the O2 sensor picks up all the extra oxygen in the exhaust, thinks it's running lean, and dumps more gas in, defeating the purpose of the hydrogen generators to begin with.
08-22-2008, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by ColinRX7' post='906806' date='Aug 22 2008, 09:56 AM
Or, hydrogen gas that you make on the fly.
There is some guy in Vancouver with a 350 90's chevy pickup that uses 6 mason jars with stainless steel wires inside, water, and baking powder, and 12V going to the jars. The water bubbles, emits hydrogen gas, gets thrown into the intake track. He gets something like 45 mpg.
If it's carbed then do it, EFI people call it a scam because the O2 sensor picks up all the extra oxygen in the exhaust, thinks it's running lean, and dumps more gas in, defeating the purpose of the hydrogen generators to begin with.
There is some guy in Vancouver with a 350 90's chevy pickup that uses 6 mason jars with stainless steel wires inside, water, and baking powder, and 12V going to the jars. The water bubbles, emits hydrogen gas, gets thrown into the intake track. He gets something like 45 mpg.
If it's carbed then do it, EFI people call it a scam because the O2 sensor picks up all the extra oxygen in the exhaust, thinks it's running lean, and dumps more gas in, defeating the purpose of the hydrogen generators to begin with.
Holy conservation of energy, Batman!
Where does the power come from to produce the electricity that generates the hydrogen? Huh?
I've read about this stuff. Most of the commercial websites also talk about adding toluene to your gas tank and tuning the engine to run extremely lean. Basically, it's just a glorified and expensive water vapor injection kit, IMO.
08-24-2008, 05:54 PM
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Browns gas is what it is, been around forever. Some people swear by it and others call it a hoax.
http://www.brownsgas.com/brownsgashome.html
http://www.youtube.com/user/SmartScarecrow
Thats a guy thats been experimenting with it for a while now, managed to get a get a generator to idle on nothing but hydrogen/BG. Cool stuff.
http://www.brownsgas.com/brownsgashome.html
http://www.youtube.com/user/SmartScarecrow
Thats a guy thats been experimenting with it for a while now, managed to get a get a generator to idle on nothing but hydrogen/BG. Cool stuff.
08-25-2008, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by 1988RedT2' post='906811' date='Aug 22 2008, 11:15 AM
Where does the power come from to produce the electricity that generates the hydrogen? Huh?
Now if you have solar generators at home, and use that to charge the system that makes the hydrogen, then you're good.
08-25-2008, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Baldy' post='906880' date='Aug 25 2008, 10:39 AM
Exactly! Hydrogen power is a pipe dream, until we have cleaner electricity.
Now if you have solar generators at home, and use that to charge the system that makes the hydrogen, then you're good.
Now if you have solar generators at home, and use that to charge the system that makes the hydrogen, then you're good.
ahh, but do you know how much pollution is produced from making solar panels?
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08-26-2008, 11:08 AM
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Do you know how much pollution is produced from complainers?
Yeah that brown's gas thing so far is a pipe dream I think.. It'll take alot more technology yet..
One guy ran a generator entirely on browns gas he was making for FREE!!!... With assistance from a 120 volt outlet to bubble the gas.. (If nobody watched revn's vid link)
Yeah that brown's gas thing so far is a pipe dream I think.. It'll take alot more technology yet..
One guy ran a generator entirely on browns gas he was making for FREE!!!... With assistance from a 120 volt outlet to bubble the gas.. (If nobody watched revn's vid link)
08-26-2008, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 1988RedT2' post='906929' date='Aug 26 2008, 12:56 PM
Let's not even get started on the topic of bovine flatulence and global warming!
Oh I see only fat cows go to chili contests, that's just great offend the whole chili eating population why don't you, oh well at least it's just Texas
08-26-2008, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by phinsup' post='906931' date='Aug 26 2008, 02:25 PM
Oh I see only fat cows go to chili contests, that's just great offend the whole chili eating population why don't you, oh well at least it's just Texas 
What's yer beef?