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Hybrid Vehicles HHO kits - Do they really work? 
538 messages, Last post on Apr 08, 2009 at 12:07 AM
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Looking for people that have tried these kits and their input....I have been doing some research on this and it seems that the people that accually have them say they do work and the people that don't are very scepticle about them......your thoughts
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Replying to: frank74 (May 31, 2008 4:20 am) |
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I have been experimenting with a Hydrogen Generator for several weeks now. I've tried several different designs, stainless steel plates work the best for me. I tried the plastic with stainless wire wrapped around it. Within 1 week the wire was very brittle and weak.Tweaking here and tweaking there, it does work, I have a 94 Nissan Sentra. The generator I have on it now, is working the best so far. I'm not sure about mpg yet, but I filled up the gas tank and drove 193 miles and the gas hand now sits just below 3/4 of a tank. Before the generator, I had to use at least a half tank to get 200 miles. I tried the O2 extender that I've read about, it was only a couple bucks, so I figured what the hell. This wonderful little device is CRAP. It actually hurt my mileage, so , of course it's gone now. Give it a try, it's cheap and idiot proof....a kid could build one of these....Good Luck.
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You'll need a little better evidence and a bit more accurate information than assessing it using your gas guage as to how much fuel was used to declare "it works". This idea/technology has been around since the early 1900's. If it actually did what it claimed, you'd think that by now it would have been proven. The Environmental Protection Agency evaluates after-market retrofit devices like this, but only at the request of a manufacturer, and only after an independent laboratory has conducted preliminary tests showing “significant improvement” in fuel economy or emissions reduction. To date, no manufacturer has applied for these tests, and the U.S. government has not addressed hydrogen fuel enhancement. The clincher for me that this is snake oil is the claim by folks that this is being "actively supressed by 'big oil' so they can maintain their profits. Right. And the goverment is probably running HHO kits on all the vehicles in Area 51 
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Replying to: dalton95 (Jul 20, 2008 4:29 am) did you buy a kit or make this device yourself? If you made it yourself would you please provide a website that gives detailed insructions. Also now that you've had a few more days of driving, what is your actual mileage? I would like to try it myself .It seems that's the only way to know for sure if it works.. since there are so many claims for and against it.Fill me in thanks
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Replying to: brian76 (Jul 23, 2008 8:52 am) |
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Replying to: brian76 (Jul 23, 2008 8:52 am) Ah, but that is just the point. There are websites selling the information, not providing the information. These people are out to make a buck - and you are providing that buck .
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Replying to: stevedebi (Jul 23, 2008 11:23 am)
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Replying to: brian76 (Jul 23, 2008 12:05 pm) It is against Forum rules to directly sell - the posts would be yanked by the moderator. It appears to me that what he is doing is promoting the idea so people will go to a website. It looks a lot like the "pump and dump" spam I often see in my spam catcher. But in any case it doesn't make any difference how he responds. If the technology is viable, it would be tested by an independent publication. Until I see such verification, I'm basically ignoring these things...
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