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Slide 1: ==== ==== Want Better Gas Mileage?Convert Your Vehicle To A Hydrogen Hybrid! http://tinyurl.com/7eb2tja ==== ==== One of my pet projects that I have been working on for more than 40 years is how to get better gas mileage out of a large V-8 engine. I started back in the late 60's with a 1957 Chevy Bel-Air, with a straight 6 and a one barrel carburetor. I was getting 10 to 15 MPG (Miles Per Gallon), but of course I was doing a lot of racing back then, and Yes, I did get my fair share of tickets. After I started college, one of my Physics assignments was to calculate how much energy it would take to move a car, of a specific weight, with a specific friction or drag, to a specific speed, within two different defined distances. Then to determine how much breaking force it would take to stop that car within two different specific distances. That assignment made me realize how much energy it took to accelerate a car rapidly verses accelerating slowly, and how much energy was lost when you have to apply the brakes. If you would just accelerate gently to the speed you wanted to obtain and then as needed allow the car to coast as much as possible before stopping, this would reduce the majority of the energy loss except for the drag or friction caused by the wheels, drivetrain and air resistance. I found by driving more conservatively, my mileage went from the 10 - 15 MPG up to 16 - 18 MPG. This started me looking into anything and everything that claimed to get better gas mileage. Of course, back in the early 60's gas was only 20 to 25 cents a gallon. The first gadget I tried was a spark intensifier. It went on the distributor center post and would intensify the spark to each spark plug. I did notice a 1 maybe 2 MPG increase, but I'm not sure I wasn't just driving more conservatively. Anyway, I tossed the Intensifier. I also tried several other systems, such as; Special Fuel Filters, better flow Air Filters, Oil Additives. Now there was an Oil Additive that did show promise, STP. It did increase my mileage about 3 MPG. I used it in my 1972 AMC Hornet, 304cu.in, with a small 4 barrel carburetor. Boy, that car would get up and go. Anyway, when I tore the engine down at 210,000 miles, I could still see the original cross hatch honing on the cylinders walls, not even a top cylinder ridge. The STP reduced the friction in the cylinders to a point there virtually wasn't any wear. The most I found in any of the cylinders was 0.003 of an inch from nominal specifications. That in its self really surprised me. In the mid 70's I came up with my own device. It was quite simple. Almost anyone with basic mechanical abilities could build one. It consisted of placing two layers of aluminum screen wire, sandwiched between three gaskets, and mounted it under the carburetor. As the gas would come through the carburetor it would hit the screen wires, breaking it up into small particles, or improve the atomization of the gas/air mixture coming into the intake manifold. When this atomized gas/air mixture would enter the combustion chamber, the fuel would burn more efficiently, which in turn would produce more power and better gas mileage. This improved my gas mileage about 18% on
Slide 2: the 1972 Hornet. Later I put this device on a 15 passenger, ¾ ton, 1979 Plymouth Van, 360cu.in, with a large 4 barrel carburetor. I was getting 10 to 12 MPG highway driving with 2 adults and 7 kids. After installing the screen wire device I was getting 13 to 15 MPG highway driving with the same load. That was more than a 25% increase in my gas mileage. In the 80's I came up with my own carburetor design. My calculations indicated it should get more than 100 miles per gallon. Not being a wealthy person, I needed to locate investors who were willing to invest in my design. While talking with potential investors, I was told about a person a few miles away, who had developed a carburetor which was getting more than 150 MPG with a V8 engine. I contacted Stan and he invited me over to compare notes. He was getting an average 156 MPG highway driving out of his 1974 Chevy with a 305 V-8 engine. Our design concepts were a bit different, but the design principle was the same. We talked a bit about a partnership, but didn't decide on anything. I followed up with a few more possible investors and received very positive responses. A couple of weeks later, I went back to talk with Stan about the positive investor response I've had and a possible partnership, but there was no one home. In fact the house and garage were empty. I can only speculate that he had been bought out by some big oil company, who had quickly relocated him and his family. This really shook me up, so much so that I put my hot fuel vaporizing carburetor designs in a folder and filed it. It wasn't until early in 2008, when I came across a Hydrogen Generator system, that I became active in getting better mileage again. I did extensive research on several different styles of Hydrogen Generators, and found they had a good track record and strong possibilities. I have always believed in KISS, "Keep It Simple Stupid." So I choose a system that was easy to build and showed strong reliability. The principle is simple; you have two electrodes submerged in water with a little baking soda in it. The electrodes in each of the cells are connected in series to a 12 volt power source which is activated when the ignition is turned on. The cells, through a process called electrolysis, produce Hydrogen and Oxygen which is then ducted into the intake manifold. The Hydrogen and Oxygen rich air is taken into the combustion chamber where the fuel (gas) is injected in. The Hydrogen, Oxygen and Gas combined in the combustion chamber, burns more efficiently than just the Gas and Air mixture alone. This more efficient burning produces more power, which gives you more miles per gallon. I put two Hydrogen cells on my 2003 Grand Marque, with a 4.6L, V-8 engine. Prior to the installation the car was getting 18-19 MPG highway driving. After words I got 28-29 MPG highway driving. That is better than a 50% increase in gas mileage. Bottom line, the Hydrogen cells are giving me more than an extra 120 miles out of every tank of gas. Something to keep in mind, you may have notice that I defend my MPG as Highway driving. There is a reason for this. No matter what you do to improve your MPG, your around town MPG driving will not change much. The constant starting and stopping just uses a lot of gas and it will always be much lower than highway driving. So highway or long stretches of country road, driving at a constant speed, is the only way to consistently test your MPG. I did run into one small problem with the on-board Engine management Computer Unit (ECU). After a few hours of getting great gas mileage, all of a sudden it went back to 18-19 MPG. I discovered the O2 sensors were reading temperatures that were hotter than they should be (which
Slide 3: would indicate to the ECU the oxygen levels were to high). So, to correct this out of spec. reading, the ECU went to the default air-to-gas ratio of 14.7 to 1. After a bit more research, I found a quick fix. By wrapping several layers of aluminum foil around the outside of the O2 sensors, this would raise their temperature range and make the higher temperature seem normal to the ECU. In effect, it would fool the on-board computer into thinking the gas mixture was too rich and it would lean it out. This in turn, would return the car to getting the better gas mileage you are wanting. To date, these are the things I have tried and the results I have achieved. I hope this article may have inspired you to try new things to get better MPG and to help you reduce your carbon footprint on the environment. If you don't have the mechanical ability or know how, may I suggest you keep your car in good running order, change the oil as recommended, add an oil additive (such as STP or Slick 50), lube the wheel bearings once a year and keep your tire pressure up to recommended pressures (I keep my tire pressure 3-4 pounds above recommend tire pressure, this also improves MPG). You can also contact your U.S. representatives and insist on lower gas prices and to expand domestic oil exploration and drilling. We would all be better off if the U.S. was exporting oil verses importing it. Thank you Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Allen_D_Allison ==== ==== Want Better Gas Mileage?Convert Your Vehicle To A Hydrogen Hybrid! http://tinyurl.com/7eb2tja ==== ====