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Re: Boosting fuel economy [Re: eastwood44mag] #6343491
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Just how much Hydrogen did your set up produce and how much energy is in a measure of hydrogen? Lots of hydrogen in beans, if you can seperate the sulfide from the hydrogen.

Re: Boosting fuel economy [Re: eastwood44mag] #6343492
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Eastwood....wasn't criticizing one bit. When I want to save gas (and it's feasible). I grab the Focus. 40mpg vs 14. No brainer.

Re: Boosting fuel economy [Re: Calvin] #6343578
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Originally Posted By: Calvin
Eastwood....wasn't criticizing one bit. When I want to save gas (and it's feasible). I grab the Focus. 40mpg vs 14. No brainer.


My primary is a VW with the 2.0 TDI...50 mpg is hard to beat, but it has zero ability to get out of a field (barely handles snow on the highway). My beater lists at 18 hwy. I'd like to get 20, if it's doable. I didn't have 32k for a new Tacoma, and this was a cash sale.

Re: Boosting fuel economy [Re: eastwood44mag] #6343636
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Seems like a lot of people dump a ton of money into gadgets to try and squeeze 1.5 mpg out of their vehicle. Wonder how many miles it takes to make up for the money invested even with 2.79 gas? 18 hwy is what most 1/2 pickups probably get on the hwy. every time i find myself a little too interested in a newer tacoma or something similar, i remind myself my 07 Ram is paid for even if it gets 12 mpg while trapping.

Re: Boosting fuel economy [Re: charles] #6343763
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Originally Posted By: charles
Just how much Hydrogen did your set up produce and how much energy is in a measure of hydrogen? Lots of hydrogen in beans, if you can seperate the sulfide from the hydrogen.


Dunno. I'm a backyard kinda guy. Never put gauges on it, but there are folks that took it a lot further. Youtube has a ton of info on it.


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Re: Boosting fuel economy [Re: eastwood44mag] #6343794
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the biggest thing effecting fuel mileage is they way you drive.

anything i bought and tried to put on over the years was a waste of money.

aerodynamicing the bottom of your car with sheets of plastic would be my first suggestion though.

Re: Boosting fuel economy [Re: eastwood44mag] #6343828
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I once played around with the hydrogen generator and put together a small one and I have to say i got 8 more mpg with it and considered building a much bigger one that mounted under the hood better but I never did. If you need better mpg Im going to suggest buy a new truck, one that was built to get better gas mileage.


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Re: Boosting fuel economy [Re: eastwood44mag] #6343971
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Hydrogen powered Fuel Cell vehicles are the future. U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory is making progress in the development of economical high volume hydrogen production methods. You might wear out a truck or two in the mean time.

Re: Boosting fuel economy [Re: eastwood44mag] #6343975
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There again, cold weather will screw with a guy on these hydrogen generators. Water freezes, so then you have to alter for that.


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Re: Boosting fuel economy [Re: hippie] #6344092
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Originally Posted By: hippie
I've tried lots of things but never had much success gaining very much.

Did have a guy tell me one time........
Put air shocks on the back to jack the rear up. You'll always be running down-hill and save so much gas, you'll have to stop once in awhile to drain some out. smile


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