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Originally Posted by jonheld
The kicker for me is this statement, "Power actually increases! I have no idea how much but seat of the pants its noticeable. The higher ups at the company had mentioned around 20% more power and many people getting interested for performance aspects only but I have no proof of anything.”
So we’re now putting out 255HP and getting 35MPG. Somewhere along the road we have forgotten the law of conservation of energy.
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Something to think about before making statements like that. Very few internal combustion engines get more than 40% of the energy in the fuel out as power to the wheels. Catalytic converters are there to burn the unburnt fuel that escapes in the exhaust. Adding in a supply of Oxygen to the air intake will boost the burn efficiency of any engine. That 33% Oxygen / 66% Hydrogen gas mix is displacing 20% Oxygen / 80% Nitrogen mix and to top it off the filler gas, hydrogen, is combustible. As for the power to catalyze the water into Hydrogen and Oxygen. There are catalysts that lower the amount of electrical energy needed to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen.
Having said all of that I do know of one guy with a turbo diesel Sprinter using one of these contraptions. The slower he is going the more boost in economy he sees. Now this can easily be explained by the unit having a set output that does not change with engine air intake volume. He only sees a 10 to 15% improvement in fuel economy on the highway. In town it can be as much as 40%.
As for the water you put into them. Only use distilled water as plain water will have minerals and chemicals that can poison the cell and render it useless.