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Old 01-02-2008, 06:13 PM
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Hey guys check this out I built one and now i am getting 35 mi to gal on my 305 http://waterpoweredcar.com/hydrobooster2.html
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HMMMMM, I saw that being tested on the Myth Busters this weekend and the results were "BUSTED"
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yeah, it actually made the mileage worse.
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thats funny how does it work on my car
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Re: wow 35 miles to the gallon

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HMMMMM, I saw that being tested on the Myth Busters this weekend and the results were "BUSTED"
Mythbusters also said a magnet wont erase data on a credit card....they were clearly wrong....teach me to test there results out.
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thats funny how does it work on my car
How long have you been using it? Over how many tankfuls have you documented your mileage?
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royslsbry, I check site out and saw a picture of a real dirty engine in camaro how long have you been running this? you going to be stopping by any car shows?
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Mythbusters also said a magnet wont erase data on a credit card....they were clearly wrong....teach me to test there results out.
I am sure they had a medium. "In most cases, nothing will happen; however, there is always the chance that the magnet could erase your data." Science is just that, SCIENCE "is the effort to understand, or to understand better, how nature works, with observable physical evidence as the basis of that understanding. It is done through observation of phenomena, and/or through experimentation that tries to simulate events under controlled conditions. It incorporates the philosophies of naturalism and employs reasoning."
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I think it's funny that you mention 150-250mpg being possible with patents out there. You would think a tree hugger would build one in his backyard and post it online
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royslsbry, I check site out and saw a picture of a real dirty engine in camaro how long have you been running this? you going to be stopping by any car shows?
weird, I looked at the same site and I saw a somewhat dirty engine in a truck or van..
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I think Mythbusters said last night a soda can't explode in your car, I have proof otherwise in the form of a sticky mess.
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If anyone can prove that this works, I'll take 2.
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I'll take 4!

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Re: wow 35 miles to the gallon

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Mythbusters also said a magnet wont erase data on a credit card....they were clearly wrong....teach me to test there results out.
did you watch the episode? They found a magnet WILL erase the date, but the card needs to move over the surface of the card to scramble the data. If the magnet just sits on it nothing will happen.

As for the origional post, i call total BS unless I see proof
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If anyone can prove that this works, I'll take 2.
Oh, it'll work, to a point.
The problem with all of these ideas, is that it takes at LEAST as much energy input as you'll ever hope to get out. Ergo, lots of battery drain !
Then, the efficiency of the engine is only on the order of 27% or so, so you're only gonna get 1/4 of what you put into it at best.
Then, H burns MUCH faster than gasoline, so you'd need to retard timing to no more than zero degrees advance, and various other changes.
It's an old, but dangerous idea. NO SMOKING !
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Re: wow 35 miles to the gallon

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I think it's funny that you mention 150-250mpg being possible with patents out there. You would think a tree hugger would build one in his backyard and post it online
back in the day a guy in flordia invented a carb, or a something for a carb that would make a car get unheard of MPG and still have power, but the wonderfull people at ford bought him out and probably burned the patent for it

and as for the soda in a hot car, we had a nice stain in the floor of our old motorhome from where a 6 pack of soda went kabloom in the Alabama heat, i dont think there is enough tests in some of mythbusters stuff

there are plenty of things like that for the diesel market http://www.fitchfuelcatalyst.com makes a good product for big rigs that i have seen proven results, and also has a gas market out there
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Yep. The site says 1978 Camaro Runs on Water but the picture is actually of a dirty truck or van (looked worse last night)

Anyway, would like to see the one in the Camaro.
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back in the day a guy in flordia invented a carb, or a something for a carb that would make a car get unheard of MPG and still have power, but the wonderfull people at ford bought him out and probably burned the patent for it
Is Elvis alive? If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is, as the old saw goes.

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I was getting 32 MPG on my 1990 LO3 when it was stock and had 170k on the clock.
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Yep. The site says 1978 Camaro Runs on Water but the picture is actually of a dirty truck or van (looked worse last night)

Anyway, would like to see the one in the Camaro.
haha yeah just went back and looked at the link, apparently that car runs completely on water though.. I'd read through the article on it.. doesn't make much sense to me..
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damn if only this were true i'd have one on every vehicle i own
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Funny how royslsbry made such a short post documenting his information eh? Hmmm..
Uh huh.....
back in the day a guy in flordia invented a carb, or a something for a carb that would make a car get unheard of MPG and still have power, but the wonderfull people at ford bought him out and probably burned the patent for it
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