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Old 07-26-2010, 11:41 AM   #139 (permalink)
Dr. Jerryrigger
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The Sh*t-Box - '99 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport
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Originally Posted by dcb View Post
I know, the facts have been posted and he ignores them. I even found a nice paper where they couldn't make it make more mpg (it DID make less) and he decided not to listen.

He is a conclusion in search of evidence.
That paper was on a similar, but different topic. But it was a nice paper.
I'm fine with the possibility that this doesn't work, I really am, it's just that all the data around this is ether BS from sales people, or none existent.
The problem with this topic is:

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Originally Posted by mwebb View Post
there is no data
-There is the conservation of energy argument, but a lot of fuel burns in the cat. Enough energy to offset the alternator, theoretically.
-Fuel contains hydrogen so why would adding more change anything, but then there is common sense.

What other facts are there?