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Old 05-24-2011, 01:48 AM   #31 (permalink)
Floordford
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Huh? The analogy makes no sense. Supercharging makes more power and consumes more fuel. What does adding hydrogen to the engine do besides consume more fuel?
The supercharger needs to horsepower to be turned. Much like the way that HHO kits will put a load on an alternator. Both will drag the engine down slightly but the gains are greater than what you loose. So the loss is necessary to get the gain and is worth it in the end. Im not saying an HHO kit will give you an extra horsepower but if the supercharger takes 35hp it gives 100hp. If an HHO kit takes 3hp it can give 5-6hp. Or be a benefit by replacing gasoline with another cheap fuel.

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