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Old 05-26-2011, 02:40 PM   #57 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Floordford View Post
So then lets say you take the cars electrical system out of the equation for some theoretical spit balling. Would an idling engine then see benefit from adding a low volume of hydrogen gas? My thought goes to a kit that is installed and is powered by a deep cell marine battery that is not replenished by the alternator. No doubt the electricity from a trickle charge from home could easily make this possible if someone wanted to keep that set up.
That electricity from a home-charged battery would go to more efficient use by directly coupling it to the drivetrain with a motor. If you are dead-set on hydrogen (it sure seems likely), why not make your own at home and swap tanks on your car? Both are likely to improve your fuel mileage, but not by enough to justify the expense on a purely financial return basis.
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