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Old 04-13-2015, 08:17 AM   #100 (permalink)
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@RLN, et. al. The internet isn't plagued with people claiming %50 mpg improvement from pizza pan wheel covers. We are all pretty sick of hearing about HHO I recon. Put up or shut up I think is a fair position.

That being said, I did watch the video (that is how I know the compression is lossy and other limitations of the model!) and I didn't see where they "proved" HOOH. Yes I know temperature (and pressure) effect the electrolysis efficiency, though you may have high temperature and pressure gasses to contend with or piss away that energy. Yes I understand your concerns about pre-tdc ignition and why you would want to shorten the pressure profile, though if the losses are mostly heat related it seems like ceramic coatings might be more appropriate and not require a seperate tank. Or even better engine management (easy in a hybrid or by hand) to avoid high rpm/low MAP operation.

So why are we still on about HHO? It seems like a bad idea on so many levels, are you actually going to prove on it? Or are you going to keep hope alive for all the masons out there with continued speculation? There are so many holes in it from theoretical to practical.
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