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Old 08-22-2016, 04:41 PM   #600 (permalink)
ConnClark
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Originally Posted by maxc View Post
Step #4 In the 1977 mechanix illustrated magazine the university of arizona built a hydrogen asisted car. They used waste heat. It got an estimated 50% in increase in fuel economy.
If I recall correctly they used ammonia and a heated catalyst. Ammonia is just another fuel so I wouldn't say there is much merit to this. It is just a shell game.
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