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Old 12-20-2008, 01:06 PM   #2 (permalink)
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A friend of mind has worked at Lowes for a long time. He told me that all of their over-the-road diesel trucks have hydrogen injection; the result is a 15% increase in MPG. I have scanned the previous posts on this subject, and don't want to open a can of worms, so to speak. This modification may not work for passenger cars, but it does seem to work for Lowes.
Did he say which "model/brand" they went with?

Here is what I have read. Because diesel engines "go lean" (air/fuel ratio) by design, they are better able to exploit the hydrogen. Also, Lowes trucks are "doing hard labor" as opposed to our ecomodder/hypermiler driving styles, which strive to put as little load on the engine as possible. Lean + hard work engine loads is good for hydrogen injection.

The *other* argument I have read is that you also end up with cleaner emissions, which is a 2-for-1.

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