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Yeah... I've got more then a passing interest... what have you found to work and what does not... what were your real results??? Have you tried water...
Timothy
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Jun 1, 2008
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... Ok, I will bite. My understanding is that water injection alone does little to improve economy. Does it offer any advantage other than cooling the...
D G
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Jun 2, 2008
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... improve economy. Does it offer any advantage other than cooling the combustion temperature? Yes, it increases the mass of stuff in the combustion chamber...
Greg Locock
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Jun 2, 2008
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I just had a thought: I know very little about how ethanol performs. I know one can convert a car fairly cheaply to run on E85, but I suspect this is mostly...
Paul Schwiesow
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Jun 2, 2008
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... From: D G &lt;jeeprz2@...&gt; Subject: RE: [highefficiencyvehicles] Re: New Member Questions To: highefficiencyvehicles@yahoogroups.com &nbsp; ...
stephen belko
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Jun 3, 2008
5:56 am
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Ethanol is more resistant to pre-ignition than gasoline.&nbsp; It can be run in an engine that has a higher compression ratio which would produce more...
stephen belko
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Jun 3, 2008
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On these-- Yes, you're using fuel when in neutral, but you're not engine braking, as you would with foot off the accelerator in gear. I find I go faster ...
Paul Schwiesow
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Jun 3, 2008
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Thanks for the info. I believe higher CR gives better efficiency as well as increased power. Same with spark advance (to a point). Of course, ethanol has a...
Paul Schwiesow
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Jun 3, 2008
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Good points about engine braking vrs coasting.&nbsp; Automatic transmissions&nbsp;have less&nbsp;engine braking because of torque converter slippage.&nbsp;...
stephen belko
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Jun 4, 2008
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water injection does little to cool off the cylinder... what it does is flash into steam... upping the pressure in the cylinder with combustion... too much and...
Timothy
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Jun 4, 2008
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2073
octane applies to all fuel used in an engine... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octane_rating...
Timothy
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Jun 4, 2008
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Well, for a spark ignition internal combustion engine, yes.&nbsp; A compression ignition engine such as a diesel needs the exact opposite pre-ignition...
stephen belko
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Jun 5, 2008
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2075
atomic submarines have turned sea water into oxygen and dumped the hydogen into the sea.is the feasibility so extreme that in can't be down sized pump the...
TIMOTHY CEPHAS
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Jun 5, 2008
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A question: octane is costly, yes? What about cetane? I thought diesel was similar to kerosene, hence not as highly refined as gasoline. It used to be somewhat...
Paul Schwiesow
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Jun 5, 2008
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cetane???? Sorry Stephen but I'd never heard of it so I looked it up... webster says: cetane |ˈsēˌtān| noun Chemistry a colorless liquid hydrocarbon of the...
Timothy
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Jun 5, 2008
6:24 am
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it in deed "CAN BE DONE" but the real question is why do it??? you'd lose so much in the process... Timothy......
Timothy
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Jun 5, 2008
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Hi all: Just did a highway test run of a vaporizer I bought on-line. It's pretty simple to install, just two connections. I have a 1992 Toyota Previa and I...
Lorenzo
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Jun 5, 2008
4:18 pm
2080
Here's a link to a short and simple description of "cetane rating" as used in the context of diesel fuel. &nbsp; http://www.globalfinest.com/tech/cetan.html ...
stephen belko
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Jun 5, 2008
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I don't know why diesel has become more expensive than gasoline.&nbsp; I suspect complicated social and unknown political issues. &nbsp; From my understanding...
stephen belko
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Jun 5, 2008
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Cool info, thanks. One does indeed learn things from being on this group! _____ From: highefficiencyvehicles@yahoogroups.com ...
Paul Schwiesow
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Jun 5, 2008
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Stephen, Thank you... this link helped a lot :) and I agree... always great to learn and grow... even for an old guy like me... Timothy......
Timothy
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Jun 5, 2008
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In an effort to not fell like a dweeb all the time, why am I getting &nbsp; in all my posts? Does it correlate to when I hit the backspace key?...
Steve Belko
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Jun 5, 2008
9:11 pm
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Interesting.&nbsp; I had always heard these claims were bogus and the proprietors were snake oil salesmen.&nbsp; I believe your comments&nbsp;but have a lot of...
stephen belko
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Jun 5, 2008
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Good questions, all. ;o). _____ From: highefficiencyvehicles@yahoogroups.com [mailto:highefficiencyvehicles@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of stephen belko Sent:...
Paul Schwiesow
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... backspace ... That's the html for a non breaking white space. I don't know why your browser or email client is sticking them in - are you replying via the ...
Greg Locock
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Jun 6, 2008
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Your test is very subjective. Consumer Reports and the EPA don't recommend any such devices. This link will provide some facts: ...
Ed Danzer
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Jun 6, 2008
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2089
I put the t-valve on the return line of my EFI Toyota Previa. The copper coil connects the t-valve to the Vaporizer control. The adjustment of the t-valve...
Lorenzo
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Jun 7, 2008
10:44 am
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Has the original poster posted anything else or is this a clever scam artist trying to work us? I guess this is a question for the moderator. I tried to see...
David Nevland
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Jun 7, 2008
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I understand your skepticism Ed. I was the same way. But there's nothing like actual experience to cure skepticism. Best Regards, Lorenzo...
Lorenzo
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Jun 7, 2008
10:45 am
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... scam ... this ... I vote for scam artist, but I do have some tolerance for fuel vaporisers as a concept, even though none of the ones I've seen described...
Greg Locock
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