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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 11:34 AM
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None of that Joe-Schmo Youtube BS. Here's a company in Oklahoma City that actually makes a Hydrogen Converter for a vehicle. It costs $1,000, which is more realistic than the "$20 in parts from Radio Shack".

http://www.hydrodyno.com/index.php
 
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 11:39 AM
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cool, but where are the hydrogen stations that go with it lol?
 
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 11:46 AM
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Check out the website. It's a Hydrogen injector that's supposed to increase mileage.

This is a no shi-tter: The car show I attended a few weeks ago was organized by John Jaranson, who is an aerodynamic engineer for Ford Motor Company. John worked on the new GT and in involved in many interesting projects. We got to talking and he assured me that the cars of the future will be Hydrogen powered. That's the direction Ford is heading and has teamed up with BP to start retrofitting fuel stations with Hydrogen refueling points. The major issue is the "chicken and the egg" -- build the cars first or the fueling point first? They're going to start with the fueling point first and then build the cars. I don't see Hydrogen cars, if they do become "mainstream" becoming that predominant for at least 30 years.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 01:17 PM
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Oh so your saying this is an addition to gas engines? Not a complete system swap?
 
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 09:05 AM
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it is still worth keeping in mind
that if somewhere in the kit
there is an electronic device that is modifying your O2 sensor signal
that is the device changing the MPG

http://tinyurl.com/647t62

notice that the price is in Australian $
about 78 USA cents for each AUS$
 
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 09:44 AM
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Oh so your saying this is an addition to gas engines? Not a complete system swap?

Right, but as someone on another forum I frequent pointed out, the website for this company looks like a bunch of bad photoshops that were assembled by a 17-year old. I find it interesting that the local media (TV) hasn't featured this company and its miracle mileage increases, they don't advertise on any billboards in the area, and the claim is that it's a 15 minute mod. As I've stated before, if any of the miracle Hydrogen injectors actually worked, the automakers would install these on vehicles on the assembly line and would be pushing them big time through advertising.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 09:55 PM
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its in the news there in OK. My brother lives there and he saw something on the news about it... (local news).
http://newsok.com/made-in-oklahoma-h...?tm=1218686206
 
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 10:24 PM
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its in the news there in OK. My brother lives there and he saw something on the news about it... (local news).
http://newsok.com/made-in-oklahoma-h...?tm=1218686206
That's where I found it as well, but like I said, if this crap were for real then Detroit would be installing it on cars already. I think it's bunk.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 10:30 PM
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yeah, their website looks cheesey.

I know honda is making a hydrogen fuel cell car. Saw a commercial on tv about it. http://www.gizmag.com/honda-fuel-cell-fcx/8394/

i am sure there will be better kits to retrofit our old trucker. but I am hoping to get in to a 4th gen ram in the next 3 yrs.
*I might be dreaming*
 
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 10:46 PM
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Here's an article I feel is a little more trustworthy:

http://consumerguideauto.howstuffwor...engine-cga.htm

I think that if these devices from smaller manufacturers really and truly worked, the auto manufacturers would be money whipping them silly for the production and intellectual rights, instead of spending millions on R&D trying to do it themselves.
 
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