Any experience with HHO aka Oxy-Hydrogen

[Bill_C]

Lead WASN'T added to gasoline to "improve" combustion, however. It was added as an anti-knock agent (controls predetonation), and had the side benefit of prolonging the life of the valve seats (early valve seat material wore easily).

Even factoring in the use of the gasoline, the claims about HHO still violate the laws of thermodynamics. HHO or hydrogen isn't a catalyst, it doesn't make gasoline burn any better, and ample oxygen is alreadily available from the air anyways.

So the hydrogen is merely an additional fuel...but to generate this hydrogen and oxygen, it takes energy from the engine! It takes more energy from the engine to produce the HHO, than the HHO adds back to the engine.

 

[bluechip]

I am thinking the oxygen along with the hydrogen added to the combustion of the gasoline/air mixture must at least improve the efficiency of the engine enough to overcome the additional load on the alternator or there wouldn't be so many people using this technology and experiencing 15 to 50 percent increases in MPG. There is no question that modern internal cumbustion engines don't get 100 percent out of the fuel they use, some of it even has to be used to "power" the catalytic converter to alter the exhaust.

I went to get my oil changed by the local quick lube. Ive done business with this guy for 6 years and he is known as an honest guy. He had a unit siting on his counter last week when I changed my oil.... we got to talking and he has run one in is pickup, carefully documenting his milage (using same pump and filling to the first kick off) and has gone for 13 to 17mpg. His unit draws 4 amps and so obviously does not produce a lot of HHO at those amps, but the draw on the alternator is minimal, probably not exceeding the basic mechanical load of the alternator itself by a great deal. Nevertheless, something does seemsto be improving his mileage.

People run nitrous oxide in their cars, just for the added oxygen, so it would seem that oxygen rich air can produce more engegy from the gasoline than typical ambient air....