Saturday, May 10, 2008

Making my car a hybrid - tests and results

Well, I've completed converting my conventional gas engine car into a hydrogen hybrid car. It was a fairly simple process and I bought the unit at Savefuel.ca. Some assembly required.

This first image shows the water tank (the "hydrogen generator"), installed. In the generator are two stainless steel rods with two stainless steel plates, each with opposite electrical charges. Once this unit is connected to the battery, it will perform electrolysis on the distilled water/potassium hydroxide mix producing Brown's gas (or HHO). In other words, it is 1 part oxygen gas to 2 parts hydrogen gas.



The following is a shot of the same H generator next to the bubbler. The bubbler is basically just an empty tube/reservoir where HHO gas will continue into and back out of the top while excess water is captured.



Next is a close-up of the bubbler. No, that isn't water leaking, that is silicone that prevents leaking. I had to sand the top so it looks a little rough. No big deal. The hose leads away to the air intake manifold where I drilled a small 1/4" hole.



In the intake manifold hole, I placed a small injector I bought at an auto parts store. One end is designed with a threaded screw and the other end is designed to hold the incoming tube. It is hollow to allow the gas to pass through the brass piece directly into the manifold. This part is not the exact part, but bares some resemblance.



The claim is hat the unit will increase my mileage on the highway by 100% and in the city 50%. I will let you know the results!

Update #1: On Sunday, May 11, I drove my car a short distance (6.2 miles) with the hydrogen injection active. I am keeping tabs on how many miles it takes me on a full tank of gas so I can determine my MPG, or miles per gallon. I reached a maximum speed of slightly above 45 MPH with no problems at all. While it is too early to know if it is saving me fuel mileage, my car did seem to drive noticeably smoother and stronger. I'm keeping a small, charged battery booster along in the trunk and I disconnect the cables from the battery (to the hydrogen generator) when the car isn't running to preserve the car battery's charge.

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