sausagesoap
Banned
well, we might do well to have a car what runs on water for when global warming melts all the ice caps!!!
Not necessarily. The efficiency isn't to do with the power output, it's to do with the total energy you can extract from a given volume/mass of fuel. For instance, you get better fuel economy if you consistently drive around 50mph. You'll get much further than if you drive flat out for as long as you can, which uses fuel faster but less efficiently.If an engine is made more efficient then it will use less fuel to produce the same amount of power as before.
On one of the websites there was also other gadgets for improving fuel economy: one of them was a fuel heater which consisted of a metal piece of piping. This was attatched to the radiator of the car and the fuel was passed through it. This had the result of heating the fuel with heat that would normally be wasted any way. They claim that fuel heated in this way before being injected had a better combustion and improved efficiency. Has anyone ever proved this?
ailbek
I think thats a fantastic idea - far too many cars (and hence drivers) on the road - allow the more reckless and terminally dim to cull themselves , demand for fuel drops so the price comes down - everyones happy!!!Do you really want to re-route your fuel line to being within the crumple zone of your car for a slight increase in fuel economy...
Thanks again fes_786. There is enough info there to make one and try it out which is what I am going to do. Let me know how you get on with yours. All the materials seem easy enough to source except for the stainless steel wire for the electrode. Do you know of any diy store that might stock such a thing?
I have a vauxhall zafira which is returning about 35 miles to the gallon, it costs me about €60 per week in petrol. I think it might be an ideal contender for this expiriment.
Like yourself I am not going to do anything to the o2 sensor but I am considering the fuel heater system.
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