For the guys interested in HHO...

[Skunksmash]

Here is a good vid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8EEXeiiCZ0

This guy uses HHO on his ranger. I thought i would post a link as some of you seemed interested in HHO. I am currently trying to build a single cell for my truck, (capable of a 2 liter per minute output) but he has got 6 of em rigged together there. He is one of many out there trying to totally defeat gasoline and a couple of these guys are getting real close. One of em is working on a unit to run a normally gas powered generator to power his home. If he succeeds, goodbye electric bill. Just thought a few of you might find this vid interesting...

[camdenoilchange]

i want one. actually, i've been thinking about trying it on my new truck.

[Skunksmash]

With a typical smack booster setup, at peak output you should be able to make about 2 liters per minute. If you can do that, i don't see any reason you wouldn't see a 15%-20% mileage increase. Combine that with the a few of the other better MPG tricks out there, and you may end up pretty happy. Even if you spend some money doing all this... by the time you buy 10-12 tanks of gas it will have all paid for itself, with the prices these days.

[camdenoilchange]

agreed. i looked at that guys website a little. do you know where I can find more info on how to build the canisters?

[Skunksmash]

agreed. i looked at that guys website a little. do you know where I can find more info on how to build the canisters?

http://huntsvillehho.freeforums.org/index.php


This one is a good forum for this, i am a member there. Looks like he is currently working on the site, though. Its a new site, so he still has to work on it a lot, but it has a lot of members already.

Here is a good vid of what the reaction looks like, although i would not recommend building this type of generator cause the gas output looks kinda crappy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKtkQJzUg-4.

Basically all you are doing is making electrolysis happen, which will separate the water in the cell into it's two base molecules, oxygen and hydrogen. It's referred to as "hydroxy" gas. Be aware that hydrogen is extremely flammable, even more so than gasoline. That's part of how it saves fuel, you get more bang out of it than gas, so you need less gasoline. That's how such a small amount can help improve mileage. Anyway, you apply electricity to the stainless steel component in the water, and the electrolyzer in the water will cause the reaction. You have to have the electrolyzer for this to work at all. The best one to use is roebec crystal drain opener from lowes.http://www.castlewholesalers.com/ROEBIC-HD-CRY-Heavy-Duty-Crystal-Drain-Opener-2-Lbs-.html
It is basically pure KOH which is great for this. Dont get it on your arm it will burn you. And do not use baking soda, it produces poisonous gasses which you can't see or smell, and will trash the inside of your cell. And do not use any other type of water other than distilled water. It will also tear up your cell. You don't want that after you took all the time and trouble of making it. You must use distilled water. No tap water, no rain water, no spring water.

Here is a couple more links that will help you get a basic understanding of how it all works, it's all real simple stuff really.


http://waterpoweredcar.com/hydrobooster.html


I am trying to find that link to how to build a smack booster that was written by smack himself but i will have to find it later. It is the best thing out there for learning how to build your own.

[camdenoilchange]

thanks for the info. i'll check it out later when I have more time.

[team39763]

I just checked it out, and it looks pretty cool.  It's kinda big, but it wouldn't take up too much room in my longbed truck.  I just need to find someone to make one and sell it to me because I don't trust my own work.  I wonder if there are any problems with rust/corrosion inside the motor from this?  Anybody know about that?

[camdenoilchange]

i wouldn't think you would have any rust issues because it's only the hydrogen going in, not the water.

[Skunksmash]

With just a typical booster, no you wont get any rust or corrosion. Now the ranger in that vid... that thing will eventually have some major problems. That is just to much hydrogen for stock valves and stock exhaust to handle. The valves will become brittle, and the exhaust will rust through. Both of these can be prevented, but i know how that guy is and he will want to test it first to see exactly what point that becomes necessary. But with just a 2 liter per minute unit, no you wont have any problems. You will pass emissions with ease, though. Less gas being injected, plus more of the gas that is injected being burned, will make you pass with flying colors. Most of the guys on this site probly dont have to worry about that but my truck is an 87, i still got a couple years before im exempt. Not only that, but this will knock pretty much all the carbon deposits off the inside of your motor. So it increases fuel economy in more ways than 1.

As for not trusting your own work, this thing is so easy to build. The only thing you need to make sure of is that the stainless steel plates are as close together as you can get them without having them touch. As in like 1 millimeter apart. Thats the only precision part of building this. But if you buy the right nylon washers, even that part is easy. The washers should be all the same thickness.