FUEL Economy-Out Of Warranty? Who Cares?

I've noticed an enduring thread in this group regarding fuel economy. I
might be crazy but I just had this thing installed on my XC 70 yesterday
and I'm testing it out to see what difference it makes. This was tested
on NBC local channel here in Las Vegas a few months ago and it seemed to
make a difference. On my way home up the 15 it seemed to make a huge
difference. The idle is smoother and acceleration is improved to a great
extent. On cold startup in the morning the engine starts on the first
"click".
Believe me, I have no connection with this company whatsoever, but I'll
try anything once...well almost anything, so Gay guys don't have to
contact me. Check it out. Jim Snyder on channel 3 here in Las Vegas had
it installed on a sort of worn out Taurus. He seems to have liked the
results over a test period of several hundred miles, and the results
seem to have held up to the claims of the company.
Anyway...here it is.
http://www.aquatune.com

 

In <ZeTCf.11988$ZA5.10310@fed1read05>,

Water injection (or water/alcohol mix injection) has been around for a long
time. But it isn't usually setup the way the Aquatune does it (using the
intake manifold vacuum to suck the water in). And some of the claims (using
ultrasonic energy to create hydrogen from water) are just ridiculous.

Popular Mechanics did a detailed study on this a while ago:
<http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/auto_technology/1802932.html?page=4&c=y>

AC

 

Yeah, I have figured out a way to get WAYYYY better economy. I leave the
car parked in the driveway and ask my friend to pick me up.

 

Thanks for the honesty!

Most people hawking their wares hide behind anonymity. Not you,
Administrator!

 

Says it well:
http://www.remnantsaints.com/AlternativeUtilities/Hydrogen/aquatune.htm

 

The thing that has made the biggest difference to the fuel economy of my
'94 940SE turbo diesel estate was taking the roof rack off.

A full tank of diesel (with roof rack): 400 miles.
A full tank of diesel (no roof rack): 450 miles.

No significant differences in type of journey or driving conditions
between the two tanks.

 

I get around 500 miles per tankful with mine. Am just checking the mileage
again as I am running on processed used chip oil (100% Biodiesel). I expect
to get increased mpg, it is certainly smoother and has more power and, of
course, better for the fuel pump.

All the best, Peter.

700/900/90 Register Keeper,
Volvo Owners Club (UK).

 

I've had a lot of experience with water injection over the years and
have never been too impressed with the effects except for reduced
detonation. Popular Machanics did a test on the aquatune system but
they had it completely incorrectly installed. I do know one thing and
that is that my overall mileage on my XC has gone from from just under
22 mpg overall to just over 29 overall, without steam constantly coming
out of the tailpipe on a really cold morning as I have experienced in
other setups. This is without any difference in driving conditions,
except that it's a hell of a lot colder these days.
Both Mercedes Benz and BMW have experimented successfully with water
injection and hydrogen separators dating back to the '60's and the only
reason that the units were never included on anything from the factory
is that they decided that their demographic didn't care one way or the
other. You may takethe elitist attitude and poo-poo the system if you
care to but I only know what I see at the pump and figuring it out on a
calculator and with the onboard computer. The figures just don't lie.
You may also call it "rediculous", but on the news segment and also on
my unit, you can hold a lighter up to the pipe that goes into my
throttle body and you'll actually get a little "snapping" hydrogen
explosion from the end of the pipe. You can also put an engine
stethoscope up to the "heart" of the unit and hear a very high frequency
tone coming from the inside. I don't believe very much these days when
it comes to things like "turbulators" that are placed in the air stream,
but I can't dispute the figures.

 

Yeah...? Good for you! I sell real estate and unfortunately I don't
have that luxury. I CAN tell you one thing, however, and after this car
is no longer serviceable, which I think will occur within the next year
or so, the BMW Three series is looking better and better...Or even a Lexus.

 

Congratulations to you, you little puke...you know how to change quoted
text...i'm impressed. Try actually reading my original post.

 

Administrator wrote:
Well, how nice to see that that little asswipe Lee's posts have been
deleted from the forum.
Go and **** yourself, Lee and in the future, when you decide to alter
quoted text, think twice. We're only a mere plane flight away, and
believe me when I tell you, I have your IP address and I can make life
miserable for you with your ISP. They mailed me back, you fucking
little puke. Just keep it up if you want some real retribution, you
goddamned little asshole!