Well that's what I'm not sure about hence the experiment, when I get the time.
As far as the propane, I'm not talking about with gas but with diesel in a turbo application. The amount of propane used is very minor but the diesel burn is a lot cleaner and there is an increase of power disproportionate to the amount of propane used. A friend did this on a Dodge pickup and documented an improvement of power on a chassis dyno. I can't remember how much it was but I do remember him telling me about the improvement in power and in mileage. Obviously not at the same time. I did the water thing also but never had any good results with it. The amount of water that was used is just to small to do much. Though in a big supercharged engine it can bring down combustion temps and provide a little longer run time at full power before the engine overheats. That was shown on the fighters in WW2. Once the limited amount of water ran out they were more or less out of the fight. Manfred Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 09:11:58 -0500 From: "Tom Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hydrogen Power? To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" A small amount of hydrogen & oxygen (brown's gas) will improve the combustion process and will provide more power. Then you'll use that additional power plus extra to make more Brown's gas. Propane injection also works but its false economics. You burn less gas & more propane. All of these solutions were tried in the 70's & they finally disappeared when the public figured out that they were BS. The real issue is that whenever there is money to be made, there are more than just a few crooks out there waiting to take your hard earned dollars. That said, there is a way to use water to improve mileage, but not by much. We experimented with water injection in the late 70s. The idea was to spray a small stream of water through the carb when it was running. The water would mix with the air & would convert to steam in the engine, providing a little extra "push". The idea worked - I documented a 1 MPG improvement in my 1974 Olds Cutlass Supreme. Problem was, 1 MPG was not worth the trouble of maintaining the system. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
