just finished my third week of testing, and things couldn't be rosier. but first some background.
uruguay's southwest corner is hilly. that's where i farm. the fiat uno i operate there is nimble enough, but downshifting was required every so often (from fifth to fourth). my best average before novak's baby was put in was 17.6 k/liter, but that was driving mostly at 70 kph, and rarely at or over 80 kph. for testing purposes i decided to drive at a constant 80 kph, no matter the terrain. same driving pattern a cruise control will give you, except this time the cruise control is my right foot. first week was a 'mixed' week, with the mister on for only two days (out of the normal four), and a lot of farting around (biofuel, what !) showing the gizmo and trying to total both it and the car. that first week gave an average of 15.66 k/liter, for a total driven distance of 262 k. second week was the time for serious driving, steady 80 kph, no downshifting (yes, none required !!!), for an average of 17.79 k/liter over a distance of 265 k. somebody used my car out of the parking lot in carmelo, where i leave it when i travel to buenos aires, and put 41 of those k's on it, i know not under what driving conditions and/or speeds, so these results might be a bit biased either way. i detected the extra k thanks to record keeping, mandatory for the test. third week. ended today, friday, and this time i not only took the k reading, but also filled it up to get the k/liter results. average was 18.60 k/liter, for a total driven distance of 159 k. next week will be the last on the mister, then three more weeks with a stock engine, no mister, then again three weeks with the mister, but this time only water, no alcohol, then the final three weeks on a straight engine, no mister. thorough 'reading' of plugs occurs every time the mister is on or off. this is my present game plan. so far, the mister works nicely. the car feels different, no pre-ignition is audible, the engine pulls well from almost idle. if pushed the engine will emit a 'growling' sound, and speed up right away. driving up those hills without having to downshift was very satisfying. all in all an improved car/engine/gearbox combination. and less fuel to boot !! novak mentioned two weeks on the beast before full fuel economy benefits were achieved. this seems to be the case with mine too. he also mentioned the peppier performance, and again, i have been able to corroborate this. finally he wrote about the 'coast forever' sensation, and i have found this to be present too. so i can venture that the unit is performing according to expectations. the question is why don't all cars have one in the engine compartment ? six percent savings of the gasoline burnt world wide probably adds up to quite a bit, i would hazard. (ahhh, yes, i see, that's precisely why, right ? naughty oil boys, can you believe that ?) cheers, dick. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
