brown gas - run your car with water.com

08TacomaDC · 03-19-2008, 07:27 PM

Has anyone heard of this? Supposedly it's some kind of gas produced through electrolysis, but they didn't say it was Hydrogen. They had news clips about it and showed it installed and working. Supposedly it injects the gas produced into the air intake and it's used as a fuel additive and stretches your fuel consumption. It states that it can increase mileage around 50%. The guy that is working on it is working with the military to produce a hummer that can run on gas and water. Anyone know anything more on this or that has tried the modification out. A guy I work with is going to try the mod on a junker car he's got.

Roland · 03-19-2008, 07:52 PM

I get to be the first person to declare this to be snake oil!

ERdept · 03-20-2008, 02:31 AM

I see stuff like this all the time and have the same reaction........BS.

Also, many people think alternative fuels are better than gazzz. But for instance, jump on a bandwagon without realizing that those fuels don't help engines in the long run.

Remember gas also lubricates. Other fuels may be easier to produce but they don't help in engine longevity and thus engines wear out and don't last as long, meaning, more engines have to be made.

robrjohnson · 03-20-2008, 04:09 AM

You also have to compare energy in with energy out. Just because something can work, that doesn't mean it's more efficient. Hydrogen Fuel Cells are a good example. The fuel cells turn hydrogen into electricity which powers the car. Nice and clean. The problem is in obtaining the hydrogen. You lose about 40% of the electrical energy you put into making the hydrogen. Then you turn around and convert it back into the energy you used to make it in the first place. It'd be more efficient to simply pump the electricity into a battery.

Brown's Gas may work great for welds because the cost of making the gas is outweighed by the benefit of the weld. That doesn't mean it'll make a good fuel for an internal combustion engine.

03-19-2008, 07:27 PM	#1
08TacomaDC Junior Member Joined: Sep 2007, #2843 Posts: 18 08 double cab sr5 4x4 2008 Double Cab Automatic	brown gas - run your car with water.com Has anyone heard of this? Supposedly it's some kind of gas produced through electrolysis, but they didn't say it was Hydrogen. They had news clips about it and showed it installed and working. Supposedly it injects the gas produced into the air intake and it's used as a fuel additive and stretches your fuel consumption. It states that it can increase mileage around 50%. The guy that is working on it is working with the military to produce a hummer that can run on gas and water. Anyone know anything more on this or that has tried the modification out. A guy I work with is going to try the mod on a junker car he's got.

03-19-2008, 07:52 PM	#2
Roland My other ride has sails Joined: Jan 2008, #4149 Location: Rhode Island Age: 45 Gender: Male Posts: 2,188 06 Impulse Red I4 2WD Access Cab 2006 Access Cab Manual 2.7 UnderCover Tonneau, Bed mat, Bug Deflector, aFe Pro Dry S, Secondary Air Filter removed, Synthetic 5W-30 oil, Scanguage II with blendmount, WeatherTech floorliners, Toyota seat covers, Installed OEM intermittent wipers, TacomaWorld sticker, Defrost without AC mod, Hidden Hitch	I get to be the first person to declare this to be snake oil! __________________ "Life's journeys End is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy shit what a ride!"

03-20-2008, 04:09 AM	#4
robrjohnson There's an evil monkey in my truck Joined: Aug 2007, #2352 Location: San Diego, CA Age: 46 Gender: Male Posts: 1,484 07 4x4 DC SR5 TRD Off-road 2007 Double Cab Manual 4.0L V6 Westin Bed Extender, Bakflip G2, Weathertech front & rear mats, rear suspension TSB, Hi-Lift Jack, Bilstein 5100 & coilovers, Light Racing UCA, KMC XD 795 Hoss Wheels, Definity Dakota MTs 285/75R16	You also have to compare energy in with energy out. Just because something can work, that doesn't mean it's more efficient. Hydrogen Fuel Cells are a good example. The fuel cells turn hydrogen into electricity which powers the car. Nice and clean. The problem is in obtaining the hydrogen. You lose about 40% of the electrical energy you put into making the hydrogen. Then you turn around and convert it back into the energy you used to make it in the first place. It'd be more efficient to simply pump the electricity into a battery. Brown's Gas may work great for welds because the cost of making the gas is outweighed by the benefit of the weld. That doesn't mean it'll make a good fuel for an internal combustion engine. __________________ Your Hybrid is my carbon offset. Fairness is a concept that was invented so that children and idiots could participate in arguments - Scott Adams My Photo Album

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03-20-2008, 02:31 AM	#3
ERdept Senior Member Joined: Oct 2007, #3187 Location: Kali Gender: Male Posts: 646 2008 Prerunner Silver. 2008 Access Cab Automatic 6 cylinder Steering wheel cover and Pop lock, custom full seat silver sheepskins, trailer hitch clevis, gas cap lock. Weathertec mats, Hella horns, Revo tires,, Toytec lift,, Magnaflow exhaust, Ichiba wheel spacers 30mm, A.R.E. Z series shell, K&N CAI, secondary air filter removed, debadged, Ultra white lights, JDM yellow fogs bulbs, Fumoto drain valve, magnets at all the pans for shavings if any, due to my extreme paranoia.	I see stuff like this all the time and have the same reaction........BS. Also, many people think alternative fuels are better than gazzz. But for instance, jump on a bandwagon without realizing that those fuels don't help engines in the long run. Remember gas also lubricates. Other fuels may be easier to produce but they don't help in engine longevity and thus engines wear out and don't last as long, meaning, more engines have to be made.