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exactly... aerodynamics accounts for bigger savings than any glop you could put in your tank.

Just think about the old Pete 372... it got 10+ mpg, supposedly... and had a face only a mother could love.
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I see junk all the time claiming it'll save ya and increase mpg. The stuff is like $12 per gallon. $12 will get a guy almost 3 1/2 gallons of diesel. 3 1/2 gallons of diesel will......consequently, improove ones milage!
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I purchased a fuel cell from hydrocolorado in Denver two weeks ago, they claim they can up your fuel millage by 30 percent, and they also have a 90 day money back guarantee. So far I am getting a 20 percent increase in my fuel millage, saves me 70 dollars a day in fuel costs. I have my truck turned up for maximum power so the cell should do a better job on a normal motor.

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Is this on an 18 wheeler truck? or a passenger car?
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What does that equate to? About 1.5-2.5 mpg extra?

I've seen their site before, and wrote it off since it's just a hydrolysis device (which typically consume huge amounts of energy for very little split molecules, comparatively) but they claim about 100w operating current, which seems ridiculously low to me. I also wrote it off cuz it just looks like something someone cobbled together with parts from the plumbing department. LOL

How long have you guys been running these? I'd be interested to know what the long term performance and reliability is. Mainly because their calculator claims I can get an additional 6 mpg from my pickup.
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What does that equate to? About 1.5-2.5 mpg extra?

I've seen their site before, and wrote it off since it's just a hydrolysis device (which typically consume huge amounts of energy for very little split molecules, comparatively) but they claim about 100w operating current, which seems ridiculously low to me. I also wrote it off cuz it just looks like something someone cobbled together with parts from the plumbing department. LOL

How long have you guys been running these? I'd be interested to know what the long term performance and reliability is. Mainly because their calculator claims I can get an additional 6 mpg from my pickup.
Yes. I would like to meet some people or even install one of these devices in my car to see the results.

Also, I never made any comments in the first post about solar panels. I will do a search for this, but would like comments on solar panels. Are any o/os or companies using solar power to charge batteries or use appliances for when the truck shuts down at night?
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Hydrocolorado's unit is saving my 50 dollars a day in fuel costs, you add that up, I only drive 5 days a week savings 250.00 dollars
50 weeks in a year 12,500.00 dollars. 2 weeks vaction.
The unit only takes about 20 amps to run and saves me more then I ever thought it would.

The cell is simple and I can't state it enough the darn thing works, so you guys just keep coasting down those off ramps.

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What do you think of other systems that I listed above that were similar?

Have you installed this in your personal vehicle?

How exactly do you power it? How often do you have to refill with distilled water?
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I have not had to add more water yet, the cell has a nice sized upper part to it that holds a lot of water. They say that one gallon of water will make 1900 gallons of Hydrogen, also it is powered from my normal electrical system, it pulls about 20 amps. The cell also has its own electrical system with an on off switch and selenoid.

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I'm assuming you are using distilled water?

Also, did you have to get a different altinator, or did you use the factory-installed unit?

Did you install it yourself, or did you have to have a rep do this?
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Can you install more than 1 and increase the mpg even further?
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[quote=lilillill;359788......... One area that could be improved using hardware, is aerodynamics. Most trucks, being as aerodynamic as a brick, would reap considerable gains towards fuel mileage just by smoothing the flow of air. While that big flat shiny chrome bumper may look cool, it kills the drag coefficient. I'd like to see what a belly pan on a truck could do in a wind tunnel. Moon discs over the wheels... things like that.[/quote]

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The Rocky Mountain news is testing a cell on an F-150 with a 5.4 liter V8, he claims he is getting better then 70 percent increase in his pickup truck. I am waiting for him to put out his findings in the paper. I drive a 1/2 ton chevy and I am going to put one on it. I used the calculator on the hydrocolorado web site and it should only take me 6 months to pay off the cell, darn thing only gets 14MPG in the city.

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You never did fill us on on the costs for the cell/kit. Break down the prices for the semi truck and the car/pickup truck. Who installs it?
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