Has anyone tried this "convert your car to run on water" thing?

Question

tree hugger.com is recommending this site:http://www.runyourcarwithwater.com/?hop=raptor235

but it seems like a hoax to me. Has anyone tried it, or something similar and had good results?

Answer 1

Theoretically, it would work.  But, using a car's 12 volt battery to separate hydrogen and oxygen from water is a slow process.  The 40% fuel savings sounds like a stretch.  It really wouldn't be that effective for someone who drives their car daily.

Answer 2

It's a scam.  There are no free lunches in the world of physics, only in the world of hucksters and snake oil.

I suggest you visit the site I reference below and read all the pages there, you'll soon see the scale of the scam and the reasons why it can't possibly work.

And as for Stan Meyer and Klein... Meyer was convicted on fraud charges relating to his claims and inability to prove them after accepting large sums of money and Klein is also full of hype but has no scientific evidence to substantiate his extraordinary claims.

Avoid, avoid avoid.

Answer 3

People have been experimenting with this for years, and have had some positive results. Do an internet search for Stan Meyer to learn some history about this. Teddy Cline is presently working with the military to design a Hummer that runs on water and gas. This water-gas idea, even on a small scale,  is a doable endeavor for the common citizen, but stay away from the folks trying to make money online to sell you booklets or kits.  Do the research, understand the process, and build your own.  

Answer 4

If I drink a few beers and my bladder gets full of water my car really goes faster.

Answer 5

It's a hoax; don't fall for it. Come on, think about it: if some magical technology was invented regarding the complete elimination of our dependence on oil, and was feasible enough for consumers to "easily install" on their own accord, don't you think it would be all over the news by now?

If you have been paying attention to the water-based transport part of the news, you will know that many [expensive] attempts have been made to harness water as an energy source, but they have either failed, are unbearingly inefficient, or work to a limited extent.

Besides, "use electricity from your car's battery to separate water into a gas called HHO (2 Hydrogen + 1 Oxygen)"? Jesus, at least show more effort to convince the public when you make up ways of "harnessing the nuclear energy" of water (FYI Brown's gas is a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen gases, i.e. H2 + O2, not HHO, which is...just...water...)