Finally we have some base fuel consumption figures to use for our ‘Run Your Car On Water Test’. If you have no idea what I am talking about it is all explained in Part One.
The Minister for Finance and War has travelled a total of 423.5 Kilometres (263.15 Miles) for the 55.9 litres (14.76 U.S. Gallons) that filled the tank on May 30 giving an average of 13.19 Litres per 100 kilometres (17.82 Miles per Gallon). We are using the first time the fuel light comes on as our guide for refilling and assuming that the Toyota’s gauge is reasonably accurate we should be pretty close to our first filling mark.
Unfortunately she was quite busy at work over these past 9 days and we didn’t get a chance to do as much highway driving as I would have liked. We will be sure to do the ‘water for gas’ test in the same driving conditions to make the test as accurate as possible.
All going well tomorrow will be spent putting the kit together and installing it on the mighty Camry and the test will begin. If the test returns a positive result I think it will have a far reaching effect as the Internet has been alive with discussions on this subject but there is very little concrete evidence on the system’s performance.
You may be wondering where we got our information and plans for the ‘water for gas’ system. After reading my fair share of the discussions going on I narrowed it down to two choices and bought both of them.
The first one I bought from RunYourCarWithWater.com and this one comprises of a 114 page e-book (downloadable book for us old fella’s!) that has anything and everything you need to know about how it all works. Although this e-book is extremely comprehensive and full of great info I think that some of the processes outlined would be beyond the scope of the home garage handyperson. Once they started talking about using carbide tipped drill bits and sourcing sections of stainless steel exhaust pipe and so on I started looking elsewhere for a system that could be put together with more common tools and materials.
The next on my list was WaterForGas.com. This time we have two e-books, “Modify Your Car To Save Gas Using Water” and “How To Save Tons Of Fuel With Your Hydrogen On Demand System”. Although the dearer of the two this system is much more user friendly and easier to put together and this is the system we will be testing on the Camry. The system is still explained well and the assembly instructions are very easy to follow but this time the tools and materials needed are nothing out of the ordinary. Eventually I hope to test both systems against each other. *EDIT* After getting through all of the downloads and bonuses that comes with this ‘System’ I have to add that this second one is by far the best value for money.
The instructions are easier to follow and none of the components or materials needed are hard to come by. There is also tech support should you need it, a ’marketplace’ where you can buy complete kits or seperate components and a list of suppliers for everything you need (although the majority are in the U.S). An aquarium supplies store, Bunnings Hardware and Ebay for the wire was all I needed to gather the necessary materials. I’m getting anxious waiting for the wire to be delivered! Everything else is ready to go.
Once again our results will be posted as they come to hand and to be honest we are looking forward to seeing what this ‘technology’ has to offer. It certainly goes against a lot of the principles we are taught as Motor Mechanics but you never know until you try!
Distance Travelled - 423.5 Kilometres (263.15 Miles) Fuel Used - 55.9 Litres (14.76 U.S. Gallons) Average Consumption - 13.19 Litres/100km (17.82 Miles per Gallon)
Run Your Car On Water - First Drive
Run Your Car On Water - Quick Update
Run Your Car On Water - First Test Results
Run Your Car On Water - Quick Update No.2
Run Your Car On Water - Not EFI Friendly By A Long Shot
