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Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 18:21:03 -0400
From: Christopher Phelan <ctp2nopsamgh.edu>
Subject: Re: Teenager Buying a used car


I hear ya on that, they have plans for modifying a small gas engine for free on the internet, so I think I might try it out this summer. I'll keep everyone posted, snake oil or science, who knows . . . Shad Laws wrote: > I have read a bit about the geet system. My mistake, you're right, they > don't call it a catalyst. Other previous companies called stuff like this a > fuel catalyst, but they don't... > > Seriously though, think about it: how can you possibly increase fuel economy > by 200%+? Once the fuel mixture is put into the cylinder, it is a function > of the engine, not the induction system, to see how efficiently it will > convert chemical energy to work. > > The running on Pepsi thing is what gets me... :-) If a 12 oz. can of Pepsi > has 160 Calories of energy (which are actually kilocalories), thats about > 420kJ in a 350cc can. The same amount of octane (not gasoline, granted, but > good enough for comparison) has over 11000kJ. I'm telling ya, if this thing > can do it, this is an awfully large efficiency increase factor! Seeing that > current combustion engines are about 15% or so efficient, that means this > thing is over 100% efficient! Wow - it's making energy! Forget that whole > Conservation of Energy stuff - this Geet thing is above that! > > Yah, I know I left a bunch of factors out in the above comparison, but just > to get a taste of how ridiculous it is... > > I hear snake oil has similar properties... :-) > > Shad > > Christopher Phelan <ctp2nopsamgh.edu> wrote in message > news:38E7A7EC.961EAFFAnopsamgh.edu... > > They weren't talking about catalysts in the least, the geet system is an > entirly > > diffent method of introducing fuel into your engine, not a catalyst at > all. > > Maybe snake oil still, but read up before calling names . . . > > > > Shad Laws wrote: > > > > > Smells like snake oil..... BIG time. > > > > > > Think about this. How could you get better mileage? If you're lucky, > maybe > > > by a few points - no doubling or tripling here. How can you have > cleaner > > > air at a tailpipe than regular air? These claims seem ludicrous. They > are > > > saying that the products of burning hydrocarbons in air result in a > cleaner > > > air mixture than before. Umm...... right....... > > > > > > These catalysts have been advertized for awhile. They are all hoaxes. > Try > > > contacting them and asking real questions - I wonder if they'll > respond... > > > IMHO, these "add-ons" belong in the same category as those kewl oil > > > additives with teflon in them... > > > > > > Shad > > > > > > Christopher Phelan <ctp2nopsamgh.edu> wrote in message > > > news:38E78C46.B23CDA05nopsamgh.edu... > > > > As an alternative to propane, try GEET technology . . . It may end up > > > being > > > > cheaper, and if you can get it to work it would definitly be more > worth > > > your > > > > while. Check out this web-site: www.geet.com. Using their methods, > > > supposedly a > > > > plasma reaction is created which drastically increases mileage. Also, > > > supposedly > > > > various forms of fuels can be used in a gas engine, ranging from > straight > > > gas, > > > > to part gas part waste oil, and finally to 80% sea water 20% crude > oil. > > > They > > > > also claim that their engine technology puts out extremely low > emissions > > > (for > > > > instance, a test they did showed that the exhaust out of the tail pipe > was > > > > cleaner than the air). I have never actually seen it work, so I am a > > > little > > > > skeptical myself, but I have heard from many people who say it does > work, > > > so it > > > > may be worth a shot. Just an idea . . . > > > > > > > > anony_13 wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'm a 17 year-old looking for a used car. I'm known for my > > > unique-ness, > > > > > and would like to reflect that in the next car I buy. I have been > > > driving a > > > > > 1965 Bus, which is WONDERFUL for getting questions and admired for > it's > > > > > unique-ness. The only problem is that I'm limited to a 30 mile > range > > > due to > > > > > it's unpredictability and limited to 45 MPH max. Plus trying to > corner > > > it > > > > > in a strong wind is a safety hazard. > > > > > Frustrated with having to drive my mom's Carvan (where's the > > > uniqueness > > > > > in that, not to mention the clutch.) I'm embarking on a search to > find > > > a > > > > > used car. I've searched the classifieds online and in the paper and > > > there > > > > > are some cars that have gotten my interest, (as you can see all > > > Euopean's). > > > > > I've found: VW Jetta, VW Golf, Saab 900, and some Volvo's. > > > > > Added to my unique ness I'm looking for a car that has a > separate > > > cargo > > > > > compartment (I can seal off a hatchback) or a lot of room under the > car. > > > > > And I'd highly prefer a carburated engine... For my "science" > experiment > > > > > (and cost effectiveness) I plan on converting the car to run on > Propane. > > > > > And I need a place to put the tank (not allowed in a passenger > > > compartment, > > > > > and fuel injection is messy. > > > > > Anyone have any suggestions? Thank you for anytime you take to > > > answer. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Every time that wheel spins round, you're bound to cover just a little > > > more > > > > ground. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Every time that wheel spins round, you're bound to cover just a little > more > > ground. > > > > -- Every time that wheel spins round, you're bound to cover just a little more ground.

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