Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 15:56:16 -0500 From: "Shad Laws" <s-lawsnopsamedu> Subject: Re: Teenager Buying a used car
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. > >
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