"Water for gas" kit a scam?
By Matt Jansen
Lots of people right now are searching for ways to save money, and that makes them eager to accept new ideas on how to approach life more efficiently. But when it comes to spending cash on trendy technology like water for gas kits it usually pays to keep a healthy dose of skepticism.
The idea behind the water for gas kits is simple, separate the hydrogen from the oxygen in water and burn it to release energy. Supposedly it’s easy to install and promises to increase gas mileage.
But this site scrolls on for a long time, showing various testimonials and examples how how its water for gas kit was implemented. Here’s an example of the language used, trying to sell a DIY eBook:
Every vehicle is different, and we cannot promise exact numbers, but here’s what we have experienced.
We invite you to test this technology for yourself just like we have done, and just like 1000’s of vehicle owners and fleet managers from around the world have done.
Introducing any fuel other than gasoline to a combustion engine risks car damage because they are specialized to process the hydrocarbons in oil, according to Scientific American.
Most internal combustion engines, which, after all, are highly engineered pieces of machinery, are tuned to specific fuels (which is also why premium gasoline won’t deliver benefits to an engine not designed for it). Although BMW and others have designed cars that can switch back and forth from burning hydrogen to burning gasoline, most cars aren’t that capable. And any savings on fuel must be carefully weighed against the cost of the kit, which can run to thousands of dollars for an electrolyzer—a machine that splits water with electricity (which is also rising in price, by the way).
The lack of any hard commitments on sites trying to sell eBooks on how to build water for gas kits speaks to a lack of consistent results. And by installing the kit, you risk voiding the vehicle warranty or worse, damaging the engine itself if the system ends up with any piece installed incorrectly.
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Stumble It!
September 5th, 2008
Please put me down for not a scam. I have $200.00 into a home belt unit and the least MPG gain was 5. I have gotten as much as 15 MPG above my highway average. I ran 160 miles on 6 gallons and was towing. I have belt and am testing units for my other vehicles and have one in my daily driver. Did I state that our family daily drive is a Chevy Silverado full cab short bed?
(Addison-Wesley, 1998), Feynman made these wise observations
“The exception tests the rule.” Or, put it another way. “The exception proves that the rule is wrong.” That is the principle of science. If there is an exception to any rule, and if it can be proved by observation, that rule is wrong
Garage junky
Rui
September 16th, 2008
Is it really a scam?
if you don’t satisfy you can asked for refund..no more pain
You don’t have to try something to understand that it works.
I’ve seen facts on the news and all over the Internet, that running a car on water IS possible.
Even that I haven’t tried doing it, it doesn’t mean that it’s impossible.
Have you searched for other sites? Did you see it?
may be you should see this…. it’s has review many sites like water4gas,runyourcaronwater etc.
You can truly get better mileage…… http://carwaterguide.blogspot.com