BoyntonStu
- Joined Apr 18, 2009
- 52
You are confusing 2 separate issues; Altitude and HHO.You missed the "Important Part": The oxygen sensors are not meant to be water sensors, and thus the ECU/PCM sees the engine runnin, too rich.
O2 Sensors are designed to give a value relative to the combustion efficiency running on the fuel the vehicle was designed for, it is a closed loop system (Airflow, throttle, injectors, and exhaust measurement) .
Altering the fuel the vehicle was designed for causes the ECU to think the engine is running too rich, based on faulty data received from the oxygen sensors. The feedback loop is broken, and the engine runs lean.
I notice you did not address the point of about the car getting only 4 mpg of liquid Hydrogen. It isn't an efficient fuel for an internal combustion engine.
--ETA: If this were not the case, there would be no "O2 sensor modifications" promoted within the HHO communities.
I have been discussing the use of duct tape to restrict the air and to fool the car into thinking it is at high altitude. No HHO, No leaning.
I have hands on experience over many tanks of gas that shows MPG improvement with the duct tape. My next step will be to install a butterfly and a solenoid to flip the butterfly open for full power.
HHO: I have not installed it in my car. I am the designer of the Amoeba Cell which is a very small (if not the smallest) and efficient HHO generator capable of 2+ LPM.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC83XDnC4vc etc.
I have no first hand knowledge of increased MPG using HHO.
Of the thousands of HHO experimenters, I know 2 that I trust.
They both claim increased MPG and I believe them but I would not say that increase MPG is a fact until I replicate the results.
As for emissions, I have seen videos of the Emission Station printouts of several installations. In addition NASA conducted a test on a Cadillac V-8 and they saw reduced emissions.
Read it here:
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19770016170_1977016170.pdf
FWIW
BoyntonStu