Superheated fuel cell

SavageUrge · **Posted:** Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:26 am

Just wondering if anyone has heard of this concept / invention. A friend was telling me about a fuel cell that superheats the fuel and essentially vaporizes it immediately prior to injection into the cylinder. Apparently the individual that invented this is obtaining mileage of over 100mpg!? Outrageous, I know - this is why my skepticism meter pegged as soon as he said it. I've searched around online but cannot find anything on it. Does anyone know what this is all about, or is it just another hoax?

USPLibby · **Joined:** Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:29 am **Posts:** 377

Expanding the fuel too much before ignition will only reduce your fuel to air mixture = loss of power, and a reason for all of the "cold air" type intakes on the market designed to increase the fuel air density and produce more hp and torque.

SnowgodCCR · **Posted:** Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:09 am

Hoax.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sun Apr 15, 2007 12:08 pm

Hot fuel=less power.Get a cool can and you'll get better power.Look them up in Jegs or Summit,they are race proven for years.

EOD-KJ · **Posted:** Sun Apr 15, 2007 1:39 pm

are you that worried about your MPG? jeez...every post i see from you is about how to save .000001 MPG

just fork up the extra 20 cents !!

:lol:

SavageUrge · **Posted:** Sun Apr 15, 2007 2:35 pm

Actually EOD-KJ, I am extremely anal about my gas mileage. Ever since it dropped when the price peaked at over $3/gallon, I got P/O'd at the petroleum companies, and am determined to stick it to 'em. I'm not giving up my KJ though! I always try to be ahead of the curve, that's why I'm trying different things.

EOD-KJ · **Posted:** Sun Apr 15, 2007 2:43 pm

SavageUrge wrote:

Actually EOD-KJ, I am extremely anal about my gas mileage. Ever since it dropped when the price peaked at over $3/gallon, I got P/O'd at the petroleum companies, and am determined to stick it to 'em. I'm not giving up my KJ though! I always try to be ahead of the curve, that's why I'm trying different things.

i know what you mean....regular is at like 2.89 (on base) to 3.30 out in honolulu (most expensive part of hawaii)

when i first got to hawaii it was 2.20, and THAT was high for the country

hawaii gas prices rival NYC...it sucks

hows it up where you are

Dje Ryu · **Posted:** Sun Apr 15, 2007 3:48 pm

Was $2.60/gal when I filled up last week.

SoDakJeep · **Posted:** Sun Apr 15, 2007 3:50 pm

South Dakota is like 2.79 for 89 unleaded with 10% ethenol and was at 3.01 last summer haha so its not to bad around here. It actually fell below two bucks to like 1.96 for about a week awhile ago....now its back up.

swyszomirski · **Joined:** Sat Oct 01, 2005 2:59 am **Posts:** 286

In Santa Cruz, Ca. yesterday, 87 was $3.31/ gal

, and in Los Gatos (expensive, rich town down the highway) two days ago, 91 went for $3.99/gal !! Grumble, mumble, but I love my KJ... only wish I could lean the mix out a bit. At Reno two weeks ago, the high altitude leaned it out and the mileage went up without a noticable loss in power. Now back at sea level, she is more hungry again....

stephen

Edvalencia · **Posted:** Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:53 pm

One of my drivers was obsessed about a similar device (can't remember the name of the top of my head). They had this whole website with (supposed) customer reviews, etc. They were selling it for several hundred dollars.
Although I tried to talk him out of it, he went ahead and sent them the money.
He never recevied anything.

jcphoto20 · **Joined:** Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:36 am **Posts:** 507

the fuel heating devices were somewhat effective sometimes on carbureted engines if they had a fuel atomization problem. they dont seem to help fuel injected ones.

87 has been $3.37 here for a few weeks

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