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Old Jan 8, 2015 | 01:53 PM
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This sounds too good to be true. Has anyone looked into this or even applied it?
 
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 04:21 PM
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Yes, forget it!!
 
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Old Jan 14, 2015 | 12:57 AM
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It is not as easy as they make it sound. using hydrogen alone requires quite a bit of changes like timing, etc. and the results of burning Hydrogen is water which rusts valves and is tough on exhaust parts. Plus there is the whole storage issue and the hardship of making it on demand with acceleration needs.. I could go on forever...

something to think about... If you have a storage of hydrogen on your vehicle, what would happen in an accident?? can you say BOOM???
 
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Old Jan 14, 2015 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by jimvw57
It is not as easy as they make it sound. using hydrogen alone requires quite a bit of changes like timing, etc. and the results of burning Hydrogen is water which rusts valves and is tough on exhaust parts. Plus there is the whole storage issue and the hardship of making it on demand with acceleration needs.. I could go on forever...

something to think about... If you have a storage of hydrogen on your vehicle, what would happen in an accident?? can you say BOOM???

for BOOM factor alone, i'm walking away.
 
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Old Jan 14, 2015 | 09:13 PM
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Why I thought that was the one plus to this idea
 
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Old Jan 15, 2015 | 12:16 AM
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Interestingly enough, when gasoline explodes, the flame (or fireball) stays low to the ground and then goes up. With Hydrogen, the flame goes up first, then out (mushroom cloud). I would not like to be too close to either one.

Here is a sandwich bag of hydrogen from the generator we built, this is what happens when you melt the bag with a long lighter...
http://vid28.photobucket.com/albums/...Picture111.mp4
 
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