Kimball Larsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Since the HHO burns with the gasoline, while your engine does not > change its tuning (ie, the same amount of gasoline is provided by the > carb/fuel injector as normal) more power is provided by the engine - > this results in an increase in torque and horsepower.
You get more power by running a leaner mixture, actually. Running too lean can cause pre-detonation, or engine knock, which can destroy your engine. Injecting something besides fuel (such as water) can provide the same ignition dampening effect, providing the efficiency and power gains of running a leaner mixture without blowing up your engine. So, adding more gas to your engine produces both lower efficiency and lower power. What you want to add is more air, and just enough fuel and possibly other things to provide optimum combustion of that air. The EFI system in modern cars is fairly flexible, and is based primarily on engine speed, air temperature, and air flow. It's got sensors that measure each of these values, and a program that correlates them to the proper ignition and injection timing. Hooking something up that changes the combustion properties of the air entering the engine without either fooling the sensors or reprogramming the maps is likely to be detrimental. --Levi /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */