<VV> Myth busters - minimal Corvair

[Jay Pitchford]

The true meaning of "Your mileage may vary"

On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 9:32 PM, Grant Young <gyoungwolf at earthlink.net>wrote:

> I just watched a Myth Buster's show where they tested several mythical gas
> saving devices. Of course, none of them worked (magnets, vortex things,
> etc.). The addition of acetone (the ingredient in many additives) actually
> reduced mileage significantly. They were also not able to get a homemade
> hydrogen generator to work. They were able to get an engine to run by
> feeding hydrogen through the carburetor until it flashed back on them. The
> infamous 300 mpg carburetor actually only got about 15 mpg on a car that was
> getting 25 before they swapped out the GM 2 BBL. They reported than only
> about 4% of all devices ever tried have actually worked and the best was
> about a 7% increase. Oh well.
> The Carbmeister
>