ZEN- the science of clean engines and bureaucracy – The John Bennett Story

These two programs are from Ockham’s Razor Radio National which is heard each Sunday morning around 8:50. Always a good listen but these particular programs will be close to our hearts. If you scroll down you will find the Water By Pass System which was invented by John Bennett. It turns out John has quite a history and played a major roll in setting up the Ethanol and LNG systems in Brazil. He was to set up some buses here but it seems our government was hell bent on failure. We hope to have John come and address our meeting in the near future and I am sure that will be a real treat.

Listen here MP3: Zen, the science of clean engines and bureaucracy or from this site

Also a good listen Mp3 : Fuel saving follies or from this site

jMax Cell and Gadgetman Groove test Results

Vehicle base-line evaluation for fuel systems

OBJECTIVES – to measure a number of vital statistics around a vehicle and engine with all things being standard and then measuring the same parameters again after a modification to determine if there has been an improvement or degradation in fuel efficiency.

VEHICLE UNDER TEST – Toyota Corolla KE 70 1984 1.3 Litre. Over 240,000 km on the clock. Some big end knocking. Runs very well.

MEASUREMENTS AND METHODOLOGY
1 – Tyre Pressure set at 36 psi
2 – Timing set at 8° BTC
3 – Idle set at 700 RPM
4 – Petrol is Unleaded 91 Octane from pump 7 at Bell Street BP station. Tank Temperature is measured with an infrared instrument before and after the run. The tank is refuelled at the beginning of the run when the tank is the coolest and fuel is not expanded in volume. The nozzle is inserted into the filler tube to the first rib on the nozzle bend and filled slowly until the first auto cut out by the pump. This should give a standard refill.
5 – Exhaust temperature is measured after each run just below the manifold flange. At this stage it seems a bit difficult to get a reliable reading but will see how the reading shape up over a period of time.
6 – The chosen run is 42.30 km which is made up of about 15km of normal street driving and the remainder is on the free way where the speed is kept at a constant 90 km per hour where traffic permits. Street driving is around 60 to 70 km per hour where traffic permits. It is proposed to make the run each morning at about 10 am where possible.
7- Thermostat – 89° C
Notes: By following the above protocol should give a reliable evaluation of the vehicles standard performance from at least three runs before modifications.
All recordings will be recorded on a spread-sheet and members are encouraged to use this as a basis for all testing and may be developed and improved upon.

The average over five runs is 13.46 km per Litre. or 60.57 km per gallon or:
33.65 mpg which we will take as our base line figure.
We will now proceed to to test a variety of fuel modifications:
1 – The jMax Cell connected in a variety of configurations
a- Multi-core tube into air cleaner hanging over the carbie inlet
b- Open tube hanging over the carbie inlet and placed so that the air will have some draw on the cell
c- Blind connection to the inlet manifold
d- Blind connection to the thermostat housing
2 – A version of the Water4Gas cell wound as a spiral stainless mesh cells and air ia drawn into the cell and taken to manifold vacuum.

The cell manifests charged water much like the Joe cell and shows very promising results so far as a wire wound cell.
3- The water by-pass system to be fitted do determine efficiency improvements.
4- Magnets fitted to the fuel line to determine any change in efficiencies
5- To fit the Cold Vapourizer as the sole fuel system and then in conjunction with the j-Max cells and other viable Hybrid systems
6 – To test a variety of HOH cells as supplementary fuel systems.
7- To fit and test steam injection and the effects on fuel combustion and power improvements.

Gadget Groove Modificatrion: September 28-2009 Recently I became acquainted with Ron Hutton in the usa

and became familiar with the Throttle Body Groove modification. Somehow Ron was inspired with an idea that does give

very beneficial results in performance and economy.

So far I have modified an ancient 1980 Ford 250ci and achieved 25mpg from around 19mpg.

Today I modified the Corolla as tested above and achieved15.53 km/lt or 38.83mpg which is about a 13.3% gain on the base line.

The acceleration is excellent for a 1.3 litre engine which we had considered was at the end of its days, so very happy.

If anyone would like a throttle body modified I am happy to do it now. The next vehicle will be the Proton which is fuel injection.

See http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2222657 and

http://www.gadgetmantechnologies.com/content/urgent-updates

HOW IT WORKS: I guess we are all familiar with smoke rings. The groove that is etched around

the butterfly sets upa pulsed pressure wave that is like a smoke ring and totally changes the air flow

dynamics in the manifold and the engine it self, giving much improved combustion. There is a good

graphic on the Gadgetman web site showing this effect. I hope that this will be proven beyond all doubt

in the near future but so far it seems to be holding up.

Many test results on Ron’s website are quite spectacular in the order from 20% to even 80% better.

All up, quite an amazing innovation. I might add that the carbie mod is much more involved than the

fuel injection mod.

Well done Ron. More reports to come.

GADGET MAN INTRODUCES RADICAL NEW THROTTLE BODY -100% +, MORE MPG

This is definitely not an old idea recycled but a radical new idea based on very sound physics which I find extremely exciting. I have been privileged to have had the Gadget Man crash course in this technology and will be putting it to the test very shortly. This is just one of many technologies in the pipe line so we are excited to share in Ron’s journey as he and his team release new technologies.

Also another teaser but I cannot find out which units he tested. Maybe you can help.

WATER BY-PASS THERMAL EFFICIENCY BOOSTER

I have fitted a water by pass system to the Ford 250 and it is now ready for a run but I still have to fit the electric pump to get the volume of water through the head so that the temperature variation through the head and block is reduced to under 10 deg C.  In the normal mode the temperature can be around 40 deg C variation and this causes many problems.
Darryl was involved in the research with this system some years ago and claims a possible increase of up to 30 % in power and efficiency.
It would be a good idea to check your engines to see if they have in fact built in a by pass system and check to see if the water flow is a minimum of 10 litres per minute at idle. As the revs increase the flow should also increase. The great advantage with having the thermostat in the lower hose is that the water flow is not inhibited and can flow freely around the head at all times eliminating hot spots and steam around valve seats and off course all the associated wear.

Please see the video clip below.

ENGINE COOLING BY-PASS SYSTEM

Darryl O’Bryan has address several of our meetings and captivated the audience with his specialized knowledge and experience with the Otto Engine. . We are all excited when we hear of achieving better power and performance and especially when figures of 30% or more are talked about.  Many of our members are now doing some great projects such as the Plasma ignition systems and various individuals have brought along some great projects and even new motor systems.

The good news is that the association and several members have put in and bought several Craig Davey electric water pumps so that we can achieve up to 80 liters per min. We actually only want about 10 Liters per min at idle.

CONTROLLER UNIT NEEDED: Maybe someone can assist in making a controller that varies the pump volume (revs) in relation to the engine revs (ignition spark pulse) and to water temperature so that if the temp exceeds the thermostat rating the pump goes to capacity or a preset value. Should be simple enough for a clever technician so if anyone can assist that would be great.  (The Association can fund the project)

Joe and my self made some drawings of the various housings and have the aluminum to commence machining so that we can do some testing in the near future. I have a 1980 Ford and a 1984 Corolla I would like to test run and if anyone else would like to do some trials the pump will be available. We maybe able to get the housings manufactured on a CNC machine if there is sufficient interest later on. We will see how the results go.

Special thanks to Darryl for making this possible and those with big thirsty Diesels should pay particular attention.

This will give us a good base line for us to commence some serious HOH testing so lots to do folks and we are always looking for folk with time on their hands to get involved. Sadly such folk are very rare these days but if you know anyone, please invite them to our meetings and they are welcome to become involved. We welcome  initiative.

Craig Davey have been very generous in supplying the pumps at a special price for Association members so if you require a pump, please email me at  nutech@tpg.com.au. Also I have a DVD of Darryl’s  lecture on the water by-pass system if you are not familiar with it.

If you have any comments or information on this topic I am happy to add to this post.

Submitted by Ian Hacon  -  Secretary  03 94572814

2,757.1 MPG Achieved at 2009 Shell Eco-marathon Americas(R)

Distance, not speed, was the goal this weekend on the track at the 2009 Shell Eco-marathon Americas(R), a challenge for students to design, build and test fuel-efficient vehicles that travel the farthest distance using the least amount of fuel. This year, more than 500 students from North and South America were on hand to stretch the boundaries of fuel efficiency. So who came out on top?

The student team from Laval University, with an astonishing 2,757.1 miles per gallon, equivalent to 1,172.2 kilometres per liter, won the grand prize in the “Prototype” category. And in the “UrbanConcept” category – new to the Americas event this year – the team from Mater Dei High School took the grand prize by achieving 433.3 mpg, equivalent to 184.2 km/l.

With 44 participating teams at track competition was steep. This year’s challenge brought together a number of returning teams determined to beat the 2,843 mpg (1,208 km/l) record set by Mater Dei High School (Evansville, Ind.) in 2008, combined with a number of new teams adding fresh innovation and vehicle designs to the competition. “The Shell Eco-marathon is a platform for students to let their imaginations run wild,” said Mark Singer, global project manager for the Shell Eco-marathon. “By encouraging these students to build vehicles with greater energy efficiency, we hope this will help inspire others; and together we can find solutions that will help meet the global energy challenge.”

Note: Why so little media attention to this most exciting race for top gas mileage? And if high school students can build a car that gets over 2,500 mpg, what’s up with Detroit? Could big business be suppressing, or at the very least ignoring these inspiring inventions?

High Mileage Dreams by Joseph Danison

Since about 1977 I have been keen to track down a working High Mileage carburettor. In that quest I came across Allen Caggiano and his FIVS Vapor System claiming 113 mpg. I spent $1500 on a unit but if you read the full story you will see why I never received the unit.

Today we are bombarded with lots of political spin about climate change, global warming, greenhouse effect of the 80’s and all the big talk on solving the problems with more taxes. As time goes on it is all sounding very hollow and as you read this story of one man’s quest to help his ungrateful country achieve a greater degree of energy independence, you will see that once again a serious solution has been effectively suppressed.

Fuel vapourization is the key to high mileage and now we can have the additional benefit of HOH to assist in cracking the fuel and thus gain even higher efficiencies and cleaner combustion.  It is heartbreaking that no one is willing to support our quest to develop this technology but in time I do hope our little association can develop some  of this technology to a practical level. We now have much of the required knowledge but the time for research is always a problem. I hope this story will inspire our group to ‘have ago‘.   Ian

Excerpt…..The AllenCaggiano story and his FIVS fuel Vapour System

The first device he came up with was the FIVS Gen I. Phenomenal results on the first test run, 113 mpg! Then it blew up. Back to the drawing board. The FIVS Gen II performed reliably, giving equally fantastic results. Al began putting ads in the newspapers, looking for investors. An offer came in from a corporation in California to buy all rights for several million dollars. That was just chicken feed, Al believed, compared to the potential. He had his lawyer friend check out the company. It was a subsidiary of a subsidiary all owned by an oil company. Thanks, but no thanks! Deb was still on board at this point, though she began to get worried when the FBI came around. They told Al his vehicle violated the law and he should cease and desist.

Technically, they were right. It was against the law to alter a carburetor or remove the catalytic converter, which Al had done. Federal EPA regulations. But Al couldn’t take this more seriously than a mattress tag warning. The Gen II allowed the engine to burn fuel much more efficiently so that it also dramatically reduced emissions. A Gen II vehicle without a catalytic converter would be less polluting than a carbureted or fuel injected car using one! If the Feds wanted a fight, he’d give them one. He never backed down. He had the tenacity of a pit bull. Deb was biting her nails.

Two FBI agents showed up weeks later. One talked to Al to distract him while the other hopped into his Gen II modified Dodge station wagon and drove away. He never saw that car again. The FBI denied any knowledge of the incident. Al was outraged. He was beginning to see the writing on the wall. He advised Deb to stop worrying. He got another Dodge and installed a new Gen II. He painted the car a bright yellow and on the sides he wrote in bold black letters: “This car gets over 100 MPG and doesn’t pollute the air. The Big Boys are trying to make me and this car disappear. Help me!”

Please go to the link to read the full story. I have some plans of the system that I obtained when I tried to purchase one of his units. Hopefully I will post them if there is interest.

WANTED – 5KVA DIESEL GENERATOR SET FOR TESTING

I am wondering if anyone as a suitable small diesel generator set available for loan to establish a base line in fuel consuption and then trial some cells on it. Be great if we could get on loan a 5 kva gen set with as light a motor as possible. Air cooled OK. The Listers were around by the score but other makes have taken over the market these days but anything would be apprediated. We would like to trial the HOH and the Joe Cell to see how far we can stretch out the fuel economy under load. Please call 94572814 if you can assist.

Thanks guys.   Ian   94572814

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Kevin West’s System

This is an experimental project investigating the configuration of Kevin West’s alternator and PWM configuration.

http://www.waterforfuel.com/

A youtube video has been posted with the basic setup we have constructed which can be viewed here.

Initial Baseline Test

Edit Version of Live Broadcast on Sunday 29th of March, 2009

Test One

Test Two

Test Three

Kevin West’s manual can be downloaded here:

http://www.climtechsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/AlternatorWindingv420.pdf  Files Size is 8Mb

This is a picture of Kevin’s setup!

Please comment!

ICE Project Introduction

The I.C.E. Project was launched during the March, 2009 meeting gaining strong interest from the members present.

Inaugural – Team Members showing their support for the project.

A 13HP engine has been purchased to support the testing and trials over the comming months.