You couldn't use tapwater in the long term. There's too many contaminates like calcium, iron, etc.. You would eventually gunk up your system. The reason I call BS is that automakers would be putting systems on cars if they worked.eGoCeNTRoNiX wrote:Found this, but I'm still calling BS.. Dunno..
Run your car on water
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Despite many advances in auto technology over the years, cars today are generally not getting better gas mileage than they use to before all that technology, as far as EFI is concerned.
An example is comparing my '86 Volvo to the '95. The '95 has an all aluminum engine, dual overhead cams, center mounted spark plugs, newer EFI system YET doesn't get much better mileage than the '86 (which is far more basic in comparison). I see new car stickers everyday, even now, mileage still sucks considering todays technology.
I too tend to think all of these claims to improving mileage have to be BS because if it was true, an auto company would hire those inventors and be the first selling vehicles that got great mileage and they'd soon be making a buttload of money, putting all the other guys out of business. And no, no automaker is "in bed" with any oil companies like our government is.
An example is comparing my '86 Volvo to the '95. The '95 has an all aluminum engine, dual overhead cams, center mounted spark plugs, newer EFI system YET doesn't get much better mileage than the '86 (which is far more basic in comparison). I see new car stickers everyday, even now, mileage still sucks considering todays technology.
I too tend to think all of these claims to improving mileage have to be BS because if it was true, an auto company would hire those inventors and be the first selling vehicles that got great mileage and they'd soon be making a buttload of money, putting all the other guys out of business. And no, no automaker is "in bed" with any oil companies like our government is.
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Part of the problem is weight. Our govenmnent mandates that cars must survive a 45mph crash into a wall and have enough airbags to lift the Titanic. The consumer is also contributing to this by insisting that cars have this feature and that feature. You just can't buy a stripped car anymore. I remember in the early 90's you could pick up a new Ford Festiva for ~8K. The 1.6L with a manual transmission would get ~40-45 on the highway. My wife had a '93 and it sipped gas. The car was a little scary at 70mph but that's another story.normalicy wrote:True that, but it doesn't seem like the automakers are really taking things seriously yet. I mean, my friggen 12 year old car gets better milage than the hybrids. What's up?