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1) Will I have the same power with the HAFC Kit installed?
2) Will the water in the fuel cell freeze?
3) Does the HAFC technology yield the same proportional savings for city as for highway?
4) Will the HAFC perform the same in cold and/or hot weather?
5) Is it 100% legal? Can I still take my car across different states or to Canada/Mexico?
6) Why am I required to fill out a quotation request for the PICC?
7) Why is it that the PICC does not have a fixed price?
8) Can I trust this technology for long trips?
9) Will it in any way affect my catalytic converter or any other part of my engine?
10) How will the water gas affect the metal inner parts of my engine?
11) Is it safe in case of an accident & will anything explosive or corrosive be exposed?
12) If the HAFC technology is so good, why doesn't it come standard with my car?
13) If I sell my car can I take the HAFC out and put it into my new one?
14) If I do get the 50% MPG increase (or more) but for some reason I don't want it, will you take it back?
15) Where can I see a working application in my area?
16) Why are you selling these fuel technologies?
17) How long have you been selling the HAFC and how many happy customers can vouch for it?
18) How long can I expect my HAFC to last?
19) Will installing a Hydro Assist Fuel Cell void my new car warranty?
20) What about state or federal emission system tampering laws?
21) Why don't you publish a list of your trained mechanics?
22) When will the PICC be released to the public?
23) How do you measure the before and after fuel economy results?
24) Will the HAFC work in my diesel car?
25) What size fuel cell do we need for our vehicle?
26) Do you have enough trained mechanics to get my HAFC installed right away?
27) If proper “tuning” is the key to savings, how often do we need to have the optimizer tuned?
28) Why buy the Hydro-Assist Fuel Cell now rather than just waiting for the PICC?
29) Is there anything else that the owner is required to do to maintain the system?
30) What kind of mileage increase can I realistically expect?
31) If I don’t get an increase of 50% but I am pleased with my savings can I keep it?
32) Why should I purchase my HAFC kit(s) as soon as possible?
33) Is there any government credits or incentives available to HAFC owners?
34) Where can I find contact information of satisfied customers?
35) How does this HAFC technology compare to other hybrid kits out there?
36) How does this kit compare to just buying a new hybrid car?
37) Has the HAFC system been independently tested?
38) Has the PICC been accepted by the EPA as an authorized catalytic converter?
39) Can we install the HAFC kit on a leased vehicle?
40) What happened to the electric car?
41) Will the HAFC work on gas powered stationary generators and/or water pumps?
42) Why not just wait for the PICC to be ready for market?
43) Why buy an HAFC when I know where to get a cheap hydrogen separator?
44) What about all these negative claims on the Internet?
1) Will I have the same power with the HAFC Kit installed?
Yes, you will actually experience increased power with the addition of our water gas (aka Brown's Gas) which has 5 times the energy potential of regular gasoline along with the octane boost to your fuel you will get with our patented gasoline "HAFC Covalizer" and our Xtra Diesel/Bio-Diesel.
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2) Will the water in the fuel cell freeze?
No, it will get slushy under very cold conditions. The electrical current moving through the fuel cell in combination with the heat from your engine will thaw out the caustic solution very quickly and the unit will resume the production of water gas. In extremely cold climates (-10C and below) you would benefit from our optional fuel cell heater accessory.
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3) Does the HAFC technology yield the same proportional savings for city as for highway?
Yes, if you currently get 18 city and 22 highway and only achieve the guaranteed 50% increase you would than be at, or very close to, 27 city and 33 highway.
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4) Will the HAFC perform the same in cold and/or hot weather?
Our test results have shown even better mileage results in cold weather, most likely due to the fact your windows are all the way up and your air conditioning is off. In very hot climates it is recommended you check the water level in your fuel cell regularly, if not optimally charged it is more likely to froth up in hot weather conditions.
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5) Is it 100% legal? Can I still take my car across different states or to Canada/Mexico?
Yes, we are not modifying your engine or emission system in any way. We are conditioning the gasoline you are currently using and complementing the combustion process with an alternative fuel source. It is comparable to converting your vehicle to propane, which as far as we can determine, is legal in all 50 states and Canada. CARB or California Air Resources Board certification is pending. See also question 20 concerning tampering laws
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6) Why am I required to fill out a quotation request for the PICC?
Filling out a quotation request for a PICC provides us with important market information for our potential Pre Ignition Catalytic Converter customers. If it becomes necessary to custom manufacture the PICC for each make and model vehicle obviously we would want to concentrate on the most popular models first and than work our way down the list.
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7) Why is it that the PICC does not have a fixed price?
Research is still continuing and the final market prices has yet to be determined, however at this time we believe 6 sizes or models will encompass all cars and pickups on the road today. If that indeed proves to be the case, the PICC will be the same price whether you have a 7.4 liter engine in a new Hummer or a '95 Chevy pickup. We believe the average price will be around $4,500 to $5,000 for the complete package. The PICC will cost $1,000 less than full retail for those with an existing Hydro Assist Fuel Cell installed.
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8) Can I trust this technology for long trips?
You would exercise the same common sense you relied on before the HAFC addition. It is a good practice to never drop below 1/2 tank of fuel; the more air in your fuel tank creates more evaporation of your fuel vapors and therefore less fuel economy. More common sense tips on fuel economy are located on this Mileage Calculator page.
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9) Will it in any way affect my catalytic converter or any other part of my engine?
Yes, it will extend the life of your existing catalytic converter by burning more of your fuel before being exhausted through your catalytic converter. The main cause for catalytic converter replacement is due to clogging by unburnt fuel. The HAFC will also increase the life of your engine by cleaning out all the built up sludge from unburnt fuel.
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10) How will the water gas affect the metal inner parts of my engine?
There is a certain amount of water in the gasoline you are using now and we have no control over that. Our process does not introduce any water in liquid form into your engine. The water gas line has a dryer installed and this gas line should be introduced into your air intake system in front of the air cleaner to guard against any possibility of any remaining moisture entering into your engine.
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11) Is it safe in case of an accident & will anything explosive or corrosive be exposed?
The fuel cell is wired into the same circuit as your fuel pump. Fuel pump off = fuel cell off. Also the water gas is not explosive in it's pure form. It is implosive. It only becomes explosive when mixed with your fuel inside the cylinders. In case of an improperly wired installation where the fuel cell does not shut off, our water gas is lighter than air and would immediately dissipate into the atmosphere.
The caustic mixture contained in the fuel cell is corrosive, similar to the liquid in your battery. It would take a lot of force to rupture our automotive grade plastic case which is similar in construction to your battery's plastic case.
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12) If the HAFC technology is so good, why doesn't it come standard with my car?
That is a question for the auto manufactures to answer. It is a well-known fact that vaporized fuel greatly increases fuel economy and reduces emissions.
The History Channel did one of their Modern Marvel series on Gasoline that documents these facts very well.
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13) If I sell my car can I take the HAFC out and put it into my new one?
Yes, but why when you can get a much better price out of your old car with the increased fuel economy? There are used car dealerships modifying their inventory with our HAFC technology now to offer a superior product over their competitors. For example, say you are selling your '02 Honda Accord and there are 2 others in the classifieds. Now, if you could include 66 or better mpg in your ad and document that fact, which of the 3 would sell first and for a higher price?
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14) If I do get the 50% MPG increase (or more) but for some reason I don't want it, will you take it back?
No, we have performed our part of the transaction by providing you a product that attained or exceeding the advertised benefits in our Savings Warrantee.
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15) Where can I see a working application in my area?
We do not give out our customer's information for obvious reasons. However, we have an ever-growing list of trained mechanics all over North America and some foreign countries. Contact information for our closest certified mechanics will be supplied to our customers only. Our mechanics are very busy people and do not have time to be showing the HAFC to people and answering questions. See also question # 34
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16) Why are you selling these fuel technologies?
As a business to bring a high demand product to market and make a profit in doing so. As concerned citizens, the satisfaction of doing our part to reduce dependence on foreign oil sources and the emissions we all have to breath.
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17) How long have you been selling the HAFC and how many happy customers can vouch for it?
The HAFC Kit was first introduced to the UCSA dealer network and their affiliates back in May of '07 for field-testing and we have come a long way since than. Our major obstacle has been in overcoming the ECM or Electronic Control Module (your on-board computer) especially on the newer vehicles. Everything included in the kit has been on the market for years in various forms and with varying results excluding our exclusive optimizer.
What we have discovered is any device that is installed (or fuel additive) to increase your fuel economy by an average of 10% or more results in your ECM going into a default or full rich mode destroying any gains you may have achieved. Is this intentionally designed into the system by the auto manufactures? You decide, we believe so and have an abundance of evidence to prove exactly that.
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18) How long can I expect my HAFC to last?
The 1 year parts warranty covers you for any possibility of a defective part getting past our quality control measures. The Hydro Assist Fuel Cell kit components are constructed and designed to last well past the expected lifetime of your vehicle.
- The double fuel cell is constructed of high impact plastic with no moving parts. If properly installed and charged (15 amp +/- draw on the circuit per cell) and producing the correct amount of gas (+/- 1 liter per minute per cell) it is functioning properly.
- The vaporizer is constructed of aluminum casting wrapped in permanent magnets and will not deteriorate over time. The only defect that could possibly occur with the vaporizer would be a thread problem on the fittings.
- Our exclusive optimizer consists of electronics and like any electronic devise either functions properly or is defective.
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19) Will installing a Hydro Assist Fuel Cell void my new car warranty?
Not unless they can prove a component of the HAFC Kit caused a failure, and we will go to bat side by side with you if any auto manufacture makes such a claim.
US Code - Title 15, Chapter 50, Sections 2301-2312 Legally, a vehicle manufacturer can not void the warranty on a vehicle due to an after-market part unless they can prove that the after market part caused or contributed to the failure in the vehicle. If your vehicle manufacturer fails to honor emission/warranty claims, contact the EPA at (202) 260-2080 or www.epa.gov. If federal warranty protection is denied, contact the FTC at (202) 326-3128 or www.ftc.gov.
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20) What about state or federal emission system tampering laws?
The installation of the Hydro Assist Fuel Cell Kit does NOT involve the disassembly, assembly, or removal of any components of your emission control system for the purpose of repair or replacement. We do not disassemble those components; we leave them right in place to function as the auto manufacture designed them. The HAFC Kit does include our special computerized optimizer to enhance the process to the advantage of our customers.
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21) Why don't you publish a list of your trained mechanics?
We are adding trained mechanics on a daily basis, graduating trainers via the four training options now available, so the database is continuously growing.
From the company's perspective, they want their trained professionals training others and installing product, not fielding non-customer questions at all hours of the day and night. Any mechanic can install the components of your HAFC kit. A mechanic familiar with automotive electrical systems should install the optimizer. A mechanic advertising auto diagnostics services should have no problem tuning the system. As an existing customer you may also request our full 6 DVD training series to provide all information necessary to any qualified automotive professional.
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22) When will the PICC be released to the public?
That is a good question. The public debut of our Pre Ignition Catalytic Converter was held at the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference on March 4th - 6th, 2008 in Washington, DC.
We want all concerned citizens to understand what it will take for us to solve your fuel economy problems and North America's as well. We have your answer, but having the technology is only one part of the solution. We reported at the WIREC event in DC as we pointed to the Pre Ignition Catalytic Converter unveiling, "This is the most fuel efficient and least polluting vehicle in America, but it is illegal to run it on the highway!" The reason for that is that in order to install the PICC, we have to remove your existing factory-installed catalytic converter and re-program the current emissions control system (your on-board computer). For more information on our PICC approval process and how you can help, please view our "Getting EPA Approval" page.
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23) How do you measure the before and after fuel economy results?
The Orange test outlined below compares oranges to oranges scientifically and is the only way to accurately measure your fuel economy.
Caution - DO NOT use your cruise control on wet or icy pavement!
Find a freeway (or non-congested stretch of highway) with at least three lanes going in both directions and an entrance and exit ramp on both sides (or a designated u-turn area). It should be the straightest and most level strip of roadway available to you. There must be a filling station at your chosen starting point.
Stop at your start point and fill-up your vehicle on the slow flow setting until it clicks off the first time (this could be anywhere from 90-95% of capacity depending on make & model but will be the same every-time with the same pump).
Travel at least twenty miles or more to a designated u-turn and head back to your starting point. Use cruise control to maintain a constant speed of 55, 65 or whatever mph in both directions.
Return to the filling station you filled up at and re-fill your vehicle at the same pump exactly as before.
The amount of fuel used to travel your chosen distance (must be a minimum of 40 miles or 65 kilometers) will determine your fuel economy under controlled highway conditions.
Divide the total distance traveled by the amount of fuel used to calculate your miles per gallon, miles per liter or kilometers per gallon/liter. (or use this easy fuel economy calculator tool).
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24) Will the HAFC work in my diesel car?
No, not yet anyway. The HAFC kit has not been properly researched for diesel engines. The current kit is only designed for gasoline engines. A diesel version of our HAFC technology is now in testing and, if feasible, will be introduced soon. While our diesel customers wait, they may want to consider trying our new "Xtra Diesel/BioDiesel" covalizer. It was recently tested in an '05 Dodge pickup with a 5.7 liter Cummins engine. The fuel efficiency improved from 19 clear up to 26 MPG. It will be available through the JeffOtto.com shopping cart as soon as they receive inventory.
Diesel powered vehicle owners may still apply for a quote for the PICC, because that technology will be designed for diesel as well as gasoline engines. In fact, we believe we will be able to improve the mileage of 18 wheeler trucks by 4 or 5 times with the PICC technology.
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25) What size fuel cell do we need for our vehicle?
The HAFC quote(s) you receive back will be universal and the new design double cell will be shipped unless otherwise specified. The fuel cell kits are designed to be used on all vehicles. If you have a 6 cylinder, hooking up both sides of the double cell unit will be your mechanic's option, based upon the amount of amperage available with your car's electrical system.
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26) Do you have enough trained mechanics to get my HAFC installed right away?
ANY mechanic should have the ability to install the HAFC components from the directions included in the kit without ever receiving specialized training. You may also request our full 6 DVD training series to assist them. Dutchman Inc. currently has numerous certified trainers across the USA, Canada, and around the world with the ability to certify local mechanics to properly do the installation.
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27) If proper “tuning” is the key to savings, how often do we need to have the optimizer tuned?
Proper “tuning” is, indeed the key. There are some cars that only require installation and do not need to be tuned. Unlike getting a tune-up, this “tuning” does not have to be done every year. In the event of a total failure and shutting down of the electrical system in your vehicle, it may have to be repeated, but that is pretty much it. The various fuel saving devices of the kit can be doing their job, but many times the on board computer has been set up in a manner to defeat fuel improvement devices. You may wonder how that is in the interests of the manufacturer, but when the fuel burns too clean, there is no carbon build up or sludge that wears out the engine and the engine lasts three times as long and you keep the car longer without trading it in on a new model.
In a great many instances your vehicles computer is designed to actually defeat any fuel saving devices. In our case, our mini-computer (the Optimizer) is hooked up to the manufacturer’s computer and our Optimizer teaches their computer how to accept and manage our system without rejecting it or the savings. We do this in a manner that is legal in all states. Our computer is “the good wife”. It makes their computer think it was its own idea.
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28) Why buy the Hydro-Assist Fuel Cell now rather than just waiting for the PICC?
That would not be a very wise decision in that the HAFC is a component part of the PICC package. The HAFC alone is guaranteed to increase your fuel economy right now by at least 50% while the PICC upgrade for your model car is being perfected.
There is nothing to lose in getting the benefit of the HAFC right now while the PICC technology to become available. It basically costs you absolutely nothing extra! Many people, particularly those with four-cylinder cars, will discover that the HAFC is so effective that the extra cost to upgrade into the PICC will not be cost effective. In that case the whole thing was achieved with a kit that cost around a eleven hundred dollars. We currently have around two dozen cars with the HAFC portion that have increased their mileage, on our scientific mileage test, of over one hundred miles per gallon! Why spend a few thousand more dollars improving that? You may stop at the HAFC and not even upgrade. It will be your choice.
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29) Is there anything else that the owner is required to do to maintain the system?
Yes, the gasoline that is going into you engine is in the form of a long chain molecule that is hard to burn completely. Those covalent bonds can be broken down to make that fuel burn faster and more completely. We have developed our special, patented "HAFC Covalizer" that you carry in a 16 ounce bottle. It takes 1/2 ounce for every ten gallons of gas you put into your fuel tank. One 16 ounce container comes with your kit and will treat 320 gallons of gasoline. Additional "HAFC Covalizer" is available directly through us for $19.95 each for singles. While this is an inconvenience, you will get use to it and it is a lot more inconvenient to work twice as hard to earn the money for the extra cost of your fuel.
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30) What kind of mileage increase can I realistically expect?
That depends on a lot of different factors. The condition of your car has a lot to do with it. Has it been well maintained and serviced? We have had some makes and models that are the same, but some vehicles do better or worse. For example, one V-8 F-150 Ford pickup was only able to achieve a 56% increase in mileage, while another one we installed went from 11 mpg highway to 33 mpg. The size or horsepower of your car seems to have a lot to do with it. Four cylinder vehicles almost always double mileage, while the bigger V-8s usually get more like a 60 to 70% increase. One of our specialists did a 1998 Airstream motor home that went from 6.8 miles per gallon to 22 mpg! There are exceptions.
Of course the smaller increase means more to the owner of the bigger gas guzzlers, because it uses twice as much gas and usually only gets half the mileage. What is better... all of a little or half of a lot? It all comes out pretty even, actually. We are absolutely guaranteeing you a 50% increase in mileage, but it should double. We have had a few vehicles that even our tuning specialists just were not able to get the increase. It is very rare, and we do not fully understand why. Some vehicles have mechanical problems that would take a lot of time and money to diagnose (perhaps the on board computer needs replacing).
On the rare occasions we run into that we would rather just refund the money for the kit and accept the defeat. Of course the customer can spend the money repairing the vehicle and then achieve the mileage increase or keep the kit and put it on another vehicle. That does not mean that when the PICC is ready for that vehicle we will not be able to do a lot with the PICC. The PICC technology by-passes the computer altogether. We believe our PICC will get every personal vehicle on the road over 100 miles per gallon (even SUVs).
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31) If I don’t get an increase of 50% but I am pleased with my savings can I keep it?
The minimum savings guarantee is a benefit offered to our customers and it is completely the consumer’s decision whether or not to avail themselves of it. We are sure that if you only happened to achieve a 45% savings, most people (especially with large pick ups and SUVs) would still be ecstatic with that. The savings guarantee is there to absolutely assure all customers that we will at least meet or exceed that standard. The choice of enforcing it or not is entirely yours. You can be assured that we will cheerfully refund the cost of the kit if it falls short of our pledge.
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32) Why should I purchase my HAFC kit(s) as soon as possible?
We believe that we are in the process of revolutionizing the entire automobile industry. What we have witnessed in our research on the PICC is more than exciting. We know that big business is always resistant to change. We are taking the challenge of growing sales and infrastructure over the next three or four months. The purpose is to set up the opportunity to force the acceptance of the Pre-Ignition Catalytic Converter beyond usual political temptations.
If we have upwards of 100,000 HAFCs to convert to the PICC, we have all we need to explode it onto the market. The car manufacturers are straining to get 35 miles per gallon with SUVs by the year 2020 and we can modify any SUV in America to get way more than twice that goal right away! Does that not change everything? We can have the manufacturing set up to meet that explosive growth, assuming a very successful HAFC program. So, we are pushing hard to create and keep up with a fast growing market.
Shipping MUST operate on a “first come; first served” basis. To avoid any frustration from our customers, we have a plan to grow methodically. It is our hope that we will never fall behind in our goal of following through on orders within a few weeks time at most. But, think about it. The early bird gets the worm. If it goes crazy, as anyone should see it could, it could get harder and harder to keep within a few weeks of orders. And keep in mind the HAFC is available for worldwide distribution, in some countries the price of gasoline NOW is over $6 a gallon. Every day you do not have our technology is just more wasted gasoline money and pollution!
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33) Is there any government credits or incentives available to HAFC owners?
We have not fully researched this for a definitive answer but provide the following web site for the US Department of Energy for your information:
Alternative Fuels & Advanced Vehicles Data Center
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34) Where can I find contact information of satisfied customers?
May we first ask you a question? Would you want to be inundated with calls from complete strangers wanting to know how your HAFC is doing? The company behind the manufacturing is currently running (July ‘08) full page ads in national magazines that comprise a total subscriber list of over twenty million readers. Needless to say we are getting quite busy.
That is why we have done something even better than giving out the private information of our customers (which will never be divulged without prior consent). We are offering you the best reference you could ever get… We are offering YOU as a reference for yourself. We are offering you the chance to try our HAFC kit on your own vehicle. If it does not perform at the guaranteed level you can return it for a 100% refund of ALL the money you paid for your HAFC kit less shipping costs.
We have been offering our hundreds of customers that very same offer since July of 2007 and there are no complaints. There are no customers who have ever exercised that guaranteed right with any authorized dealer and been denied their full refund. The only thing we ask is to give it a fair evaluation (via a controlled before and after mileage test) and return it in resalable condition.
Who else guarantees a 50% improvement in fuel economy? No one except us, AND WE MEAN IT!The greatest reference you could get is a local mechanic who knows your vehicle and is able to review our DVD Training Series for a hundred dollar refundable deposit and can tell you that the technology makes sense. Where do you have a better chance of getting the gasoline monkey off of your back and out of your pocket?
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35) How does this HAFC technology compare to other hybrid kits out there?
In the case of the hybrid concept you are taking the losses from having to use the brakes and stop or slow down the vehicle to power an alternator to charge a battery and store inertial energy that would otherwise have been lost. You take that potential energy from lost inertia and use it to create momentum. That is a great idea! Of course it works better in city driving with the stop and go scenario.
Is it worth the effort and the cost? That is the big question only you can answer. To modify a car into a hybrid after it has been manufactured, can cost $5,000 or more with the other hybrid kits that can be purchased. They average a return of an additional 8 or so miles per gallon. But, now there is another way, our HAFC kit for now that will soon mature into our PICC technology for mind boggling fuel economy.
Does it make more sense to spend 5K or so on a hybrid kit to gain a possible 8 miles per gallon or to spend $1,100 ($1700 including recommended installation costs) on our HAFC technology to increase your mileage by a guaranteed 50% or more? Of course, when the PICC is available, we believe all cars will get over 100 miles per gallon and that the complete PICC modification (including the HAFC) is not expected to be as expensive as the current so-called hybrid modification kits other vendors are currently offering.
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36) How does this kit compare to just buying a new hybrid car?
Hybrid car modifications are the first good fuel economy idea to come out of Detroit for more than two decades. The car manufacturers can more easily offer a hybrid version of any model (they control the computer). The price difference between a regular car and its hybrid equivalent vehicle can be substantial. For example, the Honda Civic EX costs $3,090 more for a combined mileage difference of 13 more miles per gallon for an average of 42 mpg.
It is much less than the cost of buying one of the other kits and modifying the vehicle after it has been manufactured. Of course we have a ‘07 Honda Civic that we have modified with our HAFC kit. It currently gets 85 miles per gallon highway and a combined mileage of 59 miles per gallon rather than the 42 mpg of the manufactured hybrid. Our HAFC costs less than half the difference in total to buy and install and is providing more than twice as much additional mileage. It should be easy to see the value of an HAFC upgrade.
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37) Has the HAFC system been independently tested?
The company has been in the process of requesting CARB testing since December ‘07 for our HAFC system. We are working with a California engineering firm to do a protocol unit for testing and there is little doubt we will obtain CARB certification on the HAFC. We believe that the CARB program is a sincere effort to protect the environment and we intend to co-operate fully with their efforts.
Many cars that have failed a smog inspection for the third time have been modified to the HAFC and passed with flying colors. In fact, when people fail inspection, modifying a car with our HAFC technology is the best way to get it passed. The 2007 Honda Civic shown at the renewable energy show in Washington DC was smog tested in New Jersey. It was allowed 100 hydrocarbons. With the HAFC system in place, it had only 11 and absolutely no carbon monoxide (NOX)!
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38) Has the PICC been accepted by the EPA as an authorized catalytic converter?
Not yet. We believe, however, that the EPA will have no choice but to approve it since the exhaust is so clean you can breath it. We also believe that our PICC will set a new standard for emission control in the automotive industry.
It may happen right away, or it may take time to get past the politics. In any event, we can all be enjoying the benefits of the HAFC technology now while we await EPA approval for this new revolution in catalytic converters. If you have yet to view our introduction video on the PICC technology we invite you to do so now and make your own determinations.
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39) Can we install the HAFC kit on a leased vehicle?
That depends on the contract that you signed with your leasing company. We suggest that you, or your legal counsel, review that document and determine what is stated concerning after market products. It, most likely, says nothing about this subject. If it states nothing about that, then we believe you will be fine, especially since the total HAFC system can be removed at any time.
When the HAFC kit is removed, the car is immediately returned to its original condition. It would be like in the old days when the horse died, you just removed the saddle and put in our your next horse.
In the case of the PICC, we are working on a lending program whereby, if a customer commits to a PICC conversion, our lenders will most likely refinance their current lease. They are well aware that the PICC will dramatically increase the value of any vehicle.
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40) What happened to the electric car?
The electric car was the dumbest idea ever! They claim that electricity is “clean energy” and that is a HUGE lie! Well over half of all the electricity produced in this country is made from coal.
You take coal, the worst possible energy source that creates acid rain, and make the “clean” electricity from it, doing more damage to the environment than using gasoline in your car could ever do. Then send it over transmission lines with line loses of 10-15% and plug your electric car into the wall to charge a battery that is only 50% efficient.
It does not take a genius to understand that is not very smart. You start out with the most damaging agent possible and then get the inefficiencies of not only the power plant, but also the transmission lines, and the battery into the mix. It would be better for the environment if we just partially burned the gasoline in our stock engines. Electricity in cars “appears” to be “clean” energy, but in fact, is anything but “clean”.
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41) Will the HAFC work on gas powered stationary generators and/or water pumps?
Yes the Hydro Assist Fuel Cell technology will work on stationary carbureted engine applications. For details on the install process please visit our "HAFC Stationary Carbureted Engine Application" page.
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42) Why not just wait for the PICC to be ready for market?
While it is true the public debut of our Pre Ignition Catalytic Converter was held in grand fashion in early March 2008, that alone in no way signifies an early market release of the PICC. In most states of the Union it is illegal to remove the “sacred factory catalytic converter”. EPA approval will have to be secured prior to offering it to the general public as an “officially recognized” catalytic converter replacement.
The PICC certainly is what we have been designing as the crown jewel of our fuel technology line of products. We believe that it will revolutionize the way vehicles are manufactured in the near future. We have also discovered, in our research and development process, that the HAFC technology compliments the conversion of liquid fuel into a plasma inside the PICC’s reaction chamber.
We started with the HAFC technology, because it was easier to make universal, avoided the anti-tampering laws, and is legal now. When we discovered what the HAFC could offer in the process of plasma production, we were glad we had done so. One big advantage the HAFC has over the PICC is that it is less costly for the consumer and is available now.
We were also shocked to discover that on many 4 cylinder cars, with the HAFC alone, we actually experienced over 100 miles per gallon on our scientific orange test. If a kit that costs $1,000 can deliver that kind of efficiency, it would not make economic sense to spend an additional $3,000 in order to improve your fuel economy by another 2 - 3 fold.
Example: If you are driving 15,000 miles a year, and enjoying 100 miles per gallon with the HAFC, then you are only using 150 gallons of gas every year or 3 gallons per week. Why would you pay an additional $4,000 to cut that down to only one gallon of gas a week? Of course for the larger engines, to go from 10 miles per gallon to 15 (or even 20+) mpg with the HAFC would be great, and very cost effective. But to upgrade into the complete package and obtain 100 miles per gallon plus would be well worth the additional expense!
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43) Why buy an HAFC when I know where to get a cheap hydrogen separator?
It is true there are cheap hydrogen separators available that will make a hydrogen fuel from water. That is a far different technology. Our Hydro Assist Fuel Cell makes water gas (HHO). Water gas is a combination of the hydrogen and oxygen from the water and makes the most unique and powerful gas yet known.
It is also true that other companies are offering water gas units. Our associate originally worked with Yull Brown when he brought the water gas (aka Brown’s Gas) technology back from China in the 90s. We understand this technology like few others do and our unique, patented system is much more than just a water gas maker. We have scientifically blended the processes of vaporization, ionization, covalization (breaking down the covalent bonds of the fuel), and combining HHO to assist combustion and raise the octane level.
We have tested most of the fuel saving gas additives on the market today and not one of the products we tested can pass our orange test with anywhere near the results of our “HAFC Covalizer”. Our covalizer has been developed by scientists formally employed by major oil companies and is registered with the EPA.
Assuming you are somehow able to find comparable components at an equivalent cost of our HAFC, there is still a major problem remaining. Your factory on-board computer, working in conjunction with the emissions control system will detect fuel saving devices triggering the system into a default or “full rich” status.
Our optimizer is only sold with a genuine HAFC kit. You cannot buy it anywhere else for any price. It is a mini computer that teaches your factory on-board computer how to regulate and accept our energy saving system providing fuel economy without changing the safe operating parameters designed into your engine.
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44) What about all these negative claims on the Internet?
Due to the rapid increase in negative garbage appearing all over the Internet with such idiotic claims as "A 50% increase in fuel economy is impossible!" we have decided it is high time they either put-up and shut-up or just plain cease & desist. What is the reason for all of this product slamming and character assassination? Our technologies represent a major threat to both the oil companies and the auto manufactures bottom lines. They dare not challenge us in a public fashion simply because they know full well we have the evidence to prove they have been lying to and cheating the consumer worldwide for decades.
So they choose to attack us through paid character assassins (and the foolish who actually believe them) by scare tactics aimed at a skeptical public. Do not be fooled, there is nothing on this site or the official companies web sites that are not properly documented - AND THEY KNOW THAT FULL WELL!
The oil companies are intentionally designing their fuel as a very dense & complex long chain molecule formulation which only burns at an average of 18% efficiency. That is right, for every $100 of your hard earned money spent on fuel you are only getting $18 worth of useable power to your drive train. The remaining $82.00 worth of fuel (less what is consumed by their sacred catalytic converters) is dumped into the air we all have to breath. For more information on this please review our post-WIREC Pre Ignition Catalytic Converter information.
By the way, there is no energy crisis, America has the largest known oil field on the planet under Gull Island, Alaska. They (oil companies) discovered this field in the late 70's and have not pumped one barrel of oil out (other than for testing purposes) since. Type "Non Energy Crisis" into the search box of your preferred search engine. You are being lied to and scammed and your own government officials are protecting these liars, cheats and thieves through Federal Agencies & legislation.
The auto manufactures are intentionally designing their little black boxes (your on-board computer) to make darn certain you are not allowed any increase in fuel economy over and above what they have programmed their systems to accept. Why? Un-burnt fuel creates sludge build up in your engine, further reducing efficiency and causing your engine premature wear. Result, you the consumer, are forced to buy a new model every 3 - 4 years further padding their bottom lines.
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If you have a question or concern not address above, or on our Hydro Assist Fuel Cell product description page, please contact us for a prompt answer, thank you.
Phone: 519-925-0560 (Home number)
Email: parson@joycenter.on.ca
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