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Well, to be a bit more accurate...

Tom Brosz — 9/30/2005 5:22:35 AM (archived)

This was before ceramics

Cripes, I'm not THAT old.

This was before the kind of ceramics you could make engine parts from.

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Can a tiny bit of hydrogen make a difference in gas mileage and emissions? - RobVG - 9/18/2005 7:03:26 PM
- Bad smell... - Nick Hoffman - 9/19/2005 7:21:54 AM
  - You think they're adding Hydrogen Sulfide? ;-) - et - 9/29/2005 5:10:22 PM
  - You are correct. Nearly ALL of the fuel is burned. - David F Mayer - 9/29/2005 4:47:10 PM
    - Tupper - Tom Brosz - 9/30/2005 5:21:27 AM
      - Well, to be a bit more accurate... - Tom Brosz - 9/30/2005 5:22:35 AM
    - Tlower is routinely controlled. - RobVG - 9/30/2005 1:09:40 AM
  - I assumed they were talking burning efficiency, not overall thermal efficiency - Tom Brosz - 9/19/2005 4:09:55 PM
    - re: I assumed they were talking burning efficiency, not overall thermal efficiency - gbaikie - 9/19/2005 11:55:16 PM
  - re: Bad smell... - gbaikie - 9/19/2005 12:08:02 PM
    - Adding octane (~C8H18) to gas raises it's octane level.... (n/t) - et - 9/29/2005 5:04:30 PM
- Very interesting... - Tom Brosz - 9/19/2005 5:42:50 AM
- re: Time will tell (n/t) - Johannes - 9/19/2005 1:22:17 AM

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