HHO Survival Guide - Computer Management Article

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     Recently, a water4gas enthusiast in the Los Angeles area filled his tank for a whopping $57 in blood money. This is very bad news as prices like these not only hurt at the pump, but they drive all the other costs of living up, including the price of food!

     Our message is simple: Don't fall for this - you can get better mileage to help with rising prices.

     If you've been involved before, then you know the results are real. If you didn't get all the results you wanted, these electronic devices are the step you skipped. And if you're ready to jump on board now, you can have the confidence that your vehicle's new system will deliver results and success.

Happy Water Fuel Motoring,

     Several years ago many enthusiasts went 'hog wild' installing their HHO units with good results but without the full attention needed to handle the vehicles' fuel delivery system. There was also the added problem of limited resources to explain the correct handling for the many different vehicle manufacturers. The result was a perception that HHO would not work with certain engine types. Nothing can be farther from the truth. HHO works with gasoline and diesel engines and here's a good overview of how to do it.

A Two Step Process

     As the first step, the HHO Generator is still the initial key to success. These can also be called 'electrolyzers' and HHO cells as well. There are many popular models and designs for the enthusiast that provide competitive choices. The key is always matching the output rating of the cell to the engine size of the vehicle. A mis-matched or poorly constructed cell will quickly lead to disappointment.

     Most current designs use plates or tubes in their construction. Some are built from stainless steel and some are from higher grade metals. Despite their differences, each design falls into the category of either a 'wet cell' or a 'dry cell'. Neither name is very useful, but most plate 'stacks' are considered dry cells, and any system with the electrodes 'circulating' in a bath of water tends to be considered a wet cell.

     The second step following the HHO generator is always to address the vehicle's computer. This may be called the ECU, ECM, PCM or something else, but all vehicles are required to have a fuel management system that primarily addresses emission levels as well as the correct operation of the engine.

Computer Management Solutions

     On many newer vehicles that support the OBD-2 protocol, you have the Fuel Saver Flash Chip technology as a popular choice. It is relatively easy to install and can give you good plug and play results. The Flash Chip requires four wires to operate. These wires get spliced into the wiring harness behind the vehicle's OBD diagnostic port. This keeps the OBD port available for other accessories as well access by certified repair technicians.

     If however your vehicle is older than 1996 and fuel injected, it will require an EFIE unit to handle the oxygen sensors. The EFIE device handles many cars well, but it is also our first choice for people who want a higher degree of control over the computer management system. In this way you can often adjust it for higher gains than using the Flash Chip. It's a little more work to install, but generally worth the effort.

     In recent years it became apparent that ALL of a vehicle's oxygen sensors need to be addressed. Earlier it was thought the down-stream sensors were not necessary for tuning. Later it proved these sensors do in fact coordinate their readings with the upstream sensors. The EFIE Max product became the answer as it allows for up to four sensors to be adjusted, and it uses digital circuitry to handle the critical upstream readings.

     The third scenario is for diesel vehicles and these do not use oxygen sensors. Sometimes, they don't even require a computer solution, but if they are OBD-2 compliant, many people still use the Flash Chip.

     However for most, you will target the MAP (Manifold Absolute Pressure) sensor or the MAF (Mass Air Flow) sensor to get results. If the vehicle has both sensors, you only need to address one of them. Do not adjust both. A good product to handle all variety of these sensors is the Frequency MAP/MAF Enhancer. This unit handles the sophisticated sensors which are frequency based, and it also has the ability to work like the basic MAP sensor enhancer we first published in our ebooks.

Conclusion

     These two factors - the HHO generator and the computer management solution - are the key to showing good results. Virtually every vehicle can now benefit from HHO when the system is installed properly!