Hydrogen History
The technology of converting water to hydrogen and oxygen is nothing new. Ask any 8th grade science student about water and they will tell you water is made up of two molecules of hydrogen combined with one molecule of oxygen and commonly referred to as H2O. The bonds between the molecules can be broken by passing and electric current through the water with hydrogen being produced at twice the rate of oxygen. This process is called electrolysis and was first discovered around 1800.
The gas produced by the electrolysis of water is known by many names and commonly referred to as Brown's gas, HHO (Hydrogen + Hydrogen + Oxygen), oxyhydrogen, Rhode's gas, hydroxy or simply, Hydrox. When separating it into its Brown's Gas state, each liter of water expands into gigantic proportions of 1866 liters of combustible gas.
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe and has the highest energy to weight ratio known. It is clean burning, non-toxic, and spills dissipate rapidly. When handled and dispensed properly, hydrogen is no more dangerous than gasoline or propane. These are just some of the reasons NASA has used hydrogen as a rocket fuel for decades.
See the power of Hydrox gas and a car that runs on water!
The Hydrogen Economy
Up until recently, there has been very little research or even interest in electrolysis for hydrogen production as a fuel source for vehicles. That is largely because of the relatively inexpensive cost of fossil fuels and possibly in part due to the suppression of this technology by the big oil companies.
Things changed on January 28th, 2003, when the President announced a $1.2 billion dollar hydrogen initiative to help wean America's dependence on foreign oil. The hydrogen economy was born. What most people don't realize is that the plans for the new hydrogen infrastructure will be modeled off the current petroleum fuel distribution system. This means that instead of going to the gas station for gas, you will be going for hydrogen. And just who will be controlling this hydrogen pipeline? The big oil companies, of course.
Most experts predict that it will be at least 5 to 10 years before enough hydrogen refueling stations can be built around the country to support the limited number of prototype hydrogen fuel cell cars currently on the road. Some experts even predict that we wont be able to truly migrate away from fossil fuels until 2040!
Recent world events have changed all that. The time of need is NOW! Many Americans are paying close to $4 dollars for a gallon of gasoline and truckers paying close to $5 dollars per gallon for diesel fuel. This huge surge in fuel prices has started to trickle down and raise prices on everything from food and clothing to even postage stamps. This has caused most consumers to either limit their driving or look for ways to boost their fuel economy in order to survive.
Our Solution
Our supplemental hydrogen generator designs are simple, safe and effective. You don't need to change your engine
parts or re-program your vehicle's computer. The modular kit design
makes it easy for any do-it-yourselfer to quickly and easily
install. Don't worry, you will get full instructions and diagrams
that make installation simple and clear.
For passenger vehicles, a 12 inch high by 4 inch diameter reaction chamber is mounted somewhere under the hood and filled with water and an electrolyte. This chamber or electrolyzer, contains over 2.5 square feet of high grade stainless steel producing up to 2 liters of hydrox gas per minute. You then mount a smaller sized "wet" flashback arrestor and connect the two units with the supplied hose. The flashback arrestor is designed to prevent an engine backfire from spreading to the reaction chamber and causing damage. The arrestor is further isolated from flashback by a one way gas check valve which is then connected to your vehicle's air intake by a vacuum line. Using the Venturi effect, the hydrox gas produced by the system is then drawn into the engine's cylinders under a vacuum.
The electrical connection to the reaction chamber is very simple. The reaction chamber is designed to operate on 12 Volts DC and is connected to your vehicle's battery through a relay solenoid and an automatic reset circuit breaker. The relay is only energized and providing power to the circuit breaker when the vehicle is running. Should something happen to cause the reaction chamber to short out or draw more current than the unit is designed for, the circuit breaker will automatically trip preventing damage to the system.
The EFIE Module
A fourth module is installed to adjust the output from the Oxygen sensor located in the exhaust system. This module is the EFIE or Electronic Fuel Injection Enhancer and is required on all vehicles with an oxygen sensor. To understand what the EFIE module does, one must first know a little bit about the exhaust gasses produced by your vehicle.
Because your car's engine does not burn all the gasoline that is injected into it, car manufacturers were forced to do something about all the unburned hydrocarbons being dumped into the atmosphere. In 1975, the catalytic converter was introduced to help reduce the amount of pollutants produced by vehicle exhaust. The catalytic converter does this by using platinum, palladium and oxygen to oxidize, or burn, the unburned fuel in the catalytic converter before exiting the exhaust. Within the past few years, catalytic converters and oxygen sensors are being installed on diesel powered vehicles as well.
To maintain the correct amount of oxygen going into the catalytic converter, an oxygen sensor was added upstream of the catalytic converter. The oxygen sensor tells the engine computer how much oxygen is in the exhaust gas and the computer can then increase or decrease the fuel to air ratio to achieve what it thinks is the correct balance of oxygen to support the burning of unburned hydrocarbons in the catalytic converter.
Since hydrogen burns hotter and faster than gasoline or diesel, the addition of Hydrox gas to your engine's combustion chamber will result in a more complete burning of fuel where it matters, inside your engine, not in your exhaust. Your car's oxygen sensor will see the decrease in unburned hydrocarbons in the exhaust and think that the engine is not receiving enough fuel. Trying to correct what it thinks is a lean condition, your car's computer will add more fuel going to the combustion chamber. This results in an overly rich condition and wastes precious fuel. The EFIE module corrects this by adding a small voltage to what is reported to the computer resulting in a properly tuned system. The EFIE module is small in size and easily installed with just a few wires.
Our Deal
We promise we won't make any outrageous claims, sell you any hype, bogus plans or try to take advantage of you. What we will do is offer you the facts to make an informed decision and offer what we believe are the most affordable, highest quality supplemental hydrogen kits on the market today.
This technology works "out of the box" with 99.5% of the motor vehicles on the road today and provides a significant fuel savings. If for some reason you want to uninstall your kit, it can be removed in less than 30 minutes in most cases with no damage to the vehicle. We offer a full 60 day satisfaction guarantee and one year limited warranty against defects.
Why make the oil companies any richer than they are? Put that money back into your pocket and order a Limelight Systems Supplemental Hydrogen System today.