Brown's gas revisted in the Gorilla
Gorilla Development says tests of its 20-cell electrolyzer on a Ford Sport Trac revealed a 1.4-fold increase in city mileage and a 1.9-fold jump in highway driving.
The electrolyzer extracts hydrogen and oxygen from an electrolyte solution. The mixture has been called Brown's gas and is drawn into the intake manifold through the engine's normal vacuum. Gorilla says the mixture increases fuel combustion and allows the engine to derive more energy from less gasoline. Gorilla didn't conduct its mileage test by driving over a controlled loop and measuring the gasoline levels. Instead, it plugged in a ScanGauge computer that gave out mileage readings.
Gorilla officials said the vehicle's ECM required a "breaking-in" period to accept the mixture but noted that other vehicle types are faster in response time. According to the company, the Sport Track was baselined at 12mpg city/16mpg highway. Following the adjustment period the mileage improved to 17 city/31 highway. The 31mpg reading came while driving at a constant 50 mph on a flat road.
The companty's Web site says the Gorilla electrolyzer costs $2,450 plus shipping. The site also says the product is not a novelty item and should work 100 hours before servicing.
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Mike H 8:56AM (5/21/2008)
I read the above article and went to the "Gorilla" website. I emailed them from the site and asked some tough questions regarding their price (astronomical for non-patented home shop quality devices) and their slanted $4 to $5 estimate for fuel and 30K "average driver" annual mileage to calculate investment return. I also asked if I could visit their shop in MN. Their answer as of 5 days later...... "no answer". I also noticed that they do not claim anything specific as far as mileage increases. I also noticed that they offer no guarantee on the device accomplishing anything. Between all the above and a price that ranges from about 3 to 15 grand.... I will have to choose college for my son and get improved mileage from one of the many near free or free sites that seem to be in this public domain technology for the benefit of the planet. I have nothing against a guy making a buck but the markup seems to be about $90% profit on their units and my experience is that they are not responsive to customers (potential) their website does not appear to be fair or accurate in their statistics. My mind could have been changed with a simple answer to my email but since they chose to ignore my email I am left to diagnose their product blind from their sparse website and photos alone. My guess is that they didn't have good answers to my questions so they blew me off. Sincerely Mike H.
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Despa Ilieva 3:00PM (2/14/2009)
I'm Yull Brown's daughter. For more information please see -www.yullbrown-bg.com
With respect:Despa
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Despa Ilieva 2:59PM (2/14/2009)
I'm Yull Brown's daughter. For more information-www.yullbrown-bg.com
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Leszek Pawlowicz 12:28PM (9/17/2006)
If it was legitimate, they would have had the EPA test it (under CFR 610) to confirm these results. But these gizmo makers never do, because they know what the EPA will find: it doesn't work. And if it really worked, automakers would beat down their doors to buy it. Save your money; there's no magic bullet to save on gas. Either change the way you drive, or buy a more fuel-efficient vehicle.
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Despa Ilieva 2:58PM (2/14/2009)
I'm Yull Brown's daughter. For more information-www.yullbrown-bg.com
Howard Lee Harkness 1:50PM (9/17/2006)
A Scanguage 'computer'? Back about 10 years ago, with the built-in digital guage in my wife's Lincoln Continental, I once saw 65 mpg on the readout, going 60 mph.
Coasting downhill. Needless to say, the average mileage that I got by dividing the number of miles that I drove by the number of gallons of gasoline I put in the tank was much lower. It was also substantially lower than the 'average' reading from the 'computer'. That little digital readout was handy as feedback to adjust driving habits for increasing fuel mileage, but the various readings you get are otherwise meaningless.
I don't think I'll be buying a $2500 gizmo to put in my vehicle without considerably more (and more credible) evidence of ROI than an estimate based on some 'computer' (usually based on manifold vacuum and rpm). Especially if it produces a gas as hazardous as hydrogen.
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