Kyle253 Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 Has anyone tried running on fumes? I was just told by a guy that I can convert my truck over to run on fumes. Checked a few videos out online and saw a few people who have done it. Not sure if it really works or not. People are saying they are getting up to over 200mpg. Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 Gotta be fake.. Quote Link to comment
john510 Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 You give it a try and get back to us.Good luck. Quote Link to comment
Dolomite Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 I got some oceanfront property in Arizona, from my front porch you can see the sea... Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 Has anyone tried running on fumes? I was just told by a guy that I can convert my truck over to run on fumes. Checked a few videos out online and saw a few people who have done it. Not sure if it really works or not. People are saying they are getting up to over 200mpg. The perfect air to fuel ratio is 15 to one. This is the perfect air/fuel mixture that burns completely with no fuel left over and makes the most energy. This is an absolutely unchangeable fact. While carburetors are fairly close, most of the time, EFI is even closer to this 'stoichiometric' 15 to 1 ratio. Weather you use suction from the carb to draw fuel in, or high pressure fuel injection (or somehow magically mix air with gas fumes) this 15 to 1 ratio cannot be altered and improved on. This is carved in stone. Cars to day are more efficient at making use of the energy produced not making more energy. Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 Cars actually do run on fumes. It's called mixing fuel with air, as in what happens in a carburetor or an intake port with EFI. Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 You got it mixed up. The guy you were talking to was running on fumes, not the vehicle engine. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 Cars actually do run on fumes. It's called mixing fuel with air, as in what happens in a carburetor or an intake port with EFI. Yes, with any stray solids evaporated by engine heat on the way to and in the combustion chamber. Didn't Smokey design a 'hot vapor engine' ran on boiled gasoline fumes that was mixed with air? This mixture was may too warm and didn't allow cooling of the charge by evaporation, was then turbocharged into an engine. Some incredible claims were passed around at the time. Mostly power. ..... http://Smokey's Hot Vapor Engine I can believe the mileage results from an engine with 18-22 to one A/F ratios, some direct injection engines run them)but not the insane HP numbers. Quote Link to comment
racerx Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 thats why they call it the golden gate bridge, its solid gold! Quote Link to comment
tr8er Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 Fumes might be a brand of aftermarket high octane...or. Pure octane... No. Batteries. Yup Quote Link to comment
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