Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 16:05:01 -0400 From: Christopher Phelan <ctp2nopsamgh.edu> Subject: Re: Teenager Buying a used car
They weren't talking about catalysts in the least, the geet system is an entirly diffent method of introducing fuel into your engine, not a catalyst at all. Maybe snake oil still, but read up before calling names . . . Shad Laws wrote: > Smells like snake oil..... BIG time. > > Think about this. How could you get better mileage? If you're lucky, maybe > by a few points - no doubling or tripling here. How can you have cleaner > air at a tailpipe than regular air? These claims seem ludicrous. They are > saying that the products of burning hydrocarbons in air result in a cleaner > air mixture than before. Umm...... right....... > > These catalysts have been advertized for awhile. They are all hoaxes. Try > contacting them and asking real questions - I wonder if they'll respond... > IMHO, these "add-ons" belong in the same category as those kewl oil > additives with teflon in them... > > Shad > > Christopher Phelan <ctp2nopsamgh.edu> wrote in message > news:38E78C46.B23CDA05nopsamgh.edu... > > As an alternative to propane, try GEET technology . . . It may end up > being > > cheaper, and if you can get it to work it would definitly be more worth > your > > while. Check out this web-site: www.geet.com. Using their methods, > supposedly a > > plasma reaction is created which drastically increases mileage. Also, > supposedly > > various forms of fuels can be used in a gas engine, ranging from straight > gas, > > to part gas part waste oil, and finally to 80% sea water 20% crude oil. > They > > also claim that their engine technology puts out extremely low emissions > (for > > instance, a test they did showed that the exhaust out of the tail pipe was > > cleaner than the air). I have never actually seen it work, so I am a > little > > skeptical myself, but I have heard from many people who say it does work, > so it > > may be worth a shot. Just an idea . . . > > > > anony_13 wrote: > > > > > I'm a 17 year-old looking for a used car. I'm known for my > unique-ness, > > > and would like to reflect that in the next car I buy. I have been > driving a > > > 1965 Bus, which is WONDERFUL for getting questions and admired for it's > > > unique-ness. The only problem is that I'm limited to a 30 mile range > due to > > > it's unpredictability and limited to 45 MPH max. Plus trying to corner > it > > > in a strong wind is a safety hazard. > > > Frustrated with having to drive my mom's Carvan (where's the > uniqueness > > > in that, not to mention the clutch.) I'm embarking on a search to find > a > > > used car. I've searched the classifieds online and in the paper and > there > > > are some cars that have gotten my interest, (as you can see all > Euopean's). > > > I've found: VW Jetta, VW Golf, Saab 900, and some Volvo's. > > > Added to my unique ness I'm looking for a car that has a separate > cargo > > > compartment (I can seal off a hatchback) or a lot of room under the car. > > > And I'd highly prefer a carburated engine... For my "science" experiment > > > (and cost effectiveness) I plan on converting the car to run on Propane. > > > And I need a place to put the tank (not allowed in a passenger > compartment, > > > and fuel injection is messy. > > > Anyone have any suggestions? Thank you for anytime you take to > answer. > > > > -- > > Every time that wheel spins round, you're bound to cover just a little > more > > ground. > > > > -- Every time that wheel spins round, you're bound to cover just a little more ground.
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