harrybarbon Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 At the 2009 Wildwood Florida Truck show, hosted by 75 Chrome Shop, a guy named Wayne Tomlin of High Performance Research and Development, Bradenton Florida was interviewed about his company's Peterbilt - it had a Cummins engine and Wayne said he and his company had developed a hydrogen system that supplied hydrogen into the motor via the air inflows which produced increased torque and horsepower plus better fuel mileage.This hydrogen unit was fitted onto the Cummins motor. If you google 75 Chrome Shop and go to the Truck shows there is a video of the 2009 show.I will try attaching the Youtube videoDoes anyone remember anything or has any information about this hydrogen system? Was it real or not?I am told he is no longer in business. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/43944-hydrogen-motor-unit-attached-to-diesel-motor/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
m16ty Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I have no info on the system is question. I do know that all these people that claim you can run a engine on water ( breaking down water into hydrogen and oxygen) are full of it. Sure, you can break water down and run a engine on it, the problem is it takes more energy to break the water down that it produces. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/43944-hydrogen-motor-unit-attached-to-diesel-motor/#findComment-323588 Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrybarbon Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 This guy was saying that the hydrogen was an additive if I can express it in lay man terms, the hydrogen was not replacing the diesel fuel, the motor ran on diesel as normalMaybe it is similar concept to adding Nitro into a petrol motorA friend has rigged up a liquid petroleum gas - LPG - supply to add to his diesel fueled/powered Cummins engine and he gets an extra 25% + of horsepower and torque with the gas being injected into the motor - but he has to watch the pyro meter has to ease up sometimes - but once the LPG tank runs empty then he loses that extra power. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/43944-hydrogen-motor-unit-attached-to-diesel-motor/#findComment-323594 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmyb Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I think the theory behind it is that there is a certain percentage of unburnt fuel each stroke. When you add lpg, or in this case hydrogen, the diesel will ignite as per usual. Once it has, it will ignite the lpg, which has a much higher octane rating, which burns more of the unburnt diesel. They use the lpg on older diesels Utes here in Aus. I think the newer diesels are a lot better and don't waste as much fuel per stroke and as a result you don't get as good an increase. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/43944-hydrogen-motor-unit-attached-to-diesel-motor/#findComment-323599 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kansas farmer Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 There was a guy around here that was elling them also. It was a few years ago and I haven't heard anything since. I talked to him and Timmy b is basically right. It helps burn the fuel more efficient thus more power and fuel economy. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/43944-hydrogen-motor-unit-attached-to-diesel-motor/#findComment-323617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I have no info on the system is question. I do know that all these people that claim you can run a engine on water ( breaking down water into hydrogen and oxygen) are full of it. Sure, you can break water down and run a engine on it, the problem is it takes more energy to break the water down that it produces.Seems like it's possible to me.https://youtu.be/4zMpM-jAnFs Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/43944-hydrogen-motor-unit-attached-to-diesel-motor/#findComment-323619 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Doctor Jr. Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Hydrogen has a lot of oxygen in it and more oxygen is more burn (hence power increase). We used a hydrogen enriched power adder truck pulling several times. Let me tell you that little E6 loved it. A lot of tractor pull guys use it if they don't get caught cheating. Lol 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/43944-hydrogen-motor-unit-attached-to-diesel-motor/#findComment-323625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
m16ty Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Seems like it's possible to me.https://youtu.be/4zMpM-jAnFsAs I said above, it can be done but it will be with deminishing returns. It will always take more energy to break the water down than it will produce. It's the basic law of thermodynamics.I don't doubt the guy was murdered but I doubt it was because of his hydrogen vehicle. The process is so simple you could do it in 5 grade science class, so it's no big mystery. All you have to do is put two DC current electrodes into a vat of water, around the negative electrode will be hydrogen and around the positive will be oxygen. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/43944-hydrogen-motor-unit-attached-to-diesel-motor/#findComment-323691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrybarbon Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 Mack Doctor Jr - have you got any information of the system to introduce the hydrogen into the E6 motor.Was the hydrogen pre-made and stored in a tank or is there a device mounted onto the truck that produces the hydrogen as it is needed And any pictures that could be shared? I am very interested to get more information Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/43944-hydrogen-motor-unit-attached-to-diesel-motor/#findComment-323695 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Doctor Jr. Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 It was in with a bi product that a friend had. We just put it in a tank and used a 100psi pump to inject it in the engine. Nothing fancy. It wasn't pure hydo either. Just a high percentage. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/43944-hydrogen-motor-unit-attached-to-diesel-motor/#findComment-324009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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