| You can convert to run your car on water. You will | | | | exhaust gas is cycled into the fuel mixture. Drill holes |
| join the group of happy people where no one | | | | for tubing entrance and exit and after installing the |
| complains about high cost of fuel. Water is a free and | | | | tubes, braze the holes shut. |
| cheap resource and almost available anywhere. You | | | | The advantage of this variant is that heat is available |
| can fetch water from your tap at home and then fill | | | | to vaporize the fuel mixture quickly whereas the |
| your car with it. The process of converting your car | | | | disadvantage is that the tubes reduce the volume of |
| into a water-based engine is simple. You will fix a | | | | fuel mixture flow to the engine, thereby reducing |
| converter, which is a kit that extracts gas from water. | | | | power at full throttle. If your car has a water heated |
| Now you will be able to cut down on your fuel bills and | | | | intake manifold, it may be possible to increase the flow |
| go more miles for your money. You will additionally | | | | of hot water through the manifold heater. This can be |
| prolong the lifespan of your engine. This technology | | | | done by increasing the size of the water entrance and |
| works in a very simple way. | | | | exit ports. Also, installing a thermostat will help. This also |
| Take water from the cooling system and route it | | | | improves fuel vaporization within the combustion |
| through a ¼" copper tube wound tightly | | | | chamber. Most engines have a heat-riser control valve. |
| around the intake multiple runners. Then provide a | | | | You may be able to modify the controls on it to |
| return to the cooling system. You must choose the | | | | increase manifold heating. Above all, make sure that |
| pick-up and return points to provide a pressure | | | | the valve is working properly. Often it gets rusty and |
| differential. The water will circulate through the tubing | | | | sticks in one position. Many engines today have a |
| rather than just sitting there. A similar approach can be | | | | thermostatic control or flapper valve on the air filter |
| taken with exhaust gas. Install a pipe fitting in a high | | | | intake, to admit hot air under certain circumstances. |
| pressure area in the exhaust manifold, near the head | | | | You can adjust the control to provide hot air to the |
| and conduct the hot gas through a ½" | | | | carburetor more of the time. Then fill in the gaps. Write |
| copper tube to the intake manifold. Braze the tubing to | | | | down the specific changes you will make to the fuel |
| the intake manifold runners and then connect the | | | | and ignition systems. Devise a plan for cold starting |
| tubing into a low-pressure area of the exhaust system, | | | | and raising the compression ratio that best suits your |
| preferably below the muffler. You may wish to pick up | | | | engine. |
| exhaust gas at several points with several tubes from | | | | After the engine gets converted, repeat the tests you |
| the exhaust manifold. Alternatively, route the copper | | | | did in preparation for conversion. And don't be afraid to |
| tubes inside the manifold runners. The tubes must run | | | | keep tinkering. A little alteration here and there may |
| continuously through the manifold so that no coolant or | | | | improve performance a lot. |