<VV> Myth busters - minimal Corvair

[Ron]

Does anyone know what happened to the 100 Fish carburetors that Mike Brown 
made last year?  Were they ever marketed?
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grant Young" <gyoungwolf at earthlink.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 6:32 PM
Subject: <VV> Myth busters - minimal Corvair


>I just watched a Myth Buster's show where they tested several mythical gas 
>saving devices. Of course, none of them worked (magnets, vortex things, 
>etc.). The addition of acetone (the ingredient in many additives) actually 
>reduced mileage significantly. They were also not able to get a homemade 
>hydrogen generator to work. They were able to get an engine to run by 
>feeding hydrogen through the carburetor until it flashed back on them. The 
>infamous 300 mpg carburetor actually only got about 15 mpg on a car that 
>was getting 25 before they swapped out the GM 2 BBL. They reported than 
>only about 4% of all devices ever tried have actually worked and the best 
>was about a 7% increase. Oh well.
> The Carbmeister
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