About two years into the project thus far. (Cannot upload pix or link here yet, am very new, but many thanks @obi_waynne , for the invite to post this.) Negative ion generators are lately quite common in air conditioners, air cleaners, and other devices; these charge millions of air molecules negatively, and the results are helpful in a few ways. The most proven ways are "clumping" of dust particles for filtration efficiency and destruction of many aromatic esters (a.k.a. unpleasant smells), but many people have been more or less unscientifically claiming health benefits, due to the "invigoration" one feels of negatively charged air after a thunderstorm. Anyway, I used these things to destinkify an unpleasant basement for a few years, and after my dad carefully explained why I probably would not want to try to heat the fuel going into my '98 Tahoe's engine (heating the gas tank to radiator temperature did not appeal, a previous project of this kind was most interesting), a thought emerged: what would happen if I sent ionized air into the engine?
Well, I put on just one four-wire-output 12VDC-input Alanchi negative ionizer unit (searchable on aliexpress.com) initially, pre-filter, in the middle of a very cold winter, and was amazed: much better running overall (this is the 5.7L V8), and better starting too. So I added two more. Sweet Lori and I did a driving test, and 2.8 MPG improvement was observed. And I kept going. The Alanchis are just $4-10 each, which is quite helpful.
Fast forward to now. I have twelve of the Alanchis with two reportedly much more powerful Electro Depot units (much harder to find) connected to a single 8" carbon-fiber brush I had made. Appearances are that I'm gaining gas mileage, horsepower, running quite a bit cooler, and am able to run E-85 gasoline (50-85% ethanol) with no loss in power. I'm at the point of studying how to measure output and results in hard numbers, and also to neaten up the wiring a lot. One friend has two Alanchis on his Dodge V6 pickup, and my sweet Lori has recently encouraged that two or three be added to her 2007 Ford Focus
Well, I put on just one four-wire-output 12VDC-input Alanchi negative ionizer unit (searchable on aliexpress.com) initially, pre-filter, in the middle of a very cold winter, and was amazed: much better running overall (this is the 5.7L V8), and better starting too. So I added two more. Sweet Lori and I did a driving test, and 2.8 MPG improvement was observed. And I kept going. The Alanchis are just $4-10 each, which is quite helpful.
Fast forward to now. I have twelve of the Alanchis with two reportedly much more powerful Electro Depot units (much harder to find) connected to a single 8" carbon-fiber brush I had made. Appearances are that I'm gaining gas mileage, horsepower, running quite a bit cooler, and am able to run E-85 gasoline (50-85% ethanol) with no loss in power. I'm at the point of studying how to measure output and results in hard numbers, and also to neaten up the wiring a lot. One friend has two Alanchis on his Dodge V6 pickup, and my sweet Lori has recently encouraged that two or three be added to her 2007 Ford Focus
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