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A reliable HYBRID CONVERSION KIT??

Hi out there... has anyone purchased/used
the $1000 FUEL CELL MODIFICATION KIT?

Does it work? It is supposed to increase
gas mileage ten fold (or more) There is a website to go to for infromation:
www.picctv.com It for example advertises a 2001 Hyndai accent going from 33mpg
to 75mg? IS THIS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE?

by: jtsanders 03/23/2008 10:51:12 AM
Re: A reliable HYBRID CONVERSION KIT??
As you can see, everyone is highly skeptical. Asking questions is a good way to determine if there is any truth to the claims. You can also look on line for unbiased sources of information. Major publications, consumer advocates, or technical government organizations often provide unbiased tests of such devices. Their gig is being a fair reviewer so that they will be called on again to provide the same service. Snake oil salesmen like the one you referenced here can't often afford to buy technical talent to push their agenda, so just about any third party is a good reference. Email traffic is cheap, and who knows who the real poster is? BTW, bought technical talent refers to university or small company testers that depend on the money the organization pays them to put meals on the table.
by: Cormos 03/23/2008 11:59:53 AM
Re: Re: A reliable HYBRID CONVERSION KIT??
thanks for your thoughtful response. Email talk is cheap, you are so right and sometimes "feedback" on
the internet is often just disgruntled folks b'sing and sounding off. hardly scientific.

I guess what I wonder is: Is there some reputable organization (consumer reports? etc) who has actually
tried this kit out and has something to say about it good or bad?

Sometimes, rarely, things that are too good to be true, can be. (some recent alternative medicines
solutions are an example..but the mindset of folks is so constricted, they dont take advantage of it.
for instance, my own doctor, wanted me on cholesterol rx (which has many side effects, some detrimental
to heart function (deplets CoQ10 for ex)... I tried fish oil and nothing else and lowered my cholesterol
without any side effects whatsoever)..he now prescribes that for his patients and takes classes in
alternative medicine..for a dr. that's a big step.) So I guess i am HOPING that there IS SOME TRUTH
to this system...

I am attaching some information on it.

thanks
Download PICCpressrelease3-08.pdf
Filesize: 21 Kbytes
Downloaded: 24 time(s)

by: lenjack 03/23/2008 12:16:59 PM
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Doesn't work...it CANNOT work!
by: willey 03/23/2008 2:35:36 PM
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You are looking for someone who has tried this and we keep telling you it doesn't work. Why don't YOU just buy it and report back to us on the results.
by: Craig58 03/23/2008 2:46:10 PM
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Seriously, if you search the web you will find dozens of these "devices." At best, these folks simply don't understand basic thermodynamics; at worst, it's a scam. If there was any legitimate technology available to support these claims it would already be installed on every new car. The fact that no "reputable organization" bothers with this stuff should tell you something.
by: the same mountainbike 03/28/2008 5:14:06 PM
Re: A reliable HYBRID CONVERSION KIT??
Okay, we give up, buy one and install it. It'll save the universe from destruction.
by: MikeM95831 03/28/2008 6:18:36 PM
Re: A reliable HYBRID CONVERSION KIT??
I read the so-called press-release, and it is utter hogwash. No one's allowing them to test? Balderdash. Companies constantly test new technologies. Name a car company, they're testing.

The way this press-release goes ON and ON and ON about this point should give you a clue. If it doesn't, I'll tell you what I BELIEVE their plan is: To separate as many people as they can from their money.

Isn't there a perpetual motion machine inventor you'd rather invest in?
by: Ranck 03/28/2008 6:23:22 PM
Re: A reliable HYBRID CONVERSION KIT??
Guys, this person is clearly a SHILL!
by: VDCdriver 03/28/2008 6:30:17 PM
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Thank you Ranck for pointing out what I was tempted to say. If he/she was sincerely just asking about this scam product, would he/she have posted a link to the same scam press release multiple times?? Definitely a shill, IMHO.
by: Cormos 03/29/2008 1:34:53 PM
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NOT a shill you silly asses. I just wanted informed opinions, not off the cuff dismissals from people
who dont actually know first hand anything about it.

I believe it is not viable at this point anyhow and am not purchasing the kit.

But dont get carried away with yourself and your powers of divining people's motives...you simply
dont know that and in this case you are dead wrong. so enjoy
by: the same mountainbike 04/01/2008 2:34:23 PM
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Okay, we accept your judgement that we're all just a bunch of silly donkeys. All of our silly degrees and many decades of experience (some probably advanced degrees) in science, mechanical engineering, physics, automotive technologies, electronics engineering...all just a bunch of donkees.

And your qualifications for providing this determination are?

Actually, perhaps I am a silly donkey...after all, I'm taking the time to respond to this posting!
by: Cormos 04/18/2008 1:59:16 PM
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well said...you said it yourself.
by: mmsamma 03/28/2008 6:33:12 PM
Re: A reliable HYBRID CONVERSION KIT??
GET OFF THIS SITE PLEASE,you're just some used car salesman trying to promote your useless piece of crap product,hence all the web links.goooo away.
by: Cormos 04/06/2008 9:09:11 PM
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you are an a_ _ wipe.
by: NYBo 03/28/2008 9:25:07 PM
Re: A reliable HYBRID CONVERSION KIT??
Yep, another shill has entered our midst.

A member of another forum I haunt is apparently part of the group pitching this nonsense. He promised to show us results. Needless to say, nothing has been posted to date. But since one of the methods thet tout as part of the whole package you can buy to "prepare" for the vaporware PICC is the long-ago-debunked magnetic fuel line gadget.

Pardon me, but I think I'll go outside now and fertilize my garden with that press release...
Updated: 03/28/2008 09:25:36 PM
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by: Cormos 03/29/2008 1:37:42 PM
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No, I am not a SHILL...thanks for saying that though. Just wanted REAL data, not emotional responses
and CURSING from people who have never tried/tested, etc. this thing.

I am NOT going to buy it without real information period.

thanks for calling me a shill though. Always nice.
by: Ranck 03/31/2008 9:24:24 AM
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Looks like duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck . . .
by: Cormos 04/06/2008 9:11:13 PM
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talks like a s _ _ _, walks like an s _ _ _, smells like an s _ _ _, hmmm must be one.
by: nfs480 04/20/2008 8:20:50 PM
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Post deleted now that i've realized what mmsamma has fooled me with.
Updated: 04/20/2008 08:22:54 PM
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by: ok4450 03/28/2008 10:22:09 PM
Re: A reliable HYBRID CONVERSION KIT??
no doubt this person, or another clone, will resurface in the near future trying to peddle this scam once again.

this site gets a lot of hits and if only a dozen suckers get reeled in at those prices then they've done their job well.

what "theresa" should do (or Bob, Ralph, or whatever their real name is) is ship me one of these items prepaid and i'll be glad to give it a fair, unbiased test. if it works (ha, imho) i'll not only reimburse you for the one you sent but will gladly buy a few more.
i'll also be on this site singing its praises every day.

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