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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: willey 03/22/2008 11:54:34 AM
Re: A reliable HYBRID CONVERSION KIT??
The only thing it does is pad someone elses pocket. Don't waste your money.
by: Cormos 03/22/2008 12:42:20 PM
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How do you KNOW that? did you or someone you know TRY this kit out?

theresa
by: Joseph_E_Meehan 03/22/2008 12:49:20 PM
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It is a scam. There is no way a hybrid modification will "increase gas mileage ten fold (or more)" This can not happen without violating a few laws of physics. It is also not possible to convert any car to a good hybrid for $1,000. It is also, the idea of fuel cell and hybrid are two totally different concepts.

The world, especially the internet, is full of these scams.
by: Cormos 03/23/2008 11:50:42 AM
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Did you see this?

theresa
Download PICCpressrelease3-08.pdf
Filesize: 21 Kbytes
Downloaded: 75 time(s)

by: Countrydriver 03/23/2008 10:50:30 PM
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The correct two-step procedure is actually much simpler and the results are guaranteed:

1. Sell your old car.
2. Buy a Prius, or other hybrid.
by: Ruben Gonza 03/28/2008 4:21:13 PM
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exactly. hybrids aren't that expensive.
by: Roadrunner 03/22/2008 1:09:20 PM
Re: A reliable HYBRID CONVERSION KIT??
IF any of these ideas DID work, vehicle manufacturers would have them in their vehicles already.

Think about it for a minute. The vehicles would sell like hotcakes.

Doesn't everyone (at least the hardest working class) want to own and drive a vehicle that gets fantastic fuel mileage, especially with the way fuel prices are skyrocketing?

Strip the oil companies of the power to suck our bank accounts dry at every fuel fill-up and it just might happen. But that's JMHO.
by: Cormos 03/23/2008 11:49:47 AM
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Hi Road Runner

Did you see this? Thanks Theresa
Download PICCpressrelease3-08.pdf
Filesize: 21 Kbytes
Downloaded: 55 time(s)

by: ok4450 03/22/2008 3:40:09 PM
Re: A reliable HYBRID CONVERSION KIT??
it's a scam, just like every other gimmick that promises the moon.
the only reason these these gimmicks (fuel savers, weight loss, work at home, money in real estate foreclosures, etc., etc.) persist is because out of the roughly 300 million people in the u.s. one can safely assume 50% are gullible suckers.

every time i see yet another post about this crap, and especially if someone is eager to argue the point, it only makes me think the % of suckers should be higher or the person bringing it up has a vested interest in selling the scam.

your own words should be enough; "too good to be true".
by: Cormos 03/23/2008 11:52:15 AM
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Hi ok4450, did you see this information?

theresa
Download PICCpressrelease3-08.pdf
Filesize: 21 Kbytes
Downloaded: 50 time(s)

by: BustedKnuckles 03/22/2008 4:20:58 PM
Re: A reliable HYBRID CONVERSION KIT??
If you put 'picctv' in the above search engine, you'll see a lot of these same comments and more. You're not the first to ask about it, and hopefully, didn't send any of these jerks any money. This is a scam, and feeds off your frustration and ignorance. This BS will not only lighten your wallet, but may damage or destroy your car.
by: Cormos 03/23/2008 11:53:41 AM
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Hi Busted Knuckles

Did you see this and what do you think of it? theresa (cormos)
Download PICCpressrelease3-08.pdf
Filesize: 21 Kbytes
Downloaded: 38 time(s)

by: BustedKnuckles 03/29/2008 11:12:56 PM
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I promise I could convert your car to run on the methane by-product of horse manure, and INCREASE YOUR GAS MILEAGE BY 75% OR MORE!!! Just send me $2,500 for the conversion kit, and just shovel horse crap into the gas tank. I have test cars here on site making 100 MPG OR BETTER!!! DECLARE YOUR INDPENDENCE FROM THE EVIL OIL CORPORATIONS NOW!!

HE HE HE! Is that all it takes to pull money from you?

THIS IS A SCAM! IT IS BS OF THE HIGHEST ORDER! WATER GAS? ARE YOU TRULY BUYING THIS CRAP?
by: BustedKnuckles 03/29/2008 11:27:53 PM
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Listen, I know your just trying to understand if this is possible, but these PICC guys are full of it. The diagrams I saw on their website looks ineffective and dangerous. The video they have also doesn't look anything like the diagram. And this 'water gas' crap is just that. That contraption couldn't pull enough hydrogen and oxygen from water by electrolysis to even pop a single good pop. These guys are trying to baffle you with BS of the highest order. Believe me, I've studied alternate fuels, and hybrids since college, and this stuff doesn't pass the smell test. Please, just leave it be. Your wasting your time fighting for this obvious scam.
by: fawadquazi 03/22/2008 8:19:08 PM
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I know of some fuel cells that come with Nitrous kits. They give you some increased HP but the fuel consumption drops down below 1 MPG. Never heard of the fuel cell as a hybrid though.
by: Cormos 03/23/2008 11:54:42 AM
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Hi

here's some information...did you see this? what do you think?
Download PICCpressrelease3-08.pdf
Filesize: 21 Kbytes
Downloaded: 50 time(s)

by: euryale1 03/28/2008 7:17:21 PM
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One more time. This is not information. It seems that you salted this post to try to post a lame scam. Ive been around auto engineering far too long. If YOU belive it spend YOUR money, but stop wasting time here. Please nicely go far away.
by: Cormos 03/29/2008 1:30:58 PM
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Wrong buddy...not salting (whatever that means) this post to post a "lame scam>" Just seeking
information. would have loved to hear from someone who actually TRIED this kit and whether or
not it actually did ANYTHING good for their mileage.

Stop wasting YOUR time ascribing motives to people that they dont have.
by: labgeek 03/22/2008 11:39:59 PM
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by: Cormos 03/23/2008 12:45:48 PM
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Hi Lab Geek

thanks...this is the discussion I was looking for... I dont have cable so cant see the show mythbusters
described here. BUT it also sounds like they didn't truly test the thing either...

I WISH this were true, but it is looking like not. Why didn't someone install the KIT in an actual
car and run it? wouldn't that be the thing to do, not just test lab substances, etc.?

thanks Geek. Theresa

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