Mike Allen is a writer for both Popular Mechanics and the Boston Globe. On July 3, Allen wrote an article for PM on HHO gas savers talking trash about the technology while also admitting that he has not tested one unit to verify his opinions.

In fact, Allen stated that he will be testing this run your car on water technology soon, but has yet to come up with any results over a month later. And, yet he continues to denigrate the technology. On July 20, Allen wrote an article for the Boston Globe in question and answer style in “Drive It Forever” where he states that the output from the HHO generators is way too small for anyone to see a significant rise in gas mileage. And, this is also without testing one unit to verify his results.

On August 3, Allen continues his rant against the run your car on water technology in the same publication, saying, “Sigh. ‘A significant increase in fuel economy?’ No. Let’s do the math … Consequently the HHO is contributing a potential one-half of 1 percent to the vehicle’s fuel economy, and probably less.” And, might I remind you this conjecture is still without testing one HHO unit for accuracy.

If Mr. Allen were indeed actually test an HHO generator, he would most likely get different results than he is now theorizing. I say “theorizing” because that is what he is doing, though he speaks with authority as if he actually knows of which he speaks.

In all fairness, some people who first install run your car on water device do have lackluster or even negative results. Mostly, this is due to not using the right kind or concentration of electrolyte or by not leaning the gasoline / air mixture in the vehicle. Many vehicle’s onboard computers will sense too much O2 in the HHO gas and compensate by making the gasoline / air mixture richer.

This will need to be scaled back and leaned out because of the HHO gas that is now burning inside the cylinders. Once this has been accomplished most users report results in the 10-percent to 50-percent or better mileage improvement range.

Delayers and deniers such as Mr. Allen need to start the conversation not with, “It won’t work” but rather with, “Well, I tried it and this is what I’ve found so far.” This is a more scientific and credible approach than trying to disprove the theory to thousands of people with tangible results to show that run your car on water technology does indeed work.

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