Vortex turbulator "forbidden" on hummer by GM
published: 22/09/06, 14:48
Two Detroit dealers have released modified Hummer vehicles to consume a little less fuel.
While gas prices soar, Hummer H2 and H3 inventories, two Hummer dealers in the Detroit area are innovating to curb energy consumption. However, General Motors and Hummer brand officials do not see the maneuvering well.
Detroit Hummer and Hummer of Novi are trying to seduce consumers with Mileage Maximizer, a mileage optimization feature that allows these behemoths to reach 25 miles per gallon on the highway. In comparison, the performance of an unmodified H3 is 19 at 20 miles per gallon on highway, according to Hummer spokesman Nick Richards. However, this economy has its price. The representatives of GM and Hummer do not approve the amendment and even speak of not honoring the guarantees of the transformed vehicles.
Sale up
Still, sales of H2 and H3 got off to a flying start in the two Detroit-area stores thanks to the Mileage Maximizer, says Gary Krupa, Managing Director of Hummer of Novi. During the first three weeks of the promotion, the dealer sold approximately a dozen Hummers with this device for an additional fee of US $ 189,95. Now, the channel plans to extend this service to other Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge dealerships it owns in the Detroit area "in the next month or so," says Russ Reimer, who leads two Hummer dealers.
The modification involves the installation of a device manufactured by Air Synergy Labs Inc., one of hundreds of US aftermarket companies that are developing in-house processes to increase vehicle fuel efficiency.
Not approved
Spencer Robley, chairman and CEO of the Las Vegas-based company, says his product - the "Vortex Valve" - improves fuel efficiency by as much as 30%, though he admits this performance is not not approved. "No government, federal or state, or local agencies, no one wants to get wet to certify any of our products, or anything touching near or far to mileage," Robley says.
Since the launch of the 1998 valve, the company has sold 120 000 copies; Dealers in the Detroit area are the first of their kind to promote it.
Oxygen in the engine
Synergy Labs explains that the valve works by channeling and concentrating the air flow directed to the vehicle intake manifold, thus increasing the amount of oxygen present in the engine, thus increasing the efficiency of the combustion of the engine. fuel. Robley adds that this technology is suitable for all types of combustion engines and fuels, including those made from petroleum, hydrogen or ethanol.
GM does not recommend
Although GM did not have the opportunity to inspect the vehicles, Richard told Hummer that the company generally advises consumers and dealers not to tinker with the engines. "We spend years optimizing every aspect of the vehicle, whether it's performance, handling, handling, overall drive efficiency, durability, and long-term reliability, as well as compliance with current and future standards for vehicles. emissions, he says. We have a whole battalion of elite engineers who dedicate their lives to these problems. If it were so simple, they would have already found the solution. "
Standards
John Millett, spokesman for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the US Environmental Protection Agency that sets standards for vehicle emissions, admits that the agency is not informed about the promotion of vehicle emissions. Hummer dealers in Michigan, but points out that measures to optimize fuel efficiency sometimes translate into increased vehicle emissions.
"In principle, it is illegal to interfere with the emission control mechanisms of any EPA-approved vehicle," says Millett. At the Hummer dealership, Reimer says "more efficient gasoline burning necessarily reduces emissions .... In fact, many customers have told us that they have seen an improvement."
Source The Wall Street Journal: http://www4.autonet.ca/FR/Nouvelles/art ... 13805.html
ps: the photo is a "NL" plate who said they were an example of ecology?
While gas prices soar, Hummer H2 and H3 inventories, two Hummer dealers in the Detroit area are innovating to curb energy consumption. However, General Motors and Hummer brand officials do not see the maneuvering well.
Detroit Hummer and Hummer of Novi are trying to seduce consumers with Mileage Maximizer, a mileage optimization feature that allows these behemoths to reach 25 miles per gallon on the highway. In comparison, the performance of an unmodified H3 is 19 at 20 miles per gallon on highway, according to Hummer spokesman Nick Richards. However, this economy has its price. The representatives of GM and Hummer do not approve the amendment and even speak of not honoring the guarantees of the transformed vehicles.
Sale up
Still, sales of H2 and H3 got off to a flying start in the two Detroit-area stores thanks to the Mileage Maximizer, says Gary Krupa, Managing Director of Hummer of Novi. During the first three weeks of the promotion, the dealer sold approximately a dozen Hummers with this device for an additional fee of US $ 189,95. Now, the channel plans to extend this service to other Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge dealerships it owns in the Detroit area "in the next month or so," says Russ Reimer, who leads two Hummer dealers.
The modification involves the installation of a device manufactured by Air Synergy Labs Inc., one of hundreds of US aftermarket companies that are developing in-house processes to increase vehicle fuel efficiency.
Not approved
Spencer Robley, chairman and CEO of the Las Vegas-based company, says his product - the "Vortex Valve" - improves fuel efficiency by as much as 30%, though he admits this performance is not not approved. "No government, federal or state, or local agencies, no one wants to get wet to certify any of our products, or anything touching near or far to mileage," Robley says.
Since the launch of the 1998 valve, the company has sold 120 000 copies; Dealers in the Detroit area are the first of their kind to promote it.
Oxygen in the engine
Synergy Labs explains that the valve works by channeling and concentrating the air flow directed to the vehicle intake manifold, thus increasing the amount of oxygen present in the engine, thus increasing the efficiency of the combustion of the engine. fuel. Robley adds that this technology is suitable for all types of combustion engines and fuels, including those made from petroleum, hydrogen or ethanol.
GM does not recommend
Although GM did not have the opportunity to inspect the vehicles, Richard told Hummer that the company generally advises consumers and dealers not to tinker with the engines. "We spend years optimizing every aspect of the vehicle, whether it's performance, handling, handling, overall drive efficiency, durability, and long-term reliability, as well as compliance with current and future standards for vehicles. emissions, he says. We have a whole battalion of elite engineers who dedicate their lives to these problems. If it were so simple, they would have already found the solution. "
Standards
John Millett, spokesman for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the US Environmental Protection Agency that sets standards for vehicle emissions, admits that the agency is not informed about the promotion of vehicle emissions. Hummer dealers in Michigan, but points out that measures to optimize fuel efficiency sometimes translate into increased vehicle emissions.
"In principle, it is illegal to interfere with the emission control mechanisms of any EPA-approved vehicle," says Millett. At the Hummer dealership, Reimer says "more efficient gasoline burning necessarily reduces emissions .... In fact, many customers have told us that they have seen an improvement."
Source The Wall Street Journal: http://www4.autonet.ca/FR/Nouvelles/art ... 13805.html
ps: the photo is a "NL" plate who said they were an example of ecology?