Hydrogen cell kit for cars..

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Jun 5, 2008 | 01:34 PM

adam81osu

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From: Portland Oregon

My Ride: 2005 Alpine White 530i

Not saying I'm going to be the test mule that installs this on my 5 and voids my warranty, messes up my engine bay and probably sets off EVERY sensor and alarm in my car's computer, but nonetheless it's interesting to read about. Any thoughts anyone?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-5-Serie...sspagenameZWD1V

Jun 5, 2008 | 02:18 PM

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My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills. Retired Rides - 1989 325i convertible, 1995 M3, 2002 X5, 2005 545i, 2008 X5 (Lemon)

If I was to take that big of a risk, it would NOT be on a kit from Ebay!!

Jun 5, 2008 | 04:33 PM

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My Ride: 08 550 Carbon Sport Almost everything factory, but no sound upgrades.

An Ebay search yeilded a number of these for a variety of vehicles. Fourteen positive testimonials.

Maybe the theory is that with Hydrogen in the car it will be lighter on the road and thus consume less fuel. Makes sense, but I doubt to too many E60ers.

Jun 6, 2008 | 12:13 AM

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I haven't looked at the technical details (are they any??) - but this looks like total BS. One part says it is a fuel cell system, and one part says it is a hydrogen injection system. Two totally different things. Fuel cells combine hydrogen and oxygen to produce water and electricity. Fuel injection burns hydrogen in the engine. Both systems are in use in concept cars at the moment (BMW has a hydrogen combustion 7 series, I believe). Where does the actual hydrogen come from in this system? There's no high pressure cryogenic hydrogen tank in the picture so I assume it is made in situ. You can make it from ethanol/methane/gas/water using a chemical reaction and/or electricity, but frankly, you'll get more efficiency just burning the stuff rather than making it into hydrogen then burning that anyway.

Avoid like the plague...