20% improvement in fuel economy!

[Motu]

I've developed a way to increase the fuel economy of my diesel Pajero by a staggering 20% !!!!!!! I'm sick of working for a measly hourly income - I'm wondering if I should market and sell....or should I move into consultancy? What would be the bigger return? With fuel prices ever increasing I can't see a way to improve the fuel efficiency of any vehicle by 20% not to attract buyers - what would you pay? I'm thinking of actualy selling my invention to the Government.....

[u4ea]

I've developed a way to increase the fuel economy of my diesel Pajero by a staggering 20% !!!!!!! I'm sick of working for a measly hourly income - I'm wondering if I should market and sell....or should I move into consultancy? What would be the bigger return? With fuel prices ever increasing I can't see a way to improve the fuel efficiency of any vehicle by 20% not to attract buyers - what would you pay? I'm thinking of actualy selling my invention to the Government.....

P A T E N T ?????????????????

[Crasherfromwayback]

Go on the dole, and walk to collect weekly payments?
Then when you do put fuel in....it's subsidised??

[kickingzebra]

Sell to the government? you must be mad, they'll have you killed for removing revenue!
Private enterprise kicks arse.

[jazbug5]

Watch out, you'll be on someone's hit list for this...bad idea to get on the wrong side of the oil companies...

(Get a patent, send the idea to yourself in a sealed envelope to prove the date you thought of it, and go into a safe house- pronto!)

[dhunt]

I've developed a way to increase the fuel economy of my diesel Pajero by a staggering 20% !!!!!!!

Not driving it???

[WRT]

Get the guys from shell to do your marketing. I believe you as much as I believe them.

[Dafe]

Maybe Motu got a job at Shell! %20 staff discount.

[LaggCity]

Sure as shit they would buy it from you to keep it quiet.

I've developed a way to increase the fuel economy of my diesel Pajero by a staggering 20% !!!!!!! I'm sick of working for a measly hourly income - I'm wondering if I should market and sell....or should I move into consultancy? What would be the bigger return? With fuel prices ever increasing I can't see a way to improve the fuel efficiency of any vehicle by 20% not to attract buyers - what would you pay? I'm thinking of actualy selling my invention to the Government.....

[ManDownUnder]

Patent it, keep it a secret and (using it) sell diesel at 10% cheaper than the oil companies. As their price moves up or down, so does yours.

Give your device away free, on the condition those using it only source diesel from you.

You'll be set for life mate

[Ixion]

'Ere , you haven't gone and pinched my revolutionary idea of a heavier return spring on the accelerator have you? Nah, cos you're only claiming 20% whereas MY idea saves 25%.

[Motu]

I improved my mileage from 9km/litre to 11km/litre - by slowing down! I have an 85km commute,over 6 days that's more than 1000km,so a pretty good test.I normaly travel at 110kph,2500rpm,this keeps me in the fast lane - I pass 80% of the vehicles,20% pass me.So I decided to drop my speed as an economy test - to 85 kph where the engine is doing 2000rpm and producing maximum torque,a good place for economy.

Life in the slow lane is a whole new world,hey,believe it or not even at that speed you are passing cars!I get to work 5 to 10 minutes later.Interesting on the Bombay Hill - I normaly floor it as SH1 dips going under bridge and hit the hill at 110/115 kph,and gradualy drop from there...on a good day staying at 90kph,on a bad day chop down at 80kph - pedal to the metal,''the stack blowing black as coal''.But if I hit it at 85kph I don't need to floor it to keep that speed,only giving full throttle the last 100metres - got to be a big saving just there.

So,I propose to submit my presentation to the Government for a lowering of the National Speed Limit to 85kph in the interest of saving fuel - do I have your support?

[chris]

I would be more interested in your 'fast lane' idea. Here in NZ we only have an inside lane and either one or two overtaking lanes

[MSTRS:Me]

So,I propose to submit my presentation to the Government for a lowering of the National Speed Limit to 85kph in the interest of saving fuel - do I have your support?

You're a bastard! Return that PM, before it falls into the wrong hands.

[kickingzebra]

Get an extra gear motu.
The equation is faulty, the cost of having people on the road for longer will far outwiegh the savings.
Might work well in the diesel, but I've tried varyingly with my petrol cars, and normally the difference is very slight. On the odd end of the scale is my old 300zx. the fastest trip I ever took it on, it used the least petrol.
Averaging 160 odd, non turbo, and not slowing much for corners, down SH27,
Used an eigth of a tank on the guage from BP and mcds and all, before the bombays to tirau. I think it was about 10 litres, for near on 200 km.
Try sell that one!!