To find out how well these new aquatic car products work, I downloaded one of the most popular guides and set out to do my own experiment. I have a 2005 Hyundai Elantra that I would equip with this configuration for testing. Before the modification, my car was getting roughly 28 MPG with driving primarily in the city.

Upon downloading the guide, I was given two options: I could purchase the components and assemble the gas water system on my own, or I could purchase a ready-to-use system from a recommended dealer. The full dealership setup cost $ 65, so I opted to go that route simply for the time and hassle savings, although judging from the manual, the system would have been easy to set up on my own.

The installation of the system, or HHO (hydrogen energy) generator was actually quite simple. I’m not a mechanic, and I’m far from the most mechanically inclined person, but I can tighten a screw or two, and that’s basically all I needed to do. The system basically mounts under the hood in the engine compartment and connects to the battery terminals to allow it to “charge” the water to produce power. Simple enough! Upgrading to specially designed spark plugs for this system is also recommended, which I did, and I recommend you do as well.

With the system in place, I simply had to fill it with water and some baking soda and it was good to go. On a side note, very little water is actually used in this system. The concept is basically to extract energy from water, rather than necessarily “burning” the water for fuel. In fact, a couple of ounces will keep this system going for weeks.

As I started my car and drove it a few blocks around the neighborhood, I noticed that the engine ran a little quieter, but a little smoother. The increase in smoothness was more noticeable. The pickup looked roughly the same, if not a little better with the HHO system installed. Overall, I’d say there was a slight increase in performance, although that wasn’t necessarily the reason for this update.

The reason for installing the hydrogen power system in my car was to save fuel, but did it work? As I mentioned earlier, my Hyundai averaged 28 MPG before testing. And after the test? The first tank calculated 38 MPG and the later tanks calculated 40 MPG. This represents an increase of over 35%, making it worth the investment. I’m not entirely sure why the mileage improved even more after the first tank of gas, other than possibly some kind of break-in period.

So did running my car on gas water really work? Absolutely! Although the name of the technology is somewhat misleading, as it is not actually burning water, it is only being used to improve the energy produced by gasoline, the concept still works, and that is the most important thing!