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Originally Posted by GryphonAuto
Thanks for the design analysis, I took some notes! I won’t comment on everything just yet (like to get more opinions before muddying the waters), but having an alternative hood-vent-mesh option should be simple enough.
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Jonathan – great design and great renderings (my favourite is the rear ¾ view of the black car)! I have a couple of specific comments on the design; to me the car would look best if the rear wheels were essentially the widest part of the car – the side scoops running wider in the middle of the car doesn’t look quite right to me (its effect is most obvious in the front ¾ view of the blue car). Also the rear spoiler doesn’t seem to “fit” the car but seems an add on – not sure what would change that effect

Naturally this is only my opinion and minor points only! Look forward to seeing a final view and then seeing it on the road!!
Cheers,
Aedo
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Originally Posted by GryphonAuto
Black chrome? Perhaps an example image would work best. Is that the “color” you want for the trim or paint on the car?<o>
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This headlight is done in black chrome – the plating method causes the chrome plating to be high gloss black rather than silver and retains the performance of the chrome in terms of toughness and corrosion resistance (most chrome plating shops can do it).
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Originally Posted by Serebo1
…As for color scheme, wait for it...matte black would be insane on this car. 
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Why is that a surprise
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Originally Posted by local600
… Anyone who says it's rubbish or perpetual motion doesn't fully understand it and has never done it.
Yes, electrolysis wastes energy in the process, but what is not taken into account is the potential energy released in the form of hydrogen. It's like lifting a heavy garage door to release a Lotus, the two actions are unrelated.
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Short story long, I have made a few hydrogen fuel cells and it's easy. Getting it to work in a car required three other things: The electronics I mentioned, a special fuel delivery system similar to a propane carb and a drastic adjustment of the engine timing. A stainless exhaust system wouldn't hurt either.
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Who said anything about fuel cells? Putting a hydrogen fuel cell power solution in this car would be amazing!
Perhaps I was a little too blunt in my earlier post…but the proposed system on the Ronn Motors website has been proposed by shadetree mechanics since the dawn of the internal combustion engine and while I applaud their can do attitude the proposed system contravenes the laws of thermodynamics.
OH – and I worked in the fuel cell industry for 5years so have some idea of what I am talking about
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Originally Posted by local600
So, you're creating Hydrogen (the smallest, lightest, most flammable element known to man) under the hood as you need it and not carrying around dangerous tanks of the stuff or worrying about where to get it. Stan Meyer who discovered this created a dune buggy that could go coast to coast on 22 gallons.
This is the answer we've been waiting for and what I would say to any skeptic is: You know that anything that burns can be used as fuel, now let me show you how I can make this water burn.
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Are you claiming that
Stan Meyers device worked despite never being independently tested and the fact that he was charged with “gross and egregious fraud”?