Complete and total BS.
What their product does is simply apply electricity to two electrodes which cause it to split 2H2O>2H2 + O2 and then it presumably burns the hydrogen created by either combusing it directly or injecting it into the engine. Either way, the energy you wasted to seperate the water molecule into Hydrogen and Oxygen to begin with will be more than what you gain through combustion.
They offer no references, no technical description, no diagrams, no detailed description, no peer reviewed studies, nothing. Except a few VERY vague claims about improved fuel economy which could very well be due to 1: placebo, drivers who suddenly start closely monitoring their fuel economy tend to drive more conservatively or 2: it restricts how much fuel is available to your engine (it messes with the car's engine control chip) which would force you to use less fuel...You would be more efficient solely becaues you are unable to accelerate as quickly.
Ok, after searching around, I found this description:
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The kit is powered by a patent pending electrode technology that uses electricity from the vehicle’s alternator to separate water into its molecular form. The simple gases enter the vehicle’s combustion chamber via the air intake supply and mix with the fuel source, whether it is gasoline or diesel. The hydrogen and oxygen gasses react with the fuel tank’s petroleum allowing it to burn faster and more efficiently, so more of the fuel is used to power the vehicle instead of released as a byproduct, which means less emissions and improved fuel economy. The Hydraficient Water Fuel Cell Kit is compatible with almost every make and year of car, van or SUV and with gasoline or diesel powered engines.
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Patent Pending Electrode Technology? Does that sound like something a real scientist would say? "electrode technology" has remained relatively unchanged since the 1700's. It consists of a positive electrode and a negative electrode. When you apply a current, the water will seperate into hydrogen at one and oxygen at the other. When they recombine you get the same amount (and no more) energy back, except for what was wasted in the process.
Ok, Seperating water into it's molecular form: Water's molecular form is H2O, not gases, which would be H2 and O2 and are seperate molecules, neither of which are water. That isn't rocket surgery, and anybody who actually knew what they were talking about wouldn't make that mistake.
The gases are pumped into the cars engine where they combust...back into water for a net energy gain of: 0. After you account for entropy and energy wasted due to less than 100% efficiency, you are actually worse off than when you started.
It is a big fat scam.