HOW TO REDUCE CO2 EMISSIONS?

The Surbo is environmentally friendly, helps to save our earth and by using it, you are contributing to this cause by:

1. Cutting pollution. In normal cars without the Surbo, which have less power and need more throttle pressure to accelerate, more fuel is pumped into the engine (as fuel pressure is proportional to throttle travel). However, the air enters the engine later than the fuel due to air filter losses. The result is much unburnt fuel going out through the exhaust. If you are behind even modern cars with your windows down, you might sometimes smell the fuel when they suddenly accelerate.

A car fitted with a Surbo emits less unburnt fuel. A Surbo car can accelerate as quickly with less pressure on the throttle, meaning less fuel is put in for the same work. The Surbo enables air to come in more quickly by giving your car's air intake more air-suction power, overcoming the air filter's resistance. The result is more complete burning and lower emissions. On diesels, the Surbo cuts most of the black smoke.

Emission Test Results: Test results are based on percentage of total air passed. Surbo reduces HC (unburnt hydrocarbons) from 55 ppm (parts per million) to 52 ppm {HC reduced absolutely by 3/55=5.45%}. CO (poisonous carbon monoxide) is cut from 1.7% to 0.8% (absolute reduction of CO by 0.9/1.7=52.9%), and CO2 (which is responsible for global warming) is cut from 5% to 3% (absolute reduction of CO2 by 2/5=40%). This test was conducted at Vicom Inspection Centre in Singapore on 10 FEB 2004 on our test car, the petrol Peugeot 405 1.6. Details

How can CO and CO2 be reduced so dramatically? It may be because the Surbo draws in more air, so there is more oxygen available for oxidizing the incompletely-combusted CO to stable CO2, and with less fuel put in, of course less CO2 can be formed from complete combustion, going by the equation. The world is very concerned about the global-warming effects of CO2 so help us fight this battle by spreading the word.

Malaysian report--Surbo cuts 75% of CO2 emitted by a racing Proton Satria GTi 1.8 with catalytic converter (cat) removed--from 1000 g/km to 250 g/km. (new car: 227 g/km according to CAR Magazine of UK)
This means that-
i. The Surbo cleans the exhaust, almost like a cat.
ii. If the cat was back in place, the gases would be even cleaner.
iii. A less restrictive (less costly, more powerful) cat could be used with a Surbo, keeping to the original emission level.

2. Helping to conserve dwindling supplies of fuel. In a car that is power-assisted by Surbo, the throttle travel required for acceleration or cruising is much smaller, so less fuel is used. As a result, responding customers average about 10% in fuel savings. This will allow our fuel-powered economy to run longer, and to eat less into edibles that must otherwise be converted to biofuels, so avoiding hunger in poorer parts of the world.

3. Keeping cars roadworthy for longer. Fewer resources need to be used for expensive overhauls, as the Surbo restores lost compression easily. No need to change an old car for a newer one just for more power. Or get a car with a bigger engine (that will usually use up more fuel, and indeed, produce more CO2). Neither will you have to go for extensive modifications.

Other Environmental Considerations

KERS (kinetic energy recovery systems), hybrid vehicle systems and the Surbo system are put together for comparison because they all capture kinetic energy during engine braking for subsequent or later use.
KERS store the braking energy in a battery or flywheel, and put out the power later when required, through a management controller and motor.
Hybrid vehicles pass the braking energy through a generator that directly powers its electrical systems, store the excess energy in batteries, and outputs the energy via motor(s), with a reduced-sized engine to achieve lower consumption and carbon emissions.
The Surbo takes advantage of the 1-second period for the engine to brake the vehicle, synchronizing that with its air charging vortex which also takes 1 second to form, and that immediately raises engine torque, and afterwards since half throttle is used even for high rpm, just part of the engine capacity is used, much like downsizing it too, to reduce carbon emissions and fuel consumption.

SYSTEM:	KERS	HYBRID	SURBO
COST	High cost to research through Formula 1	High cost (the hybrid vehicle must be purchased)	Very low cost
POWER & DURATION	Burst of 80.4 hp for 6.67 secs (out of around 700 hp for an F1 car)	Depends on battery capacity especially long uphills where there is no engine brake charging. When the battery is totally discharged, the hybrid vehicle can depend only on its smaller-than-usual engine	Significant, prolonged power on demand, anytime, any terrain
CHARGE TIME	part of an F1 lap	as soon as engine braking occurs	1 second
PAYBACK PERIOD (SAVINGS VS INITIAL COST)	Not applicable	5 years	a few months
COMPLEXITY	high	very high	low
MAINTENANCE COST	high	may be high as systems are agent serviced till they are widespread	low; DIY possible
SAFETY	Shock and fire accidents reported during F1 testing	May have throttle control problems as reported, perhaps due to 100% drive-by-wire technology	Very safe
WEIGHT	25 kg	High, due to batteries and related systems	40 grams
AFFECTS HANDLING?	Raises centre of gravity	Effects of added weights and their placement must be considered	No
CO2 REDUCTION	Little due to short duration of use	Very high	40%
RAW MATERIALS LIMITATION	?	Dysprosium, used for hybrid motors and batteries, is mainly from China with limited export quantity, and likely to be consumed by other types of electronics manufacturing	Abundant, recyclable aluminum
SUBSIDIZED BY	Private investors	Governments through taxes, or on other forms of transport	None
VOLUME OF VEHICLES (OR COMPATIBILITY)	Very low	Low percentage	Applicable to most conventional vehicles
TRANSFERABILITY	No	No	Easy
DURABILITY	Depends on electrical or mechanical systems to store kinetic energy during engine braking	Life of vehicle, batteries, depends on car scrapping incentives	Lifetime, or longer
EASE OF CONVERSION	Difficult	Maybe Unfeasible	Very easy to custom vehicles for this
SUPPORT ACTIVITIES THAT CAN AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT	Not applicable	Some, due to the amount of inputs to the vehicle, and dumping of toxic waste if batteries cannot be recycled	Low

Whatever the outcome of this comparison, the Surbo is still usable in these vehicles so long as they have internal combustion engines, as the Surbo gives extra torque and speed so that even more braking energy can be harnessed.

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