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To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (102479)	4/29/2005 2:22:11 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I dont' think it has been established that it could be done in 1933. There's no proof that it did work other than someone says so on a web site. Then there's this: But the carburettor was never produced and, mysteriously, Pogue went overnight from impoverished inventor to the manager of a successful factory making oil filters for the motor industry. Ever since, suspicion has lingered that oil companies and car manufacturers colluded to bury Pogue’s invention. Suspicion??? And this from your link: Engineers who have tried in the past to build a carburetor using Pogue’s theories have found the results less than satisfactory. Charles Friend, of Canada’s National Research Council, told Marketplace, a consumer affairs programme: “You can get fantastic mileage if you’re prepared to de-rate the vehicle to a point where, for example, it might take you ten minutes to accelerate from 0 to 30 miles an hour.” It'd be a great thing is a 200 mpg carburetor could be made, but I don't think your link establishes that it is possible, much less commercially feasible.