Angeles City - Inventor of fuel saving device asks his government to release the details of his invention that date back to 1973, says ABS-CBN News.

The device called the "Khaos Super Turbo Charger" is evidently an air compression device that feeds the engine extra air even at idle. The result is more efficiency and higher performance, while saving fuel, and reducing emmisions.

Pablo Planas, 67, inventor of the Khaos Super Turbo Charger, said his fuel-saving and emission-reducing device would help the country’s economy if the President releases the records of his invention.

Planas claims that the device can help vehicle owners cut down fuel consumption by 15 to 50 percent. He further claims that his invention reduces emissions by 99 percent and that it would take only 15 minutes to install the device if the engine being fitted is in good condition.

After reading this article, I couldn't help but remember all the so called experts that I saw on the local and national news here in the US after gas prices began to sky rocket just over a year ago. One after another they lined up to say that all the fuel saving devices available on the internet and so forth were nothing but utter rubish. And maybe most of them are. But maybe none of them are. I have never tried any of them, have you? Did those "experts" present me with any proof that they had tested these devices, and that they did not work? No.

What I remember that they did bother to say was that "if any of these things worked, don't you think the major auto manufacturers would be implementing them?" What gives me any reason to believe that? It's not like we saw them jump on the automobile safety bandwagon until you voted for safer cars with your dollar. If we all go out and vote for hybrids with our dollars, maybe you will see some dramatic, and of course "newly discovered" fuel saving technologies spring forth from the ever enlightened crowd at the big three US auto manufactures.

Besides, if you do your homework, and some simple math, you will find out that the "big three" here in the US don't make thier money off selling cars any more. They make it off 'financing' the sale of those vehicles. Think of it as a shiny, sporty bank account where you pay ALL the high rate interest.

And I ask you, since when does my bank care how much I spend on gas? :)

12-08-04 NOTE: This Story has recieved a lot of attention. A new forum has been opened, dedicated to the discussion and recreation of the Khaos Turbo Charger. We welcome your input.

Article taken from ABS-CBNNews.com

Inventor to Malacañang: Pls. release records of my invention

By JOJO DUE
TODAY Reporter

ANGELES CITY - The inventor of a fuel-saving and emission-reducing device, whom President Arroyo presented with the Most Outstanding Invention Award last year, has asked Malacanang to release the records of his invention to help ease the country’s economic crisis besides letting the world know that a solution to the pollution problem can be found in the country.

Pablo Planas, 67, inventor of the Khaos Super Turbo Charger, said his fuel-saving and emission-reducing device would help the country’s economy if the President releases the records of his invention, which dates to as far back as 1973.

Planas claimed that the records showing the effectiveness of his device at controlling emission, improving engine performance and reducing fuel consumption are stored in Malacañang since President Marcos’s time.

The inventor from San Juan, Metro Manila, said he joined an international competition in the country in 1974. It was participated in by 27 foreign and 17 local inventors.

The committee in charge of the competition was composed of then Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile, Energy Minister Geronimo Velasco and Public Works Minister Alfredo Juinio. Planas won the competition, but the records of his invention were not released.

“I want the people to know that the solution to the pollution problem in the world could possibly be found in the Philippines through this device, as it cuts harmful emissions caused by unburned fuel. It would also help the economy as it saves fuel and improves engine performance that would cut spending, both for consumers and the government,” he said.

Costing P6,500 each, the Khaos Super Turbo Charger took Planas several months of experimentation and a few more months to build the prototype, which he said was the one entered into the international competition.

Planas claims that the device can help vehicle owners cut down fuel consumption by 15 to 50 percent. He further claims that his invention reduces emissions by 99 percent and that it would take only 15 minutes to install the device if the engine being fitted is in good condition.

These benefits are further boosted by the fact that the device can be used, as Planas claimed, for a lifetime and needs only water and soap to clean. It comes with a cheap scrubbing pad filter that can either be cleaned or replaced by the owner.

Planas filed for a patent at the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) first in 1974. Subsequent improvements, however, led to three more applications for patents in 1978, 1985 and 1997. He has now filed for an international patent with the help of the IPO.

Several government officials have tested the device and he said they had all been witnesses to its effectiveness. Officials include Environment Secretary Michael Defensor, who he claimed saw a zero-emission result, and Energy Secretary Vince Perez Jr.

He further said that officials of the Land Transportation Office (LTO), whom he met with a few months ago, have endorsed his turbo-charger device.

Planas explained that emissions are caused by carbon deposits in spark plugs that prevent the proper combustion of fuel, particularly when the vehicle is running idle, resulting in unburned fuel that contribute to pollution-causing emissions.

“The Khaos Super Turbo Charger adds air during the combustion process during idling that provides the ideal air-gas mixture and burns fuel efficiently. This not only saves fuel but also reduces emissions caused by unburned fuel and at the same time improves engine performance,” he said.

He said he had been offered at least $100 million by US-based firms who want to buy his invention but that he refused all of them as he wants the world to know that the solution to the more than 120-year-old pollution problem could possibly be found in the Philippines.

“Of course I would want to sell the device worldwide to help reduce pollution, which has created problems for our planet. But I would want the world to know that it came from the Philippines and this would help the economy through its earnings,” he said.

You will find the original article posted here on the ABS-CBNNews.com site.