You are probably crying out right about now, screaming in protest at the sickening increase in the price of crude oil, which is directly causing a spike in gasoline prices all around the world. Before too long, if it hasn't happened already, the price of a gallon of gas at the pump is going to top $4 in the United States. It has been rumored that by the end of 2008 the price will reach up around $6 a gallon. Is there no end in site? Has the oil producing world gone mad?

So now there is talk all over the Internet about a device called a Hydrogen Conversion kit, claiming to use regular tap water to create a hybrid water-gas combination fuel to run your car's engine. But, is this just a Hydrogen conversion kit scam? Are people out there preying on desperate car drivers? Let's review the technology and find out.

The entire process is designed to be as simple as possible. So simple the average lay man can set it up. It involves subjecting an amount of water to electrolysis using a little electric current from your car's battery. This process breaks up the water molecules into its separate parts of hydrogen and oxygen. What results is a gas called Hydroxy, or HHO. This gas is then pumped into the engine's intake system, where it mixes with the gasoline and air moving around in there, and the resultant combustion is boosted.

The best benefit of the hydrogen and oxygen mixture is that it is known to be three times more powerful than just regular gasoline. What this means is that HHO burns at far greater power. What the hydrogen conversion kit does is make the car's engine think everything is running normally. That way, the engine doesn't require as much gasoline moving through it to get more performance out of it. Less gas plus more performance equals better gas mileage.

But just how effective are these hydrogen conversion kits? We've shown that the technology exists, and that it works. But is it worth it? Is the difference in gas mileage going to make a difference- a significant difference at the gas pump and in your wallet?

Car owners who have installed these kits on their own cars have indicated their gas mileage has increased upwards of 50% when using the same amount of gasoline. That means that previously spending $1200 a month on gas would pay $1200 back in the pocket by the end of the year. What could that buy?

What skeptics complain about is based upon a misconception. There is a benefit among the naysayers that this technology runs completely on water, eliminating gasoline altogether- while this type of technology does in fact exist, it just isn't feasible for average household car owners. They'd have to build huge storage tanks on everyone's cars to make 100% water as fuel feasable. But by having a simple hydrogen conversion kit installed, the technology just mixes water with existing gas to work on improving gas mileage and increase the engine's performance. So, how tempting is getting a hydrogen conversion kit sounding to you now?