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Convert your Honda Accord to run on trash

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Summary

This instructable explains how to retrofit a Honda Accord (or nearly any car) with our Open Source Gasifier Experimenter's Kit (GEK) to power it. In this project we cover modifications to the standard GEK Gasifier that are needed, details specific to its installation into the Honda, and modifications to the Honda itself. All standard GEK Gasifier construction and operation details are covered in the sub-projects below.
Check the Building the GEK Instructable to learn how to fabricate the standard GEK gasifier vessels.
Check the Assembling the GEK Instructable to learn how to assemble the GEK vessels into a working GEK Gasifier
Check the Running the GEK Instructable to learn how to start and operate the GEK to produce syngas.
For more info and extra pictures about this project, see the main GEK site at: GEK wood gasifier
For general information on how gasification works, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasification
To learn about ALL Power Labs, the group that created the Trash Powered Honda and the Open Source Gasifier Experimenter's Kit, check our website: ALL Power Labs
Inspired? Check out our No Petroleum Allowed Road Rally, the Escape From Berkeley.