Fuel Converter

An inline fuel converter housing, comprising:

• a hollow first end configured to be coupled to a fuel line;
• a hollow second end configured to be coupled to a fuel system downstream of said housing first end;
• a heat input area;
• a plurality of capillaries spaced about said heat input area;
• an input manifold providing passage between said hollow first end and said capillaries;
• and
• an output manifold providing passage between said capillaries and said hollow second end;
• wherein each said capillary has a diameter that is smaller than a diameter of a channel defined by said hollow first end;
• and
• wherein said capillaries are formed in a conductive material surrounding said heat input area, whereby heat from said heat input area heats fuel passing through said capillaries past the fuel's vaporization point to separate the fuel into fuel components while not igniting either of the fuel or the fuel components.

A method of converting fuel into fuel components for use in powering an internal combustion engine, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) passing fuel from a fuel line into a housing having a hollow first end,
• (b) passing the fuel from the hollow first end through a plurality of capillaries spaced about a heat input area, each said capillary having a diameter that is smaller than a diameter of a channel defined by said hollow first end, said capillaries being formed in a conductive material surrounding said heat input area;
• (c) heating the fuel passing through said capillaries past the fuel's vaporization point to separate the fuel into fuel components while not igniting either of the fuel or the fuel components;
• (d) passing the fuel components from said capillaries into a hollow second end of said housing;
• and
• (e) passing the fuel components from said hollow second end into a fuel system downstream of said housing first end.