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Old 07-03-2008, 11:53 AM   #1 (permalink)
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0-60 in 3 seconds \ 100 mpg

Could this be the beginning of a new Corvette motor ??? This guy makes a remark like the Gas Company's would bury this knowledge if he sold out his new experiments with a typical gas motor !! Check it out !!!
Be sure to scroll down for the rest of the article !!!

Engineer Gets 110 MPG Out Of '87 Mustang - Automotive News Story - WJXT Jacksonville

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Old 07-03-2008, 05:47 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: 0-60 in 3 seconds \ 100 mpg

According to another article he said the idea was originally conceived by his grandfather over 60 years ago,

Toledo TV station checks out "110mpg" Mustangs, leaves skepticism at home - AutoblogGreen

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A Toledo, Ohio-area mechanic is claiming to have a miracle breakthrough originally conceived by his grandfather more than 60 years ago. The development has supposedly been installed on Doug Pelmear's 1987 Ford Mustang and allows it to achieve 80-110mpg, depending on which story you believe. Personally, I'm not inclined to believe either story. Particularly since Pelmear also claims that the Mustang now produces 400hp and 500lb-ft of torque and accelerates from 0-60mph in 3 seconds with a top speed of 180mph. 400hp would not be nearly enough to move a Fox-body Mustang of this vintage through the air at that speed nor would it give the car that kind of acceleration especially not while achieving that kind of fuel efficiency.
My C6 Z gets >70 mpg when I lift off the throttle. Come to think of it, so did my C5 Z.
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Old 07-03-2008, 06:10 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I'll believe it when I see it.

There are some interesting comments in the x prize forum...
Progressive Automotive X PRIZE Community :: View topic - TEAM HP2g is seeking your help

Unfortunately, they don't say anything about how 100+ mpg's is accomplished in their videos.
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Old 07-03-2008, 06:41 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Take 19 gallons of...whatever, and add 1 gallon of gasoline. Now, the vehicle can travel 110 miles on that 19 gallons of...whatever, plus the 1 gallon of gasoline (20 gallons total). And there you have it: 110 miles on 1 gallon of gasoline.

Marketing 101, or "How to Make Yourself Famous in the Media for a Day".

Yeah, his grandpa was a pretty smart feller.

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Old 07-03-2008, 08:02 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Has to be a crack-pot !!!

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I heard jub jub is working on a car that runs on a mixture of beer and gasoline.

Maybe I'm confused, but I do remember something about "too much beer" and "gas".
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I heard jub jub is working on a car that runs on a mixture of beer and gasoline.
That would be alcohol abuse
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Beer math...

Given 24 bottles of beer in a case where each bottle contains 12 ounces, there are 288 ounces of beer, per case.

Since a gallon is 128 ounces, a case of beer is equivalent to 2 1/4 gallons.

Given beer at $14.00 to $15.00 a case and a gallon of gas at $4.60, then 2.25 gallons of gas costs $10.35

Therefore, gas still costs less per gallon than beer.

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And I've been consuming the love most of the day and can really feel the warmth.

The Vette has the day off as a result.



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Old 07-04-2008, 08:12 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I actually posted this because some guy on another thread (diff forum ?) was talking gloom and doom for the high performance motor soon. I think someone will figure a way to go fast no matter what we drive !!

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