he could have an O2 tank pressurized by a turbo-exhaust unit and used at will plus a water recovery unit in the exhaust for the H2O injection
Posted on 07/04/2008 5:58:22 AM PDT by kellynla
NAPOLEON, Ohio - Doug Pelmear has lots of secrets beneath the hood of his black 1987 Ford Mustang on which the only outward hint of individuality is a series of stickers.
But looks can be deceiving. Mr. Pelmear's 21-year-old pony car has enough technological innovation to quadruple the classic Mustang's original gas mileage while almost doubling its available horsepower.
That's 80 miles per gallon and 400 horsepower, folks. And the 48-year-old electronics engineer and master mechanic is not done yet.
The third-generation automotive tinkerer hopes that next year his Mustang - more specifically its engine - will help him win the $10 million Progressive Automotive X Prize: a "race" to find an affordable, marketable automobile that gets at least 100 miles per gallon, or its equivalent.
"I'm an optimist, and I think people need to know there is hope out there," Mr. Pelmear said. "That's why I decided to enter the X Prize race. I could have sold this [technology] off, but then people might not have seen it.
"It's not about the money. Our country really needs this."
The Progressive Automotive X Prize is sponsored by the X Prize Foundation to focus attention on and improve technology for real-world fuel economy.
(Excerpt) Read more at toledoblade.com ...
Uh huh I've Heard some stories myself
he could have an O2 tank pressurized by a turbo-exhaust unit and used at will plus a water recovery unit in the exhaust for the H2O injection
Napoleon, Ohio’s Doug Pelmear claims that he has created a V8-powered 1987 Ford Mustang that develops 400 horsepower and 500 lb-ft of torque on E85, can accelerate from 0-60 in about three seconds – on its way to a top speed of 180 mph – and still returns an astonishing 110 mpg.
Although a 400 horsepower economy car sounds too good to be true, Toledo’s Rocket Ventures, a subsidiary of the Regional Growth Partnership, has verified Pelmear’s claim, according to OzarksFirst.com.
Pelmear has yet to reveal what’s exactly under the hood of his Mustang – as he’s still waiting on a few patents – but says his work is based off the work of his grandfather who developed fuel-saving techniques during the 1940s.
I’m only surprised he’s still walking around. ‘Nuff said.
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Indeed.
See my tagline.
Why would anyone look at or believe anything on WikiPedia?
The CityCAT, already being developed in India (bottom left), will be available for U.S. production in three different four-door styles. But it's the radical dual-energy engine, with a possible 1000-mile range at 96 mph, that could move the Air Car beyond Auto X Prize dreams and into American garages.
Zero Pollution Motors (ZPM) confirmed to PopularMechanics.com on Thursday that it expects to produce the world’s first air-powered car for the United States by late 2009 or early 2010. As the U.S. licensee for Luxembourg-based MDI, which developed the Air Car as a compression-based alternative to the internal combustion engine, ZPM has attained rights to build the first of several modular plants, which are likely to begin manufacturing in the Northeast and grow for regional production around the country, at a clip of up to 10,000 Air Cars per year.
And while ZPM is also licensed to build MDI’s two-seater OneCAT economy model (the one headed for India) and three-seat MiniCAT (like a SmartForTwo without the gas), the New Paltz, N.Y., startup is aiming bigger: Company officials want to make the first air-powered car to hit U.S. roads a $17,800, 75-hp equivalent, six-seat modified version of MDI’s CityCAT (pictured above) that, thanks to an even more radical engine, is said to travel as far as 1000 miles at up to 96 mph with each tiny fill-up.
This guy is talking an actual car, a Mustang.
Hey I didn’t say i didn’t like the stang im a Ford man anyway but for those who have long commutes back and forth to work and who are somewhat enviromentaly freindly this little air car would be nice to have i’ve been watching the development of this car for a while it would be especially nice if you live in the city me i’d like to have the little truck myself I’d like to deliver Guitars in person to some of my customers or pick up blanks at the sawmill it would be very handy and cut down on my overhead in gas prices ...
No it's not, he also invented a device that allows him to always be driving DOWN a hill! :)
bah.
Just like scooters, they should never allow them to get off the sidewalk and onto the sreeet!
A fellow Freeper, told me that this is Hoax.
He’s the “GO-TO” guy when it comes to oil.
I asked him for proof and gave me none.
There are lots of greedy industry shills posting here. They pretend to be good people and military veterans and even full time 'patriots.' Some even give generous donations. Organized crime sways the news media every day by buying air time. No Big Mystery here.
We are witnesses to clever hype and outright lies trumping the truth as never before in history. Time to wake up, people! Or just go pull the covers over your heads and ease back into dreamland.
I may know a few things . . . that greedy people in power do not want you to know ! R U Surprised ? Not really? Kinda or Maybe ? Don't give a rip?
Hmmmmmm
INDEED.
Have you read the quotes of political, media etc. leaders since 1900 at post #76 here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2031425/posts?page=77#77
???
It still amazes me how many FREEPERS are still asleep . . . or drinking the MSM Koolaid.
That media kool aid is deadly. Any surprise that television news has turned into crazed paparazzi stalking pretty women 24/7 today __________ ? People actually give a shi'ite about Britney's latest short skirt blooper? Brain dead people give rise to brain dead media and vice versa.
INDEED.
Right you are . . .
. . . that old thing about . . .
. . . . is for the good to be silent . . . .
will be such an indictment on our generation and era.
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Present Day 2001 Ford Mustang =
20 mpg average
(See 2nd Photo down)
http://www.lzxray.com/guyer_collection.htm
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Happy Freedom Day - July 4th, 2008
..everybody, everywhere.
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Yeah, this is a load of horse****. How exactly is he getting 80 mpg and 400 HP with an ethanol blend, no less?
“Yeah, this is a load of horse****. How exactly is he getting 80 mpg and 400 HP with an ethanol blend, no less?”
Well, you’re welcome to contact:
Julie Myers at Rocket Ventures
Regional Growth Partnership
Phone: 419/252]2700
Rocket Ventures Revs its Engine with Horsepower Sales Sponsorship
http://www.rocketventures.org/News_Events/News_Release/Docs/Horsepower.pdf
They didn’t get much in writing classes either.
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