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Old 12-06-2011, 11:33 AM   #1 (permalink)
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News about Doug Pelmear's 110 MPG Mustang

There had been some discussions here about Doug Pelmear's claim to have invented an engine capable of 110 mpg in an old Mustang.

Here is the latest story about Doug's HP2g company which was originally in Napoleon's Northwest Signal newspaper.

Loan repayment extension denied for Pelmear | cleveland.com


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Old 12-07-2011, 01:42 AM   #2 (permalink)
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What idiots to loan him the money in the first place. And the collateral is the patents?!? Even more stupid. They're gonna take a bath on that one.
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Old 12-07-2011, 08:36 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Am I reading all this right?

This shlep advertises ridiculous "gas" mileage numbers based on the fact that gasoline is just 15% of the fuel used? And he did this with a straight face? And his investors were too dimwitted to understand this?

Wow.

He should go to jail. The investors, if they were using others' money, should join him. If they were using their own dollars, they deserve what they get and should be sterilized to prevent any chance of making the gene pool any dirtier than it already is.
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Old 12-07-2011, 01:19 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I found one patent and one patent application for Doug Pelmear.

The patent is for a reinforcing bracket that bolts inside the valley of a V8 engine to stiffen the block.

The patent application is for permanent magnets installed in moving parts of the engine, plus electromagnets in the block to pull and push on the permanent magnets. He mentions electromagnetic forces of 3 to 5 lbs.

Go to Google Patents and search his name if you want to entertain yourself by reading them.
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Old 12-07-2011, 05:02 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Im pretty embarrassed that someone so local to me has ended up with so much attention over the past few years.

While I was putting around here getting 45-50 mpg out of my lil festiva, he was out making a bad name for us econo-minded folks.

And then I decided I wanted what he wanted, and built myself a car that was "fast" while still being great on gas.


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