View Single Post
Old 07-26-2009, 10:24 AM   #10 (permalink)
outsidethebox
EcoModding Lurker
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 35

Neon - '95 Dodge Neon
Last 3: 49.46 mpg (US)
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by JeremyinIndy View Post
That's REALLY cool. Any more info on that car?

Looks like they used aircraft tires for rolling resistance.
Is that a transverse mount mid-engine?
Is there any OPEN area on the radiator, or is that just a high FE pulse until it overtemps, then let it sit and cool forever? Being on the right side of car aft of cabin without any scoops or louvering can't be good for airflow.
Is the clear/yellow coily thing above the carb the 'fuel tank'?
I wasn't there when they built it. But it is brilliantly simple they heated the engine and vaporized the fuel. The drive train is awesome you could lift it with one hand. There is no reason we shouldn't have a 300 to 500 MPG car right now. They have had it wrong all these years. It will be easy to build but you have to realize what's wrong with what we have. Look at it differently.
  Reply With Quote