FORD GT COMES BACK . . . SORT OF . . . AT NAIAS

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Autoblog Green is reporting that the Revenge Verde supercar on display at the North American International Auto Show "shares a good portion of its aluminum chassis with the dearly departed Ford GT." Three choices are slated: A Roush-built 605 h.p. Ford, a supercharged GM LS9 with 638 horses (say it isn't so) and Hp2g's 100+ m.p.g.e. hybrid. Production of the Verde is scheduled for later in 2010.

The announcement of the conventional V8s prompted at least on Greeniac to rant "V8 [sic] must die and go to hell! it's the idiot [sic] power train." Count "Truth With Speedzzter" among the "V8 idiots" then!

While the Autoblog Green folks apparently didn't get a look at Hp2g's revolutionary pulsed integrated electric hybrid V8, Hp2g has posted a press release with a drawing of its techincal aspects. Hp2g calls it "Electromagnetic Pulse Power." According to Hp2g's website, the engine augments the normal IC reciprocating assembly with electromagnet elements and "ceramic magnets." In the single cylinder drawing, the engine appears to be a four-valve DOHC with magnetic elements at the crank and at the top of the cylinder.

How all of this will work out in production is unknown. Hopefully one of the Hp2g engines will soon be in the hands of the press.

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HP2G/PELMEAR V8: ONLY 200 POUNDS?

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Team HP2g's departure from the Progressive Automotive X-Prize and the June 2, 2009, announcement of an Ohio production facility for the Pelmear "mystery" motor has a number of internet wags in a tither.

Some internet "experts" are quick to brand HP2g and Pelmear as frauds.

Others, question whether any V8 in a twenty-two-year-old Mustang could ever achieve 80+ m.p.g. and 400 horsepower.

A few, including "Truth With Speedzzter" are withholding judgment until we see more.

Thus far, Doug Pelmear has kept the "miracle" Mustang's hood locked tighter than Fort Knox. However Pelmear did suggest some interesting details to the local Ohio press about the Pelmear V8:

While the E85-only engine was not on display for the general public, Pelmear did reveal that it was quite a bit smaller than the normal engine of today and only weighs about 200 pounds. He also showed the documentation that he had taken it to an Ohio EPA station last Friday for an emissions test. His emissions were half of the legal limit and that mark was achieved without a catalytic converter.

Is the HP2g/Pelmear "mystery" motor in fact a pocket-sized, ultra-low-friction, forced-induction engine with an array of electronic engine management strategies and perhaps some sort of unthrottled, lean-burn prechamber ignition? A downsized Miller-Atkinson-Otto (MAO) cycle engine that is turbocharged within an inch of its life on 85-percent Ethanol could possibly produce significant increases in low-power fuel efficiency.

Given that Pelmear has suggested that some of the proprietary technology was first envisioned by his grandfather back in the 1940s, could the "mystery" motor be some sort of high-tech Ford V8-60 derivative?

The original V8-60 was a 136-cubic-inch (2.23 liter) flathead engine designed to skirt European displacement taxes and U.K. bore size taxes. It simply lacked the torque necessary for satisfactory performance in Ford's full-sized cars, but was a modest hit in American midget oval track racing. The V8-60 had a tiny 2.6" bore and a short 3.2" stroke.

A modern turbocharged "2 liter" V8 could take advantage of multiple overhead valves, direct injection, cylinder deactivation, and valve timing alterations to dramatically boost low-speed efficiency.

But 200 pounds?

That suggests that maybe even two liters is on the high side of displacement estimates. Most certainly it excludes cast iron as a predominant material and the antique V8-60 as anything more than an inspirational starting point.

The last of the Cosworth Indy V8s (the XF) was approximately 162 cubic inches (2.65 liters) and weighed in at a svelte 264.6 pounds (120 kg). That's about 1.6 pounds per cubic inch. Theoretically, downsizing the XF to two liters at the same CID-to-pounds ratio could result in a new engine around 200 pounds dry. However, the XF was hardly a low-cost production-style engine.

And while a 400 h.p. road-car V8 would have only half the horsepower of the low-boost, 12,000 r.p.m. XF, it would need to go 1,000 times longer between rebuilds to be practical. Moreover, a fairly dominant percentage of the road-car V8's duty cycle would be at net power outputs of less than 30 horsepower (and would necessarily be so to achieve fuel consumption within the ballpark Mr. Pelmear suggests).

But a road-car V8 would not need to be a structural member of the chassis (which was a key feature of Cosworth V8s starting with the legendary DFV) which theoretically could allow for some additional lightening.

Current power density assumptions suggest that about the minimum displacement for a 400 h.p. alcohol-fueled engine of reasonable potential durability would be in the 66-100 cubic inch range. For example, RB Racing sells air-cooled Harley-Davidson style Vee-twin turbo "Orca" engines with similar power-per-cube outputs (notwithstanding only two valves per cylinder). Of course, even making an off-the-shelf 400 h.p. motorcycle engine function adequately in an automobile would be a daunting task. Moreover, nothing suggests that any of the turbo Orcas would yield 80+ m.p.g. in a lightweight motorcycle, much less a compact automobile. Thus, the HP2g?Pelmear "mystery" motor would have to be something more than just a tiny V8 with a turbo.

The design challenges of creating a hyper-efficient micro-V8 for highway use would be significantly different than for an 800 h.p. turbocharged Indy Car engine or a 500h.p. Harley. Whether HP2g/Pelmear have achieved such a "breakthrough" remains to be conclusively proven. It is premature to speculate either for or against the Pelmear "mystery" motor.

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HP2g L.L.C. AND THE REVENGE VERDE SUPERCAR?

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Doug Pelmear and the team that initially claimed to have built an 100+ m.p.g.e. Fox-Body Mustang for the Progressive Automotive X-Prize Competition has now announced a manufacturing facility for their mysterious engine technology.

First manufacturing facility for 110 MPG HP2g engine / R&D lab


Grand Opening June 1, 2009

Wauseon, OH: June1,2009 Time 10am -12noon ---- Horse Power Sales.net, Inc. and HP2G, LLC will officially open the first manufacturing facility for the production and assembly of their revolutionary, 110MPG, V-8, HP2g engine on June 1, 2009 in Wauseon, Ohio.

The HP2g is a revolutionary alternative energy solution that will reduce the nation’s reliance on foreign oil, and help keep the environment clean. The engine runs on E85, (a green alcohol-based fuel) that significantly reduces green house gas emissions. In testing, HP2g has exhibited ultra-high fuel economy and outstanding horsepower upon demand. The first production vehicle to utilize the HP2g technology will be the Revenge Verde Super Car, a luxury performance super car from Revenge Designs Inc.

The opening of the facility will create immediate jobs for the Northwest Ohio area. Planned expansions could result in the creation of as many as 2,000 support jobs in the next three to five years.

Also to be on display is HP2g Mustang, Revenge GTM-R Super Car and other performance vehicles. Both companies look forward to displaying the HP2g motor and Revenge Verde Super Car in the future after their late 2009 release

According to Autoblog Green, the Revenge Verde supercar is to be displayed at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show in December.

Revenge Designs, Inc. is apparently primarily a Pontiac Solstice and 2004-2006 Pontiac GTO tuner.

However, the Verde is self-reportedly a clean-sheet design:

The all-new Revenge Verde Super Car will be totally designed in-house. The Revenge Verde Super Car makes extensive use of carbon fiber and has a chromoly tubular chassis design as well as a wheel base similar to the Ferrari GTB in order to allow for considerable leg and head room. The mid-engine compartment is specifically designed for the HP2g engine technology.

The production of the GTM-R Super Car will not continue. It is simply not feasible to produce a vehicle that is not entirely designed in-house and requires such a considerable amount of reconstruction and design.

With several months into the development of the Verde Super Car, Revenge Designs hopes to release the new Verde Super Car at the LA International Auto Show in December 2009. Revenge intends to display two versions of the Verde; one left-hand and one right-hand drive with the purpose of releasing the vehicles to the world market and not simply the American stage. Following the Revenge Verde Super Car, the company will be producing a Super Saloon vehicle in late 2010 that will accommodate the four-door passenger car market.

According to a Revenge Designs press release, "Revenge [will be] the sole and exclusive Certified Installation Centers in the United States for the installation of HP2g engines for aftermarket purchasers. Revenge will be the sole and exclusive Certified Installation Center for HP2G's HP2g engine for those clients."


Truth With Speedzzter has thus far been unable to verify independent, objective scientific verification of HP2g's claims. Moreover, Truth With Speedzzter is not privy to any proprietary information about the "Pelmear Mystery Motor" from HP2g However, it seems that HP2g may soon have their alleged revolutionary engine in the hands of the motoring press or members of the public. Until then, Truth With Speedzzter will remain skeptically optimistic about HP2g's and Revenge's spectacular claims.

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