i had a dream... it was about smokey yunick

[Hot_Wheels]

ok i dont know why but last night i had a dream about smokey yunick and a festiva i rember long ago reading or hearing a story about smoke yunick made a car that was able to get like 80 mpg and he used a festiva as a test bed. does anyone have info on this??? or was it a crack head dream??

[Hot_Wheels]

http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/100-miles-per-gallon-13319.html

http://www.himacresearch.com/docs/history.html

i just found this

[elcamino1]

I think it was a pontiac fiero

[lilred]

it was a fiero it was on horse power tv the other day

[monkeyracing]

Smokey Yunick was a friggin' genius. The guy was incredibly creative, and found ways to legally or illegally cheat in every form of racing there ever was. Although, I must say I've never had a dream about him....pervert!

[niklid05]

if you aint cheating you aint trying.

[solatare]

very interesting read that. and while it did work id be really hard to mass produce. thing works on expansion from what i can see. kinda a quasi diesel. needs water and a very thin fuel mix. very interesting indeed...

[monkeyracing]

Wasn't that tested on Mythbusters and proven to be bunk?

[neanderpaul]

Mythbusters rules!!

[Hot_Wheels]

i searched discovery.com i couldnt find a episode that had to do with the vapor engine i did look on there message board and some people made a topiic about them trying it.....maybe its to hot of a subject for them to do??? theres so much info on it patents and blue prints i want to do one i think im just not a engineer

[5.0zone]

I remember reading that issue about Smoke's high mileage car.
I have been looking for that article for quite some time.
At the time he was only interested in getting one of the big three to buy it.

I also have the 200 mpg handbook from back during the 70's (I know where it is).

Smokey was a very unique individual. I enjoy reading about how he bent every rule in racing.
I bet he would even give NASCAR a fit today.

[Hot_Wheels]

5.0 can you get me more info on that book? does it have plans/blue prints? i was going to check the library today.

[5.0zone]

Sure thing, let me go dig it up.

[miami man]

if i recalled corectly smokey had over a hundred patents for parts for the 350 chevy engine. i guess his family is doing well.

[kuntry_boi06]

i want to know more about this project, but i dont think i am "car intelligent enough' to understand a lot of these things. is anyone on here going to try it? i think it would be a great project and help out our entire community in a big way.