GM testing Methanol in T-types?

[Mackinblack007]

Originally Posted by scot w.

So there were only 5? and all GM test cars? My freinds was blue! 60-40 bench, colum shift? his is silver now with a custom interior and ALOT of up-grades!!! . here is a pic.

geez that car is beautiful.

[Race Lutz]

Here is a side view of the "C" pillar.

It didn't come through. It may be too big.

[garyk1970]

Originally Posted by Race Lutz

Here is a side view of the "C" pillar.

It didn't come through. It may be too big.

Race,email it to me,ill post it here.

[WakkoSS]

Wow, I remember that auction. IIRC, the cars sold for cheap.

[Only1MeBz]

Awesome Website!!! This reminds me of my first car...A 1978 Cutlass Supreme...Hotest car on the road! Raced many guys in their sporty lil looking cars and won at the strip at Summerville Lake!!! HAHA...Sure miss those days! Curently drive a Chevy Cobalt Sport...Golly wish they'd make em like they used to.

[garyk1970]

my car is for auction, here is some more pics.

[garyk1970]

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[Only1MeBz]

Originally Posted by scot w.

So there were only 5? and all GM test cars? My freinds was blue! 60-40 bench, colum shift? his is silver now with a custom interior and ALOT of up-grades!!! . here is a pic.

I had a 1976 Cutlass Supreme looked very similar to this one! It was the best car I have ever had...I used to beat all the guys at the Summerville Lake Racing back in the day! *memories...ahhh

[DMan]

Originally Posted by puddinpower

Those cars went from GM to the Y-12 and The X-10 plants in Oakridge for testing.They were then Given to the University of Tennessee for further testing for some kind of alternate fuel race that goes on between Schools.
The university then held an Auction I think it was in 2000 or 2001,and these cars were sold.One of the cars, before it was sold,The UT R&D Dept Rebuilt one of the motors and they could not figure out how the cam sensor was supposed to be set.They had gotten my Phone # from somebody and called me to help them with setting the cam sensor.I did and i actually heard the car start up over the phone. Very interesting cars.I can see some of the minds working already on this type of Methanol injection.There is prolly going to be alot more than 5 of these cars in the future. ( of course not the Factory GM's There will only be 5 )
puddin

Yup! Back in 1989, GM sponsored the Methanol Marathon - gave 20 odd Chevy Corsica's to universities all across North America- told em to convert em to methanol. My school, Concordia U. in Montreal got one, I was on that engineering team In 1989 we drove down to U of T for an alt fuels conference and got to ride in the methanol fueled TR. That TR went like stink!

Our Corsica went alright too - but fueling and knock was an issue. The car had this awesome Garrett variable nozzle turbo, auxilliary Miller Woods fueler..