<VV> Fwd: Why Chrysler abandoned the turbine (No Corvair)

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

 Three reasons, as per Chrysler:

1. High build cost. 
2. Lousy fuel mileage.
3. REALLY sluggish throttle response. Imagine turbo lag X20!!

 

John Roberts
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Pepke <kenpepke at juno.com>
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Sent: Thu, Dec 23, 2010 6:14 pm
Subject: <VV> Fwd:  Why Chrysler abandoned the turbine (No Corvair)


Back in the day my brother was working for Chrysler Engineering and one day he 

came to our dad's house with a salmon colored 54 Plymouth ... It had a clear 

hood and a turbine engine / motor.  Later he was driving a light blue 55 

Plymouth, also powered by a turbine but there was no way to tell on the outside.  

The instrument panel had a host  of special gauges.



Chrysler worked on those turbines for years.  They must have believed there was 

potential and it must have seemed like it was close at hand.  Has anyone heard 

an official explanation  from Chrysler?

Ken P

Still trying to catch up.



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Begin forwarded message:



> From: Wrsssatty at aol.com

> Date: December 16, 2010 6:05:30 PM EST

> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org

> Subject: <VV> Why Chrysler abandoned the turbine (No Corvair)

> 

> My understanding is that Chrysler abandoned the turbine project due to poor 

> gas mileage.

> 

> My further understanding is that the turbine engine was most efficient when 

> running at a constant engine speed leading me to wonder whether it might 

> have  some modern day application running at a constant speed, at its most 

> efficient  rpm, perhaps using an alternative fuel, and generating electricity 

> for electric  motors at all four wheels.

> 

> ~Bill Stanley



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