Hot Rod magazine - Sept 2010

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   Pages 40/41/42

Details regarding Smokey Yunicks infamous hot air engine Fiero.

Several photo's.  Lot's of text.

"The Story Behind Smokey's Hot-Air Engine

In 1984, Smokey Yunick stunned HOT ROD readers with a revolutionary 
engine design, and then it disappeared. We finally find out the true 
story behind what happened to it."

 http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/engine/hrdp_1009_what_eve r_happened_to_smokeys_hot_vapor_engine/index.html 

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Dr.Fiero Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Post God Joined: 12 February 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1726	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dr.Fiero Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Hot Rod magazine - Sept 2010 Posted: 21 August 2010 at 9:00pm
	Pages 40/41/42 Details regarding Smokey Yunicks infamous hot air engine Fiero. Several photo's. Lot's of text. "The Story Behind Smokey's Hot-Air Engine In 1984, Smokey Yunick stunned HOT ROD readers with a revolutionary engine design, and then it disappeared. We finally find out the true story behind what happened to it." http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/engine/hrdp_1009_what_eve r_happened_to_smokeys_hot_vapor_engine/index.html

Romeo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Post God Joined: 16 November 2008 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 3033	Post Options Post Reply Quote Romeo Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 21 August 2010 at 9:26pm
	Hmm... Does anyone one think this screams a little of the 100+MPG carb conspiracy theory? I'm just thinking if it was possible to safely replicate, manufacturers would've been all over that.
	Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan.

Dr.Fiero Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Post God Joined: 12 February 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1726	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dr.Fiero Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 21 August 2010 at 9:52pm
	Smokey was a genius far back into the 40s and 50s, and was years if not decades ahead of his time. He hid most of his secrets in his head, and took a lot of them to his grave. But some of them are around still today. Like the small block chevy? A lot of it was his design or doing. His hot air engine needed more time, and more tech than what was available then. Remember that he came up with it 30+ years ago! Computer tech just wasn't there.

Capt Fiero Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Founding Member Joined: 12 February 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 4039	Post Options Post Reply Quote Capt Fiero Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 21 August 2010 at 10:34pm
	The car does exist and Eric Schnzek of the big Fiero Mailing list, has driven the car. I think the reason it was not made into the next great thing was 2 fold, 1 the design was dangerous as it heated the fuel and 2 it was not going to be reliable enough to put into production, the engines would fail rather quickly under the strain of the system. You just can't put that much power in a duke and expect it to last.
	Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd.

Dr.Fiero Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Post God Joined: 12 February 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1726	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dr.Fiero Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 22 August 2010 at 7:04am
	The fact that it was done on a duke is almost irrelevant - it's the concept and principal. If it worked on that, go do it to an LS1. They're both just pumps. The guy in the article has driven the car. He's documented the mileage. (read the whole article - and remember, it's a "part 2" if you read the other one a few years back)