[Vwdiesel] Heads up

[Jim Arnott]

Man, was that a challenge to find the data on...

First read about it in some technical journal in the early '80s.   
When I was working in aerospace.

Success! Torlon Polimotor. Run in a Lola 616. 1985 or so.

Details: <http://www.lolaheritage.co.uk/scrapbook/004/004.htm> and
  <http://forums.atlasf1.com/showthread.php? 
s=&threadid=56971&highlight=polimotor>

Jim


On Dec 25, 2006, at 6:41 PM, Terry Briggs wrote:

> Gm did the same testing in 1979 thru 1981, the results were very good,
> very cool running, used no oil for lubricant, no rings for the  
> pistons.
> Cost was the reason GM scrapped the program, or so my dad told me, he
> had worked on the project.