Filed under: Natural Gas, AFVI Expo, Green Daily
Take something old - in this case, a 1933 Ford Roadster body - and make it into something new - a CNG-powered, 600 hp beast, perhaps. That's what's happening over at AFVTech, which is prepping the hot rod for the upcoming Alternative Fuels and Vehicles Institute expo that's coming in May. The company is using what President Kevin Fern called the "Natural Drive dedicated EPA-certified CNG retrofit systems" for clean-burning 600 horsepower. The conversion uses a modified General Motors LS7 7-liter V8 engine (used in the Chevrolet Corvette Z06), a six-speed transmission, drive-by-wire controls and ABS disc brakes.
AFVTech is also working with Arizona's Fountain Hills high school's research club on turning a 2002 Ford Crown Victoria into a hydrogen-powered vehicle.
[Source: Green Car Advisor, Green Car Congress]
AFVTech working on CNG-powered, 600 hp 1933 Ford Roadster originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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