Elio Motors Engine Unveiling 2/6/2015 -3/6/2015

[Norahsbed]

I'm thinking that Colorado's capitol building in Denver is also covered in gold. Can't say for sure if it's "real" gold, but it was always shiny (untarnished). Bert? Norahsbed? Help me out here.

Yes, Capital building is covered in gold leaf. At one time, many years back, someone was collecting the gold in the downspout splash block, that was washing off the top of the building. It was not illegal at the time but I think they changed that and added screens to collect the gold. It was recovered a few years ago to to tune of a couple hundred thousand dollars.

 

[Ty]

http://www.eliomotors.com/press-release-elio-motors-unveils-engine-prototype/

Thought I may as well post the engine unveiling here... Sounds good. Crank those speakers up!

 

[AriLea]

Very nice to see.
I can see the numbers and graphs, but can't make out the legends.
If I read the screen right, they brought it up to 2800 RPM and back down.
Definitely a nice sound, good and even.
That tone is typical when they pump the exhaust/noise outside with no muffler. Your just hearing what long thick pipes make. And at the prescribed location there's an expansion section of some kind to tune/detune it.

 

[Neal]

Very nice to see.
I can see the numbers and graphs, but can't make out the legends.
If I read the screen right, they brought it up to 2800 RPM and back down.

Maybe when I get off work tonight, I can use ChromeCast to watch it on my big screen TV.

 

[NSTG8R]

Very nice to see.
I can see the numbers and graphs, but can't make out the legends.
If I read the screen right, they brought it up to 2800 RPM and back down.

Yep, looks like 2800 rpm with the reading glasses on. Good eye, Ari!

 

[AriLea]

Yep, looks like 2800 rpm with the reading glasses on. Good eye, Ari!

Or a really big screen :-)

 

[WilliamH]

Put on my new glasses and looked very closely.
Yes, looked like 2800.
What was more interesting was the readout just to the right (I think HP)
It was at 63 when the other was at 2800.
Could t be?

 

[Jeff Porter]

Back when they broke up the Bell System, we were given a choice between staying with the local Bell systems and providing local service, or going with ATT and competing for long distance service with MCI, after a law suit that broke up the monopoly on phone service. Sounds like your Dad chose AT&T. Based on the location you discribed, I'm guessing he worked in the central office, at 120th and Washington. There was also a garage location there so he may have been an outside tech. Those were good times.

I lived at 122nd and Lowell, west of I-25 about 3-4 miles. Nice area, becomes Broomfield when you get about to Federal or so.

Sorry, back to the engine talk!!

 

[ElioDigger]

sweet now that is a step forward

 

[eddie66]

I lived at 122nd and Lowell, west of I-25 about 3-4 miles. Nice area, becomes Broomfield when you get about to Federal or so.

Sorry, back to the engine talk!!

My daughter still lives around 133rd & Zuni.