Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc. (fka CYPW)

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HLS
Re: US Land Steam Record!!
October 05, 2011 12:58PM Registered: 6 years ago
Posts: 733
Hi Guys
A little up date on the LSR.
It was only eight mounths ago that we were able to get our hands on Chuk's frame. He did an exellent job on it. Because of this we desided to add more than just the engine. When it came in we had to measure it up and create a drawing for the porpose of fitting a lot of the equipment and the design of the body. The high and low pressure pump had to be driven electric rather than by the engine and many other things not found on a normal car. Early on Chuck was hauling the chassie back and fourth as there was a lot of work to do. As things on our side progressed Chuk did a lot of work on the car here and we were able to lend him a hand on it. I am not disipointed in the car as the workmanship is exellent. It has to be safe and you can not take short cuts. Because we did not make Bonniville on the first go around it does not disturb me near as much as traveling 2500 miles to get there and having a problem. There are so many systems that are not necessarily engine related that can give a problem. Testing is an absolute neccesity. Jim can tell you what can happen when people push things before they are ready. A special trailer was put together as well as a tow vehicle. Money still has to be raised. It is getting very close. I have put in a lot of my own weekends and money as I have faith in Chuk and the engine and the project. I think the extra effort suppllied by Cyclone probably speeded up the project by at least a year or two. This project is not the only thing we are working on as we still have our day job. We have a number of paying customers that come first. We have two Dynos, only one is large enough for the MK5. I think a full story of this would be real cool as It is a lot of work and a lot fun.
I donot know how long it took for the Rocket , but we have spent far less time on this than the the other cars. Jim is the only other one that can tell you what an undertaking it is. We still need team members

Team LSR
Harry