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Have you seen your story in the paper yet?
Yes the mrs just got home with the paper thanks owe you one for that mate
any chance of posting up or a link to that story Mick?
Its just that I get off on engineering ingenuity;)
ollie
Here you go Ollie.
HE’S a committed adrenalin junkie, but Rollands Plains’ Bill Lober, has also unearthed a fundamental flaw in engine construction that, if corrected, could increase engine life and increase fuel economy.
And he has spent the past three months working full time for Lotus in the UK to prove his theory.
“Simply by changing the cooling system to work efficiently you can increase horsepower and engine life,” he said.
“A lot of people think that is really radical, but I think there is a problem with the way we are taught mechanics.
“I’m a mechanic and it took me a while to actually accept that the way engines are currently built is not efficient.
“If a car manufacturer would introduce my concept for cooling systems in their vehicles you would extend the life of an engine easily by double … fuel efficiency would pick up because you reduce losses through combustion.
“I am hoping that a car manufacturer will pick up on what we are doing because I cannot believe that they would not want to build an engine that would corner the market.”
While in the UK, Mr Lober was involved in building and testing Lotus engines for the lucrative track day market.
“My job was to look after all the hands-on work … stripping parts down and all the other boring, menial jobs,” he said.
“The upside was that during the testing phase, we would take the vehicles out to world-class race tracks and spend the day racing around.
“In the UK, you can book a race track for the day and buy a time slot … that is the adrenalin side of me.”
Prior to spending time in the UK, Mr Lober commuted to Melbourne – the Australian headquarters for the car industry – where he was involved in converting diesel trucks to straight LPG for Mercedes Benz.
He is currently working with Rover and Toyota engines and on a super charger kit for Lotus and plans to return to the UK and the track day testing.
“My next project is to build an LPG-powered vehicle to take on Mark Skaife’s land speed record which stands at around 220 kph on Lake Eyre,” he said.
