Flame - Not (Tornado engine?)

Greg Hermann bearbvd at sni.net
Mon May 3 18:28:34 GMT 1999


>Entire Toronado front drive assemble was also used in the GM Transmode RV.
>As I recall, the carburetor was a Carter Thermo-quad that was prone to
>warping and leaking.

And dissolving in some Pemex gasolines, at various, very inopportune times!

Would have loved an EFI set-up.  We loaded them down with gas analyzers and
mini lab set-ups and drove them all over the US.  Pretty decent gas mileage
but prone to overheating.  Another great idea not engineered thoroughly.

Think you might have the Jeep/Continental/TORNADO 230 cid OHC I-6 engine we
were talking about with the 455 Olds V-8 that was used in the TORONADO,
Rudi! :-)

Regards, Greg
>
>Rudi Machilek
>
>>In this country--the Tornado engines only came with an eight port head
>>(individual exhausts, but two logged intakes), and obviously without the
>>good rods. It came in early sixties Gladiator pick-ups and Wagoneers. And,
>>as one might expect for a hemi head with a short duration cam with
>>aggressive valve lift rates, it got rather good mileage--about 17.5 mpg,
>>highway--- in a well tuned 4x4 Gladiator. But--no, it was not a high
>>revver.





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