Elio/iav Engine Dyno Testing

[goofyone]

I hope they have started working on the chassis so when the engines do get built they can just be dropped in and crash tests and road tests can begin this Spring.
MK

It appears that EM has a very good road map of what they need to do at what time and I am sure they have a pretty good idea of when the engine testing will be at the point that they will have additional engines in hand. It is very likely they will plan the test chassis builds to be ready at that date whenever it may be but it does look like they are targeting having these vehicles on the road in the spring.

 

[EZ]

I'm curious, did Sparrow keep you updated as they made step by step progress to production and sales? To my knowledge, no other company in this country at least, has provided the kind of information Elio has and does. But of course that is never enough. I now see why companies do all their R&D in secret and simply unveil the new product when it is done. The headaches then are only concerning the vehicle and have nothing to do with the fickle customer. My suggestion is, if you can't take the heat, then stay out of the kitchen. I am enjoying following the progression of the Elio and treat it as a gift that no other manufacturer has or will provide in my life time. Therefore, I celebrate the Paul Elio, Elio Motors and the Elio. You seem to enjoy the agony of potential defeat. That is your privilege but I don't have to read about. Enjoy this journey your way and I will enjoy it in mine. I will be the one driving my Elio away from Shreveport next year. Z

you will be driving your Elio away next year ??

ok …

say no more ...

 

[Dusty921]

you will be driving your Elio away next year ??

ok …

say no more ...

EZ
Sometimes you're just whacko' enough to be entertaining............This is not one of those times!!
Go outside now and play with your Sparrow........

 

[NSTG8R]

I can see thousands of these here zooming around the Islands !! It will be PERFECT !!

!!

How big is that island again? o_O

 

[Dusty921]

during a conversation earlier today with Jerome Vassallo, VP of Sales at the Elio exhibit on 12-6-14 in Charlotte, NC I learned a great deal about the extensive nature of the testing that the IAV Elio engine is undergoing .... from beginning mid November, the process will take several months .... as a loose outline of the process, after it was first assembled, spun tested, disassembled, measured, and reassembled, they pressure it with air and check for leaks .... after each of these steps it will be disassembled sufficiently to X-ray the components and meticulously take measurements .... next they move to installing fluids, testing, disassemble to X-ray and take measurements .... next the motor will be fired and the whole process is repeated .... as a side note, at times the motor will be connected to two computers .... one will show the computer projections and one will show the actual performance .... the motor will be subjected to a range of test on the dyno that are needed to determine how it will perform in simulations of city driving, long interstate cruises, wide open throttle .... after completing all of that testing they will eventually begin removing oil to the point the engine will fail .... this motor will never see service in an Elio .... reports will come when they come but for folks wanting frequent updates, it ain't gonna happen .... Paul Elio is actively working/monitoring the entire process

Jim

Thanks Jim for your gathering of real information, wish I could have been there too!

 

[Dusty921]

How big is that island again? o_O

St Johns, if that's really where he is, ain't that big!
Thank goodness the Elio is a composite type body or it would rust away on his way home from the dock!!!

 

[EZ]

St JOHN is 13 miles long

weather today 78 degrees (cold front came thru)

 

[Dusty921]

St JOHN is 13 miles long

weather today 78 degrees (cold front came thru)

Gotta rub it in, don't you.................
It is a beautiful Island and I'm really a bit jealous!!!!!!

 

[JEBar]

Thanks Jim for your gathering of real information, wish I could have been there too!

literally, my pleasure .... as already noted, I learned a bunch about the company and the people behind it ... so much so that Pam Vassallo sat with my wife and took our All In registration .... I couldn't help but be impressed by the number of folks we saw wearing EM and ElioOwners.com T-shirts .... a good number were wearing what looked to me to be homemade T-shirts with pictures of the P3 or P4 .... watching folks stand in line of an hour and a half to two hours to sit in the P4 was amazing .... their positive attitude about being there wasn't dampened by the long wait

Jim

 

[RUCRAYZE]

something SO IMPORTANT ??

AND NOT ONE WORD ON THEIR WEBSITE ??

instead how many shopping days to Christmas ?

WTF ….

I KNOW my Bitch is having another litter in 10 days, I can see it, I can feel them, she is HUGE !

I just don't "FEEL" the ElioMOBILE !

I DESPERATELY WANT TO ! THIS will be my LAST vehicle I own !

A fully enclosed a/c three wheeler here in the Caribbean ! YIPPEE !!!

I can see thousands of these here zooming around the Islands !! It will be PERFECT !!

all they need to do is include BRIGHT YELLOW !

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this was an 8' x 8' laminated poster I had on a vertical billboard I used to haul around on a small trailer trying toy advertise the Sparrow !!

15 years ago I thought someone had found a solution …

so so close !!

As I recall, and I might not be correct but are you not the fellow that dumped a pile of money into the sparrow?? If so I can understand your bitterness, if you ain't that guy, I don't see how you can put out all the negative energy, -and don't layout your usual response " I'm just asking". We have eyes, but seeith it not-
and BTW does double spacing and yelling think it carries more weight ?
Only reflects your frustration. Unless your enjoy all the attention!?