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Take something old - in this case, a 1933 Ford Roadster body - and make it into something new - a CNG-powered, 600-horsepower beast, perhaps. That's what's happening over at AFVTech, which is prepping the fenderless hot rod for the upcoming Alternative Fuels and Vehicles Institute expo that's coming in May.<br />
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AFVTech is using what President Kevin Fern calls the "Natural Drive dedicated EPA-certified CNG retrofit systems" for 600 clean-burning horsepower. The conversion uses a modified General Motors LS7 seven-liter V8 engine (as used in the Chevrolet Corvette Z06), a six-speed transmission, drive-by-wire controls and ABS disc brakes.<br />
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The company is also working with the Arizona Fountain Hills High School's <span class="newsBody">research club</span> on turning a <span class="newsBody"> 2002 Ford Crown Victoria into <a href="http://hs.fountainhillsschools.org/index.cfm?pID=3095">a hydrogen-powered vehicle</a>.</span><br />
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[Source: <a href="http://blogs.edmunds.com/greencaradvisor/2009/09/conversion-firm-afvtech-developing-600-horsepower-dedicated-cng-hot-rod.html">Green Car Advisor</a>, <a href="http://www.greencarcongress.com/2009/09/afvtech-20090925.html">Green Car Congress</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/28/afvtech-working-on-cng-powered-600-hp-1933-ford-roadster/">AFVTech working on CNG-powered, 600 hp 1933 Ford Roadster</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://blogs.edmunds.com/greencaradvisor/2009/09/conversion-firm-afvtech-developing-600-horsepower-dedicated-cng-hot-rod.html>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/28/afvtech-working-on-cng-powered-600-hp-1933-ford-roadster/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19175758/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/28/afvtech-working-on-cng-powered-600-hp-1933-ford-roadster/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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Take something old - in this case, a 1933 Ford Roadster body - and make it into something new - a CNG-powered, 600-horsepower beast, perhaps. That's what's happening over at AFVTech, which is prepping the fenderless hot rod for the upcoming Alternative Fuels and Vehicles Institute expo that's coming in May.<br />
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AFVTech is using what President Kevin Fern calls the "Natural Drive dedicated EPA-certified CNG retrofit systems" for 600 clean-burning horsepower. The conversion uses a modified General Motors LS7 seven-liter V8 engine (as used in the Chevrolet Corvette Z06), a six-speed transmission, drive-by-wire controls and ABS disc brakes.<br />
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The company is also working with the Arizona Fountain Hills High School's <span class="newsBody">research club</span> on turning a <span class="newsBody"> 2002 Ford Crown Victoria into <a href="http://hs.fountainhillsschools.org/index.cfm?pID=3095">a hydrogen-powered vehicle</a>.</span><br />
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[Source: <a href="http://blogs.edmunds.com/greencaradvisor/2009/09/conversion-firm-afvtech-developing-600-horsepower-dedicated-cng-hot-rod.html">Green Car Advisor</a>, <a href="http://www.greencarcongress.com/2009/09/afvtech-20090925.html">Green Car Congress</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/28/afvtech-working-on-cng-powered-600-hp-1933-ford-roadster/">AFVTech working on CNG-powered, 600 hp 1933 Ford Roadster</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://blogs.edmunds.com/greencaradvisor/2009/09/conversion-firm-afvtech-developing-600-horsepower-dedicated-cng-hot-rod.html>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/28/afvtech-working-on-cng-powered-600-hp-1933-ford-roadster/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19175758/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/28/afvtech-working-on-cng-powered-600-hp-1933-ford-roadster/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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