# Goodwin doing what Detroit can't? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 31, 2007, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/goodwin-doing-what-detroit-cant/193393 "2007-10-31T07:26:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dyingwish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dyingwish/32/6041_2.png) [@dyingwish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dyingwish)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/goodwin-doing-what-detroit-cant/193393/1 "2007-10-31T07:26:15Z")
This is pretty interesting…over the last few years technology like this has been expanding rapidly, and it’s applications in the future are enormous. Discuss. > **[Doing what Detroit says is impossible](http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2007/10/30/404340/-)** > > This story is so incredible, I had to do additional research to confirm that it was indeed true. It centers on Kansas ... ---
**Author:** ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/goodwin-doing-what-detroit-cant/193393/2 "2007-10-31T07:43:09Z")
That’s pretty crazy. Eight grade education haha. Goes to show college isn’t everything. ---
**Author:** ![beat90tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/43a26b/32.png) [@beat90tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/beat90tsi)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/goodwin-doing-what-detroit-cant/193393/3 "2007-10-31T08:18:00Z")
His power and efficiency will both take a hit to reach mass production, but the concept is there. The problem is the cost of non-waste vegetable oil is rather high, that’s the one kink that needs to be ironed out, oh, that and it freezes more easily than petro-diesel. All in all it’s a neat article. How does that cat afford “many hummers” with an 8th grade education. What did I do wrong? ---
**Author:** ![JackdUp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jackdup/32/6015_2.png) [@JackdUp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JackdUp)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/goodwin-doing-what-detroit-cant/193393/4 "2007-10-31T09:16:54Z")
I like it. Especially egghead engineers standing around in awe over a creation they claimed couldn’t work and it was created with 90% of their content…by an 8th grade educated gearhead. Illuminati vici… ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/goodwin-doing-what-detroit-cant/193393/5 "2007-11-01T17:51:17Z")
it didnt say what he used as the motor for the H2 assuming the duramax? put bio diesel in it and the engineers where astonished Worst article ever. neat story if you dont care for any specifics on what he did so great. ---
**Author:** ![Zack01GC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zack01GC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zack01GC)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/goodwin-doing-what-detroit-cant/193393/6 "2007-11-03T17:28:47Z")
Pretty cool.