Frank i love the idea so far have been reading thrue these posts forever with the money isue i fell the others are right its hard to put money into somthing you cant see or we have no exact proof of yet. However, if you were to complete this project i am sure you would make a nice chunk of cash back selling it to us na-er's as far as i can tell there are tonz of us who would love to have one so let us know show us somthing we can sink our teeth in and you wont be let down.

 

Frank made a post on the yahoo TT list and i thought i would forward this to this group. He is still out there, he just isn't posting to this group. He might have his email alerts off. So without futher a due:

From: "frank_d_germano <frank@g...>" <frank@g...>
Date: Sun Jan 5, 2003 11:48 am
Subject: Answers to recent posts

1.) to post a file for the list to view, go to the "files" section
of the Tesla Turbine List (initial page where you sign on to the
list; look for the link - FILES) and upload the file - you will
have to allow cookies, and access to your system to locate and
upload your file. A message will then be sent as a post to the list,
allowing access for viewing)

2.) I am still working on the supercharger, although, as time
permitts, with the extreme weather we have had up here in north east
PA - another 20" of snow hit us yesterday. The Bahamas are looking
pretty darn nice right about now! Anyway, the unit is simply a Tesla
Pump - the only thing that is proving difficult is integrating it
into the existing control structure of the RX-7's onboard systems -
i.e. making it all work together without over-boosting the rotary
engine. It is not at all difficult to ram air donw the throat of an
engine - it's timing everything to make it all operate efficiently.
We have to finish several projects that were in process already, and
then some time will be allocated for this project, whcih will then
move down to our machine shop in Austin.

3.) I will upload as many photos of Alpha, Beta, Charlie and Delta
turbines and the CMP pump system in the next week as possible- only
limited by my storage limit on my host website. This will give a
definative narration of all of our work to date, including the
fabrication of the propane combustor, which does not use a
compressor. This "should" wake TEBA up. This should give everyone
quite allot to talk about. Building a TT is pretty straight forward.
Fabrication of the parts and making it all work together at the
(normal) high speed of operation is another thing, entirely. This
should show everyone (in picture format) where we have been, as well
as where we are now headed in our research. Many people just love

to "talk" about ideas with the Tesla Turbine and Pumo - we've (ITP)
talked, designed, scratched our heads, tested and retested, BUILT
the units, taken them appart and rebuilt them.

Hope everyone had some very happy holidays. 2003 looks as if it will
be ITP's year. I will send a post when the pictures have been
uploaded to the site.

FDG


he also has some pics here.

 

Keep this in the for front so he can find it and post when he needs to

 

That's great that Frank is talking about the project, now to get to the completion part. Frank is right, a picture is worth a thousand words words.. The work displayed so far looks rough, quite frankly, no pun intended, so I look forward to the imminent demonstration promised last summer, along with the availability.

Cheers,

 

Im in for one frank . Thanks for the intrest good luck !

 

Keep the dream alive....

 

bump again...

 

Well, I've waited long enough. It's time to figure out how to build my own.

 

Whoa, what happened to Frank? He really needs to post and either 'fess up, or bring the group up to date. Frank, are you out there? Are you listening? Are you wanting to acknowledge where you are, on multilple levels? Frank, we want you to be what you claimed, but it is difficult to believe when there is no communication. Give it some thought, let us know what you are doing, maybe we can help.

Good luck Frank

 

I was just wondering what happened to this thread.

He might still be having trouble getting funding.

 

I'll bet my left nut we never hear from him again.

 

Would that be the one you would have used to tighten up the SuperCharger mount? Unfortunately, for the group, I have to agree with you. As soon as there were no pre-order checks forthcoming the story switched from, I'm testing this baby live on my own car to, "I've got a million dollars invested in R&D and I need another million to get working protypes ready to test and deliver". And we thought the Hustle went out with disco. Surprise!!

I wish I were wrong, and, I invite Frank to prove me so. I want to eat my words and thoughts, but, my intuition tells me otherwise. Bummer, I love SuperChargers, and I would still be a buyer if it arrived tomorrow or sometime in the future, tomorrow. Frank, this is your credibility we are talking about. Don't treat it like an easy come, easy go auction Going, Going ...

Cheers,

Taipan

 

Nothing has happened in here for a good few weeks has it?

 

One of the major problems with this whole idea is that he keeps going on and on about efficiency. efficiency is the opposite of performance. my rex gets about 14 miles per gallon. a prius gets 3 or 4 times that. it's much more efficient, but not nearly as powerful. or fun.

 

Efficiency is good, if it is coupled with performance, which is exactly why the SuperCharger in and of itself was and is such a great idea. That is precisely why we all jumped on the idea of a reasonably priced SuperCharger for our cars. Frank became an instant cause celeb. However, Frank may find himself more infamous than famous at the rate he is ...going

Frank appears to have been little more than a charlatan, prancing around like the King and his new clothes, nakedly presenting himself as the disciple of Tesla, about to right the injustices of the unbelievers by showing the world how simplistically applicable the concepts and designs are to the enlightened. Cool, Frank, way too cool... It's difficult to support someone who refuses to respond or honestly state their real objectives. You came to this group claiming to be an enthusiast, offering "at cost" Superchargers to the list. Any pre-orders? Then you suddenly need money to develop the working prototype. Anyone care to help out a brother with a donation. Then, you blast out a tirade about how easy it is to sit back and critique while you are "investing millions", but you don't really need the money, you say, and you postulate the position that why should you put out all the money yourself, comments about venture capital, and when no money miraculously appears, POOF!! Frank's....Gone. What was my earlier allusion to an auction? going...going....

 

Now that you mention it.... that seems to be the case.

I was hoping for a cost effective way to give my 85 gsl a little kick, but it looks like this thread died a while ago.

Oh well, onto the search for the SE.

 

Send me an email when the first kits are ready. I will buy one if it is less than $400.

skyypilot69@yahoo.com

Sam

 

I got yer Tesla Supercharger Kit right here for...$300. Yeah. That's it. Send me $300 cash...and I'll send you the kit. Yeah...That's the ticket!

 

how bout 3 easy payments of 29.95

 

so is it decided that this doesnt' exist?

 

About a week ago I read this entire post (all 16 pages) and I am extremely dissapointed that nothing ever happened with this. Maybe i'll try making it myself, can't be that hard.

 

i think this technology would be better applied to a turbo.

but i dont think we will be seeing anything anytime soon.

 

Has anyone gone to franks site and emailed him directly?

 

I've been periodically checking his yahoo group and he's still working, but i don't think it's on RX-7 supercharger project. If he's still having trouble getting funds for his research then the it could be a while.

If he gets a contract for an industry purpose then we could see the RX-7 project ramping up again after that because of the revenue he would have generated.

But like others have said, don't expect anything soon.

 

I know this is a stretch for you, but try not to be such a dick. You are so brave on here, hiding behind your anonymity, so brave indeed. I am sure you are a scrawny, pimple-faced, friendless geek, and with your attitude you are sure to remain friendless.