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Technology Stocks : Turbodyne Technologies Inc. (TRBDF) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Papillon who wrote (1687)	8/11/1998 12:58:00 AM
From: David Wiggins	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3458

Conference Call Wed. + other Buzz from Yahoo:(distilled for those who don't have the time to read 1,000 posts a week - mostly baloney) Message 4225. Tel.with MAN Germany - Confirmation of the coop. with TRBD in the next days. More promotion work by Dr. Hofbauer and Mr. Halimi in Europe NTV etc. Update of the recom. by BANK AUSTRIA EPS 1 $ for 98 could be ok Lawsuit is on the way Message 4265: 1----Sources close to Management project Licensing fees at one hundred million in model year 2000. 2----Production gross profit is estimated at five hundred per unit Message 4315: Ten minutes ago I just saw a Turbodyne BusPac 2500M installed on metrobus number 9010. This bus runs out of Alexandria, VA. I called up Metro and asked if I could see the bus and see the engine running. The mechanics were happy to show me the unit this morning. The Turbodyne Unit is installed on a Detroit Diesel engine located on metrobus 9010. The mechanic opened the shroud covering the diesel engine and let me look around the engine. Sure enough a shiny metal BusPac was installed right above the engine. The metal plate attached to the unit reads: Model 2500M BusPac System Serial No. 0002 CARB E.O. NO. D-430 DDC Engine Families: 6V92TA, Mech. FP, Model Yr. 1980 - 1987 6L71TA, Mech, FP, Model Yr. 1988 - 1990 Turbodyne Systems Carpinteria, California USA 93013 The mechanic said it "dropped right in". He said he hasn't had any problems with the unit yet and it reduced the black smoke coming out of the exhaust. Message 4538: Looks like Trbd will be holding a press confrence in Frankfurt this Wed. Aug 12 to discuss European Operations. Message 4560: The confrence call wilbe held at 12:00 Wed . In Europe i found the news under aol stock quotes double click as im not sure how to cut and paste it here. It is real. Pipes Message 4561:Germany Ahead: Calendar Through Sept. 9 Frankfurt, Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a calendar of expected German financial events. Frankfurt: Turbodyne Technologies Inc. holds press conference on European operations. Noon. Messeturm. (See: TRBD US <Equity> CN) Regards, Dave

To: Papillon who wrote (1687)	8/11/1998 4:14:00 AM
From: Q.	Respond to of 3458

Here's a reason the Turbopac is not a valuable technology for automobiles-- in order to compress the intake gases, Turbodyne's electric motor places an excessive load on the alternator: excerpted from dmcnews.com From: Mpeak@aol.comDate: Sun, 9 Mar 1997 20:42:48 -0500 (EST) Subject: TURBODYNE I received the information about the Turbodyne electronic supercharger in the mail and am not sure what to think of it. The system claims a 30% increase in power and a maximum of 4 p.s.i. boosting the power to 176 HP, as opposed to a turbocharger's 50% at 6 p.s.i. and 203 HP. At first glance I thought that it would not be possible to put it on the Delorean because of the whopping 95 amps of electricity that it consumes. However, the brochure later said the electronic system only runs when the engine is at full throttle. Both of these features seem a little bothersome: sucking out 95 amps off and on, off and on would put a tremendous strain on the alternator. While the system was operating, the alternator would be overworked. When the system wasn't operating, the alternator would have to charge the juice sucked from the battery. Also, it seems it would become an annoyance only having the unit operate at full throttle. In terms of acceleration and passing, it would be all or nothing. As far as value goes, you are paying $37 per increase in H.P. as oppposed to about $44 per H.P. on a single turbo and $74 per H.P. on a twin. But I don't know if the limitations on the system are worth it.