This company is based in Van Nuys, California, and builds a multi-fuel engine, using Chevrolet V8 automobile technology, It is a four-stroke, liquid-cooled, fuel-injected engine with overhead valves. It has a twin turbocharger, inter-cooler, etc.

“The Thunder engine seen from the cockpit”

-It has a “dry” oil sump, that is, with a separate tank, 8 oil collection pumps and two oil pressure pumps. Two water pumps and a reduction gear for the propeller.

“Two views of the Thunder engine”

-It is the TE495-TC700 model and gives 700 HP at 4400 rpm of the crankshaft with 49 Hg (inches of mercury) of intake pressure.

-Using 100/130 Oct. AVGAS gasoline. In 1981 it was being prepared to be used as a multi-fuel, that is:

-80 N.O. aviation gasoline-
100/130 N.O. aviation gasoline
-90 N.O. automobile gasoline
-96 N.O. automobile gasoline

-And mixtures of aviation gasoline with alcohol / JP-4 / and mixtures of alcohols with each other.

-The Chevrolet Can-Am McLaren/Chevy sports racing car was used as base.