1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire Turbo Rocket V-8 Commercial

[crunchie83]

Awesome! Thank you episodes of American Muscle Car on Netflix for bringing me here. Olds was just way too ahead of things with this introduction, and obviously underestimated customer disgust with maintaining another fluid level onboard. Today might be a different story, but nothing this risky by today's standards would ever make it this far into production, and that's kind of sad, but kind of exciting that something this innovative was actually put to market once in history.

[crunchie83]

Awesome! Thank you episodes of American Muscle Car on Netflix for bringing me here. Olds was just way too ahead of things with this introduction, and obviously underestimated customer disgust with maintaining another fluid level onboard. Today might be a different story, but nothing this risky by today's standards would ever make it this far into production, and that's kind of sad, but kind of exciting that something this innovative was actually put to market once in history.

[Chris17psi]

Alot of "Racers" have used water/methanol injection kits for years, particularly on force-fed engines. The results from cooler air temps are more noticable on a blown motor than a normally aspirated one.

[Chris17psi]

The "Turbo-Rocket Fluid" was a mix of water, methanol, and a rust inhibitor", the MAIN reason for the mixture wasn't for "freezing in winter/prevent rusting"--it was to utilize the methanol fluid to decrease the intake air temperature and keep the 10.25:1 compression V8 from pre-detonating under boost. Normally, it had a max. of 5 lbs. of boost WITH the "Turb.Rockt. Fluid". When the "Fluid" ran out, a mechanical system would step in and lower the available boost to avoid detonation.

[deme7063]

is it just me, or is anyone else waiting for the speed racer theme song to start with this music?!

[JCGver]

Leave the ladies breathlles with rocket fluid injection

[BuzzLOLOL]

. Turbo Fluid was water w/ methanol to keep from freezing in winter/prevent rusting...

.. Turbo gauge said 'Fluid Injection' on it...

.. Left side of gauge is vacuum, center -0-, right side is turbo boost pressure...

. These early turbocharger setups used large, heavy turbos that didn't spin up very quickly, provided little or no boost in first gear because the turbo couldn't keep up with engine revs, but went into full boost in 2nd gear, making 2nd feel as strong as 1st... redline 4600...

[formerSEIU]

The car is a 1962 model.

[pab11488]

What was the secret fluid???

[wallaka]

@pab11488 Methanol.

[bigcrowfly]

That is not a 1964. It is either a 61 or 62.

[RabidKoala]

@bigcrowfly

You beat me to it, the GM midsize cars got much larger in 64.