Well 12 billion dollars to be precise
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Twelve years ago, Jack Evans (founder and namesake of Evans Cooling) went to court with the claim that General Motors stole his design for a reverse-flow cooling system, a setup that was later put into production in GM's LT1 series of small-block V8s ( as fitted to titsy's Camaro ) - and a design that was protected by Evan's patents. Such a cooling system sends cold water from the radiator directly to the heads and then to the block, which is opposite of a conventional arrangement. While it potentially offers a increase in cooling performance, some ingenuity is required to prevent the formation of steam bubbles, especially around the cylinder walls. Evans had designed a restricted vent to evacuate vapor and steam bubbles from the system, and states that GM stole his intellectual property during a test in 1989.Another trial is now scheduled to begin later this year, and it is said that GM may be on the hook for up to $12 billion in damages [img]http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/shame.gif" alt="" border="0" onload="NcodeImageResizer.createOn(this);" class="bbc_img" />
More so, Evans believes that GM's GenIII small-block also uses his technology, even though that engine has conventional cooling flow.
