New engine Tech doubles fuel economy!!!
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Very cool engine. I see a place for that thing in a snowmobile. You can set the number of piston firings per revolution of the drive shaft, by varying the number of lobes on the cam plate.
I'm still trying to figure out what makes it get twice the mileage? They claim a best efficiency of 39.5%, compared to the best crankshaft engine of 32%. But, I guess that it's 35% better than the average crankshaft engine (which is ~25%). And, since this engine has a lot less moving parts, it is a lot lighter. Which further improves overall efficiency. It's basically a low RPM 4 stroke. Very cool non the less. Hope they make it work.
I'm still trying to figure out what makes it get twice the mileage? They claim a best efficiency of 39.5%, compared to the best crankshaft engine of 32%. But, I guess that it's 35% better than the average crankshaft engine (which is ~25%). And, since this engine has a lot less moving parts, it is a lot lighter. Which further improves overall efficiency. It's basically a low RPM 4 stroke. Very cool non the less. Hope they make it work.
Interesting.....
I see it, too! No throwing rods, very hard to loose a crank in that, the only issue I see is the vibration! But it does look like it could handle LARGE amounts of boost!
looks to me that it wouldnt be as good for big power...i think it would be hard on both bearings as well as the pins that hold the bearings..definately looks like it is a low rpm engine(serious recipricating weight)...also looks like the intake would be hard to get good flow out of with all the hard angles....
they’ve created an engine that is 50% smaller, 50% lighter
kinda obvious there
but it looks cool, no doubt about that, hope it makes it's way into cars and sleds FAST!
gas prices are ridiculous here too!
kinda obvious there
but it looks cool, no doubt about that, hope it makes it's way into cars and sleds FAST!
gas prices are ridiculous here too!
DING DING DING! they mixed a rotary with a radial.
it looks like a great idea but when one of those bearings goes out your screwed hard core. i say just use a 3 or 4 rotor mazda rotary motor. get a 4 rotor motor slap a 2.5" turbo on it and it will get 35 mpg and wont like to run right under 900 hp
If you made a 2 stroke version.
That's what I mean, I see no reason why it couldn't be ran as a 2 stroke.
It'd make a hell of a 2 stroke. You could still run the pistons at 8000 RPM, but the crank (straight crank) would be putting out at 2600 RPM. Still wonder about that much mass slinging back and forth (2 cylinder), she'd vibrate like a Po900.
that couldent run 8k at the pistons those bearings would fall apart in no time from piston shock
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