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To: taildragger
Note, this is the compression ignition version running gasoline. Wrap your head around that one!
2 posted on
01/15/2018 4:51:42 AM PST by
taildragger
("Do you hear the people Singing? Singing the Song of Angry Men!")
To: taildragger
Apparently they are way beyond paper or vaporware here, production intent (IMHO) prototype in the dyno...
3 posted on
01/15/2018 4:54:11 AM PST by
taildragger
("Do you hear the people Singing? Singing the Song of Angry Men!")
To: taildragger
IF you are not familiar with the concept this is a Junkers ( aircraft ) type engine, i.e. two crankshafts with 2 pistons sharing a common bore and total elimination of the valve train. Externally scavenged ( source of air for the "intake" ) via a "Roots" type Supercharger / Blower.
4 posted on
01/15/2018 4:57:53 AM PST by
taildragger
("Do you hear the people Singing? Singing the Song of Angry Men!")
To: Red Badger
6 posted on
01/15/2018 5:00:07 AM PST by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: Red Badger
Compression ignition ping.
7 posted on
01/15/2018 5:00:08 AM PST by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: taildragger
I am extremely impressed with my 2014 Ram. I regularly get 21 mpg on the highway with this 400 HP V8. It’s the multi displacement I suppose.
I love the power when I need it. And not smoke and mirror high reving low torque tiny engine kind.
8 posted on
01/15/2018 5:02:58 AM PST by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: taildragger
“will deliver 37 mpg fuel economy without hurting truck’s working capabilities.”
Yeah, as long as it is ‘working’ to deliver no more than a box of feathers.
9 posted on
01/15/2018 5:04:00 AM PST by
Beagle8U
(Wake up and smell the Covfef)
To: taildragger
Opposed pistons sounds very negative.
I suppose they are opposed to everything along with each other.
12 posted on
01/15/2018 5:20:05 AM PST by
Paladin2
To: taildragger
It doesn’t much look like an Atkinson design to me, no valves. Wow, opposing pistons, timed to compliment each other in the combustion cycle and operating in a single cylinder. Now why didn’t I think of that?
To: taildragger
Two stroke? Will it sound like an old motor boat, or lawn mower? I bet it has a unique loud sound that they wrestle with regarding noise. A boxer engine is also notorious for vibration.
20 posted on
01/15/2018 5:42:22 AM PST by
WeWaWes
(When I look in the mirror I see an elephant--a bad ass elephant)
To: taildragger
Dust off the Train Master, ma! Opposed-piston power is coming back!
To: taildragger
will deliver 37 mpg fuel economy without hurting truck’s working capabilities What's the gas tank size? or what's the range in miles? My midsize sedan has gone over 600 miles on a tank at 40 mpg. If this truck has at least a 20 gallon tank... I want one!
28 posted on
01/15/2018 6:03:01 AM PST by
Dixie Yooper
(Ephesians 6:11)
To: taildragger
Looks like a scaled-down version of the Fairbanks-Morse diesel that was used during WWII on-board some of the Gato class submarines.
34 posted on
01/15/2018 6:12:20 AM PST by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: taildragger; muleskinner; Fiddlstix; TexasTransplant; Squeako; dennisw; norwaypinesavage; ...
Diesel knock list!........................
35 posted on
01/15/2018 6:17:12 AM PST by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: taildragger; All
37 posted on
01/15/2018 6:25:47 AM PST by
taildragger
("Do you hear the people Singing? Singing the Song of Angry Men!")
To: taildragger
Pardon the slightly off-topic post but I just came across this u-toob video on Tesla’s foray into Semi Truck transports: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d3eUlvckTU&t=725s
His presentation is amateurish and off-putting but the tractors are impressive.
41 posted on
01/15/2018 6:40:17 AM PST by
rockrr
(Everything is different now...)
To: taildragger
Am going to buy a 2018 F-150, but will now keep an eye on this new development. I'd already made up my mind to go with the 3.5-L EcoBoost V-6 at 375hp and lousy gas mileage (17-19 mpg?) vs the 395hp V-8, same lousy gas mileage.
Per Ford for the second generation V-6:
375 hp (280 kW) @5000 rpm, 470 lb⋅ft (637 N⋅m) @2250-3500 rpm
2017– Ford F-150
2018– Ford Expedition
51 posted on
01/15/2018 7:38:29 AM PST by
moovova
To: taildragger
57 posted on
01/15/2018 7:47:37 AM PST by
Bon mots
To: taildragger
Knew it would be a matter of time before we saw compression ignition gas engines. I can believe 27MPG. Time will tell on reliability.
64 posted on
01/15/2018 8:10:17 AM PST by
IamConservative
(Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.)
To: taildragger
Dodge is finally back producing the 27mpg Diesel. Trucks need better engines. I love the 5.7 I have in my Dodge but I’d much rather have something with a little better mpg.
If this engine can pull off 400+ torque, and around 30mpg, I’m all for it.
66 posted on
01/15/2018 8:16:31 AM PST by
CodeToad
(CWII is coming. Arm Up! They Are!)
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