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The hills are alive with the sound of MUSIC!.................
1 posted on 05/19/2008 7:32:45 AM PDT by Red Badger
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“New” Engine Technology Ping!......


2 posted on 05/19/2008 7:33:21 AM PDT by Red Badger ( We don't have science, but we do have consensus.......)
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To: Red Badger

very cool


3 posted on 05/19/2008 7:34:26 AM PDT by Free Vulcan (No prisoners. No mercy. Fight back or STFU!!!)
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To: Red Badger
"The hills are alive with the sound of MUSIC!...."

I guess this engine is, SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS!

5 posted on 05/19/2008 8:01:22 AM PDT by LZ_Bayonet (There's Always Something.............And there's always something worse!)
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Just to show how misleading a 20% increase is. I increased the gas mileage in my motorhome 20%...I was getting 5 mpg, now I get 6 mpg (true).


6 posted on 05/19/2008 8:04:06 AM PDT by lewislynn (What does the global warming movement and the Fairtax movement have in common? Disinformation)
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To: Red Badger
Andrew Barnes, the Managing Director of Powertrain Technologies, expects that, in view of these results obtained at such an early stage of development, up to 25% improvement in fuel economy can be achieved in the near future.

LOL, bring on the research funds. Hook it to a dyno and give me the results. The thing will get so hot it will melt under load.

7 posted on 05/19/2008 8:05:59 AM PDT by org.whodat (What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
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The developers earlier estimated that up to 80% reduction in NOx and HC is possible.

Airflow thru the engine is not throttled. I think this means more air flows thru the engine even at low power output. This is a great way to lower exhaust emissions as they are calculated as a fraction of the exhaust flow. Same emissions/more air = lower fraction.

8 posted on 05/19/2008 8:07:12 AM PDT by Onelifetogive (Simple-minded conservative...)
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More on Music
9 posted on 05/19/2008 8:08:24 AM PDT by SC DOC
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To: Red Badger

Pa pa ping ping ping ping ping pinnnnnnnnnng !


12 posted on 05/19/2008 8:13:22 AM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: Red Badger
something had the little bell ringing, hot box ignition:

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=208965

20 posted on 05/19/2008 8:46:21 AM PDT by org.whodat (What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
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If the combustion chamber orifice geometry has a deleterious effect, which I’d guess it does, some more efficiency can be gained there.

Would also think that angling the top of the piston chamber towards the orifice might improve flow, if that were to help.

Good out of the box (cylinder) design.


22 posted on 05/19/2008 9:09:36 AM PDT by jbp1 (be nice now)
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To: Red Badger

bump for later


25 posted on 05/19/2008 9:21:27 AM PDT by TheBattman (LORD God, please give us a Christian Patriot with a backbone for President in 08, Amen.)
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To: Red Badger
Looks like something straight out of a Duesenberg.
26 posted on 05/19/2008 9:31:41 AM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Democrats spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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