Engines of the future...
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I kinda agree with most of your points Mike. However there are a bunch of other engines out there that I've seen but can't seem to find again right now. I'll post them up as I come across them, some of them are quite viable!!
Oh and I called Coates this morning and asked to speak to their sales department. The lady hesitated and said they didn't have a sales department...
Asked her a few questions and she said that everything is still in R&D.
Oh and I called Coates this morning and asked to speak to their sales department. The lady hesitated and said they didn't have a sales department...
Asked her a few questions and she said that everything is still in R&D.
New engine designs are fun to look at to see how they work especially since the ohv pushrod engine is what we have been 'basically' accustomed to since the dawn of time... I'd contribute more to this thread, but I don't even know where to begin looking
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How's this for lag, without those blower the engine would never get up to a high enough RPM in order for the turbo's to kick in.
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I'm looking for that engine design that has the pistons that travel in a circle, can't remember what it's called and searches for Rotary just turn up Wankel designs....
*edit - found it, called Oscillating Piston or Toroidal Internal Combustion. Trying to find a video.
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/11/o...-toroid-in-it/
http://www.rotoblock.com/concept_validated.shtml
*edit - found it, called Oscillating Piston or Toroidal Internal Combustion. Trying to find a video.
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/11/o...-toroid-in-it/
http://www.rotoblock.com/concept_validated.shtml
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Heres a steam powered engine, it was in a diesel power mag. Theres one they make that puts out 860 ftlbs. @ 1 rpm.
http://www.cyclonepower.com/used.html
http://landspeedrecord.intuitwebsites.com/services.html
http://www.cyclonepower.com/used.html
http://landspeedrecord.intuitwebsites.com/services.html
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i was reading in a mag the other day at firestone (gettin tire fixed) about a V6 gm is ging to produce that has twin turbos and either runs on 85eth. or something of that nature that will put more tourque to the ground than a 6.6 duramax......cant remember the name of it
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If these engines are so good, why haven't we seen them in production? Coates claimed they have been in business for 15 years. Why haven't we seen anything like that...in a car, boat, airplane, etc?? No matter what people say, the conventional internal combustion engine that we know today is here to stay. The design is just too familiar and *RELIABLE* to let it go. Manufacturers will always keep refining the internal combustion engine with new technology......I just don't see anyone reinventing the wheel anytime soon by introducing an unfamilar engine design in a car. I guess the only exception to the rule would be the Wankel rotary engine in the RX-7 and RX-8, which has been pretty successful.