View Single Post
Old 12-26-2012, 01:27 AM   #19 (permalink)
cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
It's all about Diesel
 
cRiPpLe_rOoStEr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Posts: 12,548
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1,622 Times in 1,447 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by ever_green View Post
i think i read somewhere that someone has already planning for a variable compression car and has already developed a prototype. i think it was saab, not sure...
SAAB developed a kind of oil-filled head gasket which led to the compression variation, but it was quite a complicated design, and even more complicated due to the valvetrain. Would be easier to apply to a 2-stroke design due to the absence of a valvetrain, altough a turbocharger with overbooster would be a more cost-effective option.
  Reply With Quote