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Originally Posted by Phantom
I'm not sure if i'm missing something but it would seem that the engine would be less efficient. Looking at the animated pictures above that would just be a high compression 3 cylinder with twice the rotating mass since it has two rotating assemblies. Other than possibly starting possibly being quicker and revving faster I would think a high compression 3 cylinder would be more efficient.
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It gets a longer overall stroke-to-bore ratio and has fewer surfaces where the heat could escape. Honestly I'd still be more worried about the sealing at its sleeve valves in order to decrease the oil consumption.