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Old 04-15-2010, 12:12 AM   #10 (permalink)
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yup, but to Peters point, it wasn't long before they got rid of the piston engine that was between the supercharger and the turbine.

But I'm sure there is work left in standard car engine exhaust fwiw. Problem is extracting the additional heat energy without undue back-pressure (which makes the pistons not want to come back up).
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