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NeilBlanchard · 06-10-2010, 12:29 PM

What about engines that use cams in place of the crankshaft? Or, have some other format to covert the fuel to mechanical motion that is more efficient than the sinusoidal motion of a crankshaft?

06-10-2010, 12:29 PM	#16 (permalink)
NeilBlanchard Master EcoModder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maynard, MA Eaarth Posts: 7,908 Mica Blue - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0 Team Toyota 90 day: 42.48 mpg (US) Forest - '15 Nissan Leaf S Team Nissan 90 day: 156.46 mpg (US) Number 7 - '15 VW e-Golf SEL TEAM VW AUDI Group 90 day: 155.81 mpg (US) Thanks: 3,475 Thanked 2,953 Times in 1,846 Posts	What about engines that use cams in place of the crankshaft? Or, have some other format to covert the fuel to mechanical motion that is more efficient than the sinusoidal motion of a crankshaft? __________________ Sincerely, Neil http://neilblanchard.blogspot.com/