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Old 09-22-2010, 01:16 AM   #27 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic View Post
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No reciprocation.

Can de stroke itself an be a flywheel storing energy in its own mass.

No Valves.

No Connecting rods to create side loads (therefore rendering rotating liners irrelevant).

...

Light weight and eliminates all conventional powertrain components from the engine flywheel to the brake calipers and rotors, everything between those two components.

You asked .

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Mech
Very cool! So what are its disadvantages. With all those advantages, if the disadvantages aren't significant, you owe it to society to find a producer for these things.
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