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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
Nice, but perhaps I won't be pulling those two pistons after all. :/
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Honda has a system under development in which nanotech robots actually dissemble and reassemble the engine, placing the unused pistons and rods on a nicely padded shelf, temporarily. They have demonstrated process times down to 5 milliseconds -- fast enough for any road-going engine. The engine is automatically declutched from the driveline during the rebuild process: 1. Declutch 2. Engine stop. 3. Engine dissassembly/reassembly 4. Engine start, 5. Clutch re-engagement.
Although this works fine in the lab, they have been unable to find a place to put the parts shelf in a production car, what with the engine compartment being so congested.
It is believed that future implementations will include the option to re-ring the engine at high mileages.