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Old 04-07-2013, 09:19 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by wobombat View Post
I've heard of tractor engines with one huge cylinder that fires once every four or five seconds, and I bet it produces power rather efficiently, considering the low number of explosions per minute and the very small number of moving parts.
That also leads to another point: the selection of a more efficient gear ratio to deal with the torque pulses
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