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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
Well then what was that artificial 1200 rpm redline all about?
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I would ideally like to see all engines kept under 1,200 rpm for longevity reasons alone. The longer you can keep a car and its engine the better it is for the environment.
A car that lasts the rest of your life would be nice in my book. Just get a new body every few years if people are fussy, one made from biodegradable plastics or hemp.
If people manage to do this anyway, add on a heftier flywheel, drop a cylinder or two, then car engines can double as stationary engines for use on an offgrid power system once we're done with them on the roads, or just plain make it dual use.
Adjusting the compression ratio would then enable use of 5+ year old petrol and/or 100% ethanol.
There are quite a few uses of old engines actually:
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages...tml?1199713339