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Old 03-23-2017, 03:14 PM   #44 (permalink)
Ecky
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Originally Posted by niky View Post
Some motorcycle engines do this. And Nissan's new variable compression engine has the offset built into its geometry. Pretty neat bit of kit, that thing... a very simple and elegant way to get variable compression... and manages to minimize forces on the pistons to the extent that they claim to use much lighter conrods than normal engines.
The first gen Insight's engine does this.
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