Where did the hot-air intake idea originate?

[delslo]

Originally Posted by Christ

Therefore, since RPM is fixed per vehicle speed, and necessary output is a constant, the variable is actually throttle position.

Heh, I thought about that after I posted and then was even more confused.

Fair enough.

Thanks for sustaining the injury.

[Christ]

I mean no offense to you, I just seek to answer your query. Sometimes it takes awhile to get all the information in the correct order.

[delslo]

Originally Posted by Christ

I mean no offense to you, I just seek to answer your query. Sometimes it takes awhile to get all the information in the correct order.

No, I appreciate it! I meant sorry about your wrist and all the typing

Could you choke the intake path with a restriction? Wouldn't that give the same effect of having to throttle more without the disadvantages of hot intake temps?

[dcb]

the "choke" would also cause a pressure drop. Like having two throttles that are open a little more than one individual throttle. No gain.

Not sure what disadvantages you are referring too, but engine knock is a detectable thing, and adding a cabin control to control hai mix is pretty trivial in the scope of things modder.

[Christ]

+2 to DCB - Even if you used a governor plate, it would just increase resistance, the opposite of what you're doing with the hot air.

The only positive part of a governor would be that you could effectively re-set the 100% throttle position (in the case that there's a new driver behind the wheel, for instance).

Basically, the governor would choke out air supply, so that after a certain throttle position, no more air could get in anyway, so while the pedal wouldn't really be to the floor, it would still be at 100% of available throttle.

[dogg38]

Just my opinion, new to the forum, need to vent
I'm just an slightly average mechanic. My opinion is we (the people who pay), are gonna have solve the mpg problem. I telling my age, but i was watching nascar racing in the mid 60's and early 70's. Ordinary guy's who started out racing (with a little history in bootlegging in the 30's, 40's, and 50's. E'nuh of that, one of the best (engineer's, mechanic's or whatever) Henry "SMOKEY" Yunick. Hey, i don't have no degree in physic's, or engineering. I won't even try to explain thermal dynamic’s (but correct me if i'm wrong, a. {a liquid when heated expands in volume}, b. {a liquid's boiling point is increased by pressurizing it}, c. {a vapor under pressure cool's when it is allowed to escape}. However we do it, we are gonna have to solve this! The tinker's, mechanic's, modder's, hot-rodder's, or whatever. I just wanna hand the key's to my 85' small-block g-body to my grandson in about
20 yr's. (getting about 400hp 50mpg, i can dream can't i) It took only one college grad to figure out the trajectory to get to the moon an back. If anyone on the planet can, WE CAN. I think that ole nascar mechanic was on the right track.(no pun) intended) Besides how many patent’s do you have attributed your name, and how many nascar legend’s, people in the automotive industry, do you know on a first name basis. So before
you discount his idea. Do some research! I know i am.

Follow these link's to info on smokey's hot vapor cycle engine.

Adiabatic Engine - Hot Vapor Cycle Engine - Henry "Smokey" Yunick

Banks Power | Cool Air Equals Power

Georgia Fiero Club Official Website

HIMAC Research - Letters

US Patent 4592329 - Apparatus and operating method for an internal combustion engine

US Patent 4862859 - Apparatus and operating method for an internal combustion engine

Henry "Smokey" Yunick -- Fuel vaporizing carburetor system

Apparatus and operating method for an internal combustion engine (US4862859)

Apparatus and operating method for an internal combustion engine (US4503833)

Fuel charge preheater (US4338906)

Internal combustion engine and turbosupercharger therefor with heat pipe for intake mixture heating (US3965681)

Henry "Smokey" Yunick -- Fuel vaporizing carburetor system -- USP # 4862859

Al Gore Wasn't the Only Guy Flogging an 80-mpg Car - Column/Patrick Bedard/C/D Staff/Columns/Features/Car and Driver - Car And Driver

United States Patent: 4592329

Tom Kjos and The Spyders of Al

Operation of forced induction internal combustion engines - Patent 6282898

Infinite Networks CET Technology is Now Proven | Business Wire | Find Articles at BNET

New combustion engine creator boasts 85% efficiency - Jacksonville Business Journal:

http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb...ad.php?t=94158

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2...-smokey-fiero/

Engine & fuel engineering - Smokey's Adiabatic Engine

Smokey Yunick and the secret of his "adiabatic engine - Honda-Tech

P. S. If they crush my 85' M. C. SS I’ll be in it!!!

Some search keyword’s I used.

hot vapor cycle engine

hot vapor cycle engine patent

smokey yunick

henry yunick

Phase 1 Adiabatic Engine

Adiabatic

Alberto Solaroli

How did i do?

[Christ]

Is there like... an IPBan feature? ^^^