Ecomotor for the ecomodder?
Technology | EcoMotors
Opposed piston boxer. Variable displacement. Electric turbocharger. Bill Gates money. Ecomotors Opposed Piston Opposed Cylinder Engine It sounds rough, but that could be the microphone and the room acoustics. The Wikipedia entry: EcoMotors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia EDIT: I guess it's been discussed before: http://www.google.com/custom?sitesearch=ecomodder.com |
It does sound rough , reminds me of a rc nitro helicopter motor at idle only rougher.
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I've closed all those tabs. ;)
There is a pretty good walkthrough here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y8QqeuvArE It has long skinny doubled-up connecting rods that always run in tension, and he claims no phugoidal vibrations in the crank. The problem he admits to is oiling the rings and cooling outer pistons. But I've moved on ... to opposed piston linear electric generators. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV09wMXTSIc |
I have once seen a Commer truck with a similar engine in Uruguay.
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Uruguay again? Isn't that like the Colorado of South America, with a President who drives an Old Beetle?
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Well, I hope they've got the Presidential Palace rented out as a bed-and-breakfast. :)
Buildings get run down when they're vacant. Jimmy Carter wasn't reelected either; but he's still a nice guy — for an ex-nuclear sub skipper, that is. |
Carter was never a skipper, he was only active duty for 6 years when you take out the college time. His highest rank was lieutenant. Thankfully they don't give nuclear sub commands to people of so little experience although he was set to be reactor officer when he quit.
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