anyone familiar with the concept of a 5 stroke piston?.. exhaust gets pushed from two pistons into a single, larger piston, expanding that cylinder, and then on the up-stroke the exhaust is pushed from that piston out of the engine.. it uses the leftover pressure from the exhaust.. you know, the...
thats interesting, ill look into those things.. axial engines are fairly straightforward.. doesn't seem like there's much more than can be done to them.. so ill focus more time on the steam and turbine avenues
longevity doesn't necessarily mean its the best tool for the job.. it means it offers the best profit margin for the job, usually it means little more than that
anyway.. I am aware of the downside to steam and turbine technology, both these technologies tend to work best when they can be...
its my own financing.. most the cost is going to be in the drivetrain.. backup plan of course is to just go with a conventional, likely V-8 engine, but I am looking for alternative ideas that may be worth consideration.. i like the idea of the axial engine but it seems like such an engine would...
a friend and i have been discussing taking what we know (mostly what i know) in the field of mechanical engineering and designing and building a car.. it will be my car, but he's willing to help with it
the body style of this car might look something like a cross between a corvette/viper and...