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steam and 6-strokes
jlparsons - 22/3/09 at 11:58 AM

Anyone else think these ideas are awesome? Sorry, nerd moment.

Steam exhaust energy recovery by BMW - LINKY

Similar idea using a six stroke engine - four strokes as normal, then two by steam - LINKY


coozer - 22/3/09 at 12:05 PM

Theres was a guy did it donkeys years ago, he died and his family own the patent....

Think it was a feature in PPC a while back if anyone can remember.

May, or may not be the same thing BUT....


jlparsons - 22/3/09 at 12:12 PM

quote:
Originally posted by coozer
Theres was a guy did it donkeys years ago, he died and his family own the patent....

Think it was a feature in PPC a while back if anyone can remember.

May, or may not be the same thing BUT....


Yeah i have heard that the 6-stroke was actually invented in 1915? Not sure what this Crower fella has added but I like the idea. The BMW one has got to be better though, using water and ethanol and recycling both in a closed system so you don't need to carry as much water as petrol.