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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Rods2 on 25 May 2015, 22:47:44

Title: Unusual Engine Designs
Post by: Rods2 on 25 May 2015, 22:47:44

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/g2017/10-most-unusual-engines-of-all-time/ (http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/g2017/10-most-unusual-engines-of-all-time/)

Title: Re: Unusual Engine Designs
Post by: Shallow Al on 25 May 2015, 23:09:59

 :y :y

Title: Re: Unusual Engine Designs
Post by: Andy H on 25 May 2015, 23:18:54

I didn't know about the Commer TS3 :y

Where's the Deltic? :-\

Title: Re: Unusual Engine Designs
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 29 May 2015, 09:08:44

Really interesting link - if you find more, post them!  :)

Title: Re: Unusual Engine Designs
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 29 May 2015, 09:13:27

Napier were well know for odd engine designs with the Sabre (H arranged twin crank engine with sleeve valves as used in the Typhoon) and the Deltic.

There is also the Ilmor 5 stroke engine as well.

Title: Re: Unusual Engine Designs
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 29 May 2015, 11:03:33

Perhaps not in the unusual engine category as such - it's still a 4-stroke, watercooled, electric ignition engine, though I suppose a 21st century mechanic would struggle a bit with what to do with it, but I always likely the size of the flywheel on the Benz 3-wheeler...

(http://k42.kn3.net/7A34C3263.jpg)

Looks batty, but it works, at 0.75bhp it apparently returned 24mpg. :y