The Hayabusa V8 engine we like so much here at The Kneeslider, powered a Radical SR8 to a new lap record for production cars at the Nurburgring. The former record holder, a Porsche 996 GT2 was eclipsed by 20 seconds! Records like this normally get lowered by a second here and there, the Radical SR8 just demolished it. For those of you who wonder why I spend so much time … [Read more...]
Twincharger engines – maybe motorcycles, too?
Speaking of engine ideas for the Vmax, here's a recently developed engine from VW, the Twincharger, that holds promise not only for small displacement cars but possibly the motorcycle market as well. The Twincharger, is a 1390cc 4 cylinder engine with both a supercharger and a turbocharger. The supercharger is used for power below 2400rpm well before the turbo gets spooled … [Read more...]
Engineering the engine combustion process
Engine manufacturers have a lot on their plate these days. They need to design engines for higher mileage, better performance, lower emissions and possibly multi fuel capability as well. Fuel itself needs to be designed to work toward those same goals. After you've tried all of those late night TV additives and gadgets, what do you do? A lot of the major companies are asking … [Read more...]
Camless gasoline engines getting close
According to Autoweek, Valeo SA is close to coming up with a camless gasoline engine, in fact, they're predicting 14 to 16 months to market. Camless technology has been long sought after but extremely difficult to pull off. Look at the benefits: * Internal friction is reduced greatly because there are fewer moving parts. At low speeds, about 25 percent of an engine's … [Read more...]
More miles per gallon with Clap
With gas prices right up there these days, be prepared to find lots of fuel additives showing up at the parts store and late night TV. A new additive, Clap, (yeah, great name) will give your engine the mileage boost you're looking for. What's really great about Clap (did I say that?) is that it's made from really tiny particles of ground up rock, a mineral called … [Read more...]
Hybrid Motorcycles not necessary
Some time back we posted about hybrid motorcycles but the definition in that post wasn't clear and after some thought, I believe that is one area of automotive development where motorcycles have no need to follow. Think about it, hybrid cars are a gasoline or diesel engine combined with an electric drivetrain for short distances or low speed driving. The end result is a car … [Read more...]
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