stewart, your ealier thread and this together would suggest that you're considering bring back a high revving, low compression engine back to Oz - along with a screw compressor and a custom ground set of cams?

a bit heavy for carryon luggage?

[Updated on: Tue, 17 May 2005 13:30]

no no, we already have lots of low compression motors here to play with

i'm just considering options, and am tired of the 4AGTE route (although not trying to take away from the awesome work people have been doing), and turbos are not my thing (as you would understand from driving around innereast/west sydney)..

the idea with miller cycle is to keep the high static compression amd lower the dynamic compression using a late closing inlet valve, which in a high boost app may also allow more air into the cylinder = best of both worlds

also trying to discuss ideas outside the normal square... this is toymods after all

although i did bring back 20kg of EFI gear from the US, unfortunately japan is not a great source of lysholm compressors.. only IHI make them there...

hmm, how far away from norway is sweden? might pick one up while i'm there

[Updated on: Tue, 17 May 2005 14:19]

well, it's basically to reduce pumping losses that are incurred in your standard otto cycle engine, so you get better performance from a smaller motor, AND better fuel economy (like 10-15%?)... think of it as Otto-optimisation



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[Updated on: Tue, 17 May 2005 14:33]

oldcorollas wrote on Wed, 18 May 2005 00:02

well, it's basically to reduce pumping losses that are incurred in your standard otto cycle engine, so you get better performance from a smaller motor, AND better fuel economy (like 10-15%?)... think of it as Otto-optimisation

Strange.
The article talks about using a high comp engine, but closing the inlet cams late to artificially lower compression reducing pumping losses.
Not by running "true" low compression.

I wonder what difference it makes....

Actually, whats the difference between what you are suggesting oldcorollas over what is the lowering of compression and increase of boost on normal hi-po engines?

[Updated on: Wed, 18 May 2005 05:42]