MYT engine

trying to understand the immense stress that would be placed on the crank...they'd have to lower the power to weight ratio to operate in a reliable fashion

In this case, the pistons are not loosely mounted on a rod. They're in a fixed position. Hence, no need for guidance. They track in a circle.

The last entry on the sites "news" section was April of 2006. RIP MyT engine.

I saw this over a year ago and I think now its either BS, or its maker was "convinced" to stop working on it. I'll check again now, but the web site it was on was "down for updates, check back soon".

I can't find a video w/this engine in action,,,like under the hood of a vehicle??

This invention is more than 3 years old. Not even in the main stream media. Not on Popular Mechanics, Popular science, CNN, FOX, yada, yada, yada... Do you think the Bankrupt American auto makers could make some use of this to save themselves? Or is it another oil monger conspiracy? Whats holding up the progress, mang...

At a power to weight ratio of 40:1, how do you keep the thing from twisting its crankshaft to pieces?

This engine is not new. There are tons of claims being made about this engine. Put it in a grand am car, race it 500 miles and prove that you can make this OLD design work better than what is commonplace today.

so there are 3 problems with this engine
1.there needs to be lubricant added to the fuel
2. because of its poweroutput and the size of the engine it wil easily overheat, unless he plans to use different materials.( the size of an engine for consumer vehicles is tiny)
3.because of the poweroutput and the size of the engine the materials (small components with limited strength) will have to endure enormous stress.

The concept works but the materials will not.

apogist - why is number 1 a problem? How do you know what your talking about?