How do we improve the internal combustion engine?
external combustion
>>15285745
By changing laws to remove all the bullshit padding around it. If we still made cars light, small but kept the new engine tech we'd be miles ahead.
>>15285745
atkinson cycle wankel engine
>>15285745
We don't want to.
>>15285745
>more combustion
Make the valves independent and computer controlled (camless). I think that will be about as efficient as you can make a piston engine.
As far as a wankel, read a paper on using different sized rotors to reduce fuel consumption when fractional power is needed. The wankel is a great design for steady power, its just absolute shit at efficiency for fractional power.
computer controlled variable everything
>>15285745
Disconnect it from the drivetrain and tune for maximum efficiency. Hook it to a generator, run the power through a battery/capacitor bank, and drive the wheels with individual electric motors.
Wankel with square shaped rotors
>>15285745
Add more fasts
Multiple sequential engines
>>15285745
Add more braps per minute
>>15285745
Make it a triangle, where each side completes intake, compression/combustion, and exhaust all in one rotation. Then add turbos.
>>15285774
I agree. With todays composite materials, efficient electronics and computer simulations cars could weight a fraction of what they do today.
>>15285761
LOL
>>15285745
anti-gravity hovercars, we have the tech but the military-industrial complex won't release it for the next 100 years at least
>>15285745
move on to better things
>>15285745
by deleting and switching to rotary :)
Improve power? No idea
Improve efficiency? Different fuels
>>15288931
Rotary is combustion.
>>15288953
rotary is magic :)
Hydrogen generator
>>15288924
It looks fed up with life
>>15289154
well the only people i've seen purchase them have been 50+ retirees, so I guess it fits
>>15285745
finally get serious about the two-stroke.
There must be some way to make it better with modern EFI and other electronics shit.
>>15288953
I had someone say to me they don't understand rotaries because "it's not really an internal combustion engine"
Mfw
>>15292228
some mercury outboard boat motors are supercharged fuel-injected two-strokes. pretty neat.
>>15292228
The emissions of the 2 stroke are its biggest problem and by their nature just don't burn as completely as a 4 stroke.
>>15292331
then lets fix that
>>15288897
Sauce on that image? I want.
>>15285745
ditch reciprocating mechanisms
get back into hi low and triple expansion
hit up dat high temperature fuel atomisation
turbo shaft engines for automotive use
make it so plebs cant drive
>>15292542
this. microturbines are where it's at.
What if we just made the cylinders bigger?
Like instead of a v8 we instead have two really wide cylinders/rounder rectangles as the combustion chambers?
It sounds dumb at first, but what if?
>>15292588
no real point to it aside from getting around racing regulations.
getting rid of cams and have them computer controlled
make cars at least 500kg lighter than their predecessor to make the engine spritely, and more efficient
improve the CVT. Infinite combinations of gear ratio's is godly, however, the current cvt is too choked for power and fragile, the idea is there it just needs to be improved. Perhaps a lock-up torque converter at certain ratio's and preset commands?
RWD
>>15285745
start riding a bicycle, you fat fuck
>>15292588
You'd have a much larger amount of friction , and yo'd make it more difficult time making a perfect seal . also the ratio between weight and displacement of the cylinders and pistons would be much lower . There is a very good reason why the fundamental components of an engine have stayed almost unchanged .
>increasing displacement
At this point, it's probably too late for electric transmission.
>>15292687
He's probably disabled and can't ride a bicycle. Check your privilege shitlord.
>>15286163
Put down the bong
>>15285745
More cylinder
>>15285774
You think everybody is into cars and is a good driver?
Take a look again, people hate cars and can barely drive. So they have to drive their safebox SUVs and Crossovers.
