Remember Cadillac's 4-6-8 engine? Didn't last long.
WFO Herb
Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 5/13/99 6:48:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tob@taltec.net
> writes:
>
> << anybody ever think about making this into an engine? It would be kinda nice
> to adjust your compression depending on gas
> prices\performance\relaibility..... very intresting stuff. or maybe on
> future engines, have the whole setup automatic, so you cant destroy your
> engine even trying to make it knock. I always wanted to be an auto
> engineer..... >>
>
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> Cadillac tried it (sort of) with the 8/6/4 that dropped cylinders as load
> decreased. It didn't work.
>
> I believe there are currently computer controlled engines that vary the
> ignition timing when knock is detected. There is no need to vary the
> displacement when knocking can be controlled by timing, a much simpler
> approach.
>
> Allen Hefner
> '77 Midget
> '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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