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			07-18-2009, 11:04 PM
			
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			hopefully it will work a lot better than their 2 piece designed spark plugs         |       
		
		
		
		
		 
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			07-18-2009, 11:14 PM
			
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			why don't they design  a new engine, its long over due that they design something effiecent and powerful too.
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			07-18-2009, 11:24 PM
			
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			no matter what happens, combustion engines can only have a maximum of ~21% (correct me if i'm wrong) efficiency.
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			07-19-2009, 09:03 AM
			
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					Originally Posted by  orange7     no matter what happens, combustion engines can only have a maximum of ~21% (correct me if i'm wrong) efficiency.   |       You're close.. steel engine blocks are thermodynamically limited to around 37% efficiency. But.. on average, once you throw all the emissions crap on there (EGR, air pump, etc) it is down around 20%... so that's where your ~21% comes in.  
Look up a six-stroke engine... then you get into the 40% efficiency range. No cooling system required either!
		     
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			07-19-2009, 09:15 AM
			
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					Originally Posted by  Lomac     Ever played around with the laser out of a 16x rewritable dvd drive?      |       if he was talking about the AAA laser pointer, then no...it's just regular disco/clubbing green laser
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			07-19-2009, 10:48 AM
			
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			My buddy's got a 500mW fine beam laser.   
It's powerful enough to light up buildings across burrard inlet, or to cause instant blindness.
		    
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			07-19-2009, 11:36 AM
			
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			it would be smart of them to play on this tech development and hire mike meyers to do his dr evil character as a spokes person for their marketing compaign.
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			07-19-2009, 04:22 PM
			
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			#33  |     |      I answer every Emotion with an emoticon   
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			Interesting idea. I wonder how much of a real world difference it will make? I also wonder how they'll get around carbon buildup fouling the lense? Maybe the lenser will be self cleaning in a sense if the beam can burn through the carbon.     Quote:     
					Originally Posted by  FS1992EG     why don't they design  a new engine, its long over due that they design something effiecent and powerful too.   |       You mean like the Ecoboost?  http://www.ford.ca/app/fo/en/environ...es/ecoboost.do 
Or a new engine technology altogether?
		     
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			07-19-2009, 06:42 PM
			
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			Wowsers. Just when you thought the M3 sparkplug appeared to be at its limit using its own processor, this comes along. 
Looks a like decent Sunday night read.
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			07-20-2009, 05:26 PM
			
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					Originally Posted by  asian_XL     umm...no, do you even own one? it doesn't burn shit   |       yes it does
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