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    Pivital Engines

    Check this out. This has such a new concept.

    Pivotal engine applications - Pivotal Engineering Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand

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    While not a pivot engine, here's one involving paired cylinders for increasing efficiency.

    New Engine Design Sparks Interest - WSJ.com
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    Quote Originally Posted by vfourbear View Post
    While not a pivot engine, here's one involving paired cylinders for increasing efficiency.

    New Engine Design Sparks Interest - WSJ.com
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    I think it highly unfair to chastise or otherwise usurp the bear for merely pointing out in a subtle way that this engine might well run on methane. Note too that all safety and aesthetic precautions were taken in depicting this phenomena.


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