Reply to "Ron (accobra) & all, another interesting intake manifold"

Well Mr. doug, I can't keep doing this cause George will get mad at me cause by being a dummy I keep hijacking threads, but I thought of a turbine, since it is the most volumetric efficient engine out there. The problem then is coming up with a tranny that will handle the torque reduction. In other words, You can use a little tiny turbine that weighs less than 100 pounds, it would spin like 70,000 rpm. But then instead of 4:22 to one final drive ratio, you would need to do a 17:00 to one or so. You trade a little tiny motor for a huge heavy tranny. No net gain. SO I have to stay in the ball park. Sort of. Now wankles, or rotaries are appealing, but they still don't have that seal issue worked out very well. Not for an everyday car. For a full blown racer, it would be ok. But the idea of big smoke clouds following around after you, really turns me off.