# Cool new engine Type **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 30, 2009, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-new-engine-type/76715 "2009-11-30T14:11:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-new-engine-type/76715/1 "2009-11-30T14:11:07Z")
> **[A Radically New Type of Engine - Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy](https://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/30/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/)** > > When oil prices shot over $100 a barrel a year ago, I was inundated with press releases from inventors claiming they had an engine that would solve the energy crisis. In most cases, I simply deleted each release and went on with my work. You see,... ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-new-engine-type/76715/2 "2009-11-30T14:12:30Z")
If I had a dime for every time I’ve heard the words “radical new engine type”… I’d never worry about gas prices again. ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-new-engine-type/76715/3 "2009-11-30T14:15:25Z")
> [@MPD47](#): > > If I had a dime for every time I’ve heard the words “radical new engine type”… I’d never worry about gas prices again. yea, if you read the article the author said the EXACT same thing… But this isnt some backyard inventor… its some industry heavyweights including VW engineers and roush ---
**Author:** ![91CRXSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91crxsi/32/7247_2.png) [@91CRXSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91CRXSI)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-new-engine-type/76715/4 "2009-11-30T14:21:08Z")
“an electric supercharger provides boost on demand” its about time the rest of the world catches on to electric superchargers… :lol: ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-new-engine-type/76715/5 "2009-11-30T14:24:18Z")
75hp per 2 cylinders… I guess a 20 cylinder would be fun to drive then. ---
**Author:** ![vt1992s10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/73ab20/32.png) [@vt1992s10](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vt1992s10)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-new-engine-type/76715/6 "2009-11-30T14:48:02Z")
What a pain that would be to work on! ---
**Author:** ![Wahoo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wahoo/32/8265_2.png) [@Wahoo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wahoo)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-new-engine-type/76715/7 "2009-11-30T15:02:38Z")
cool wonder how it sounds… ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-new-engine-type/76715/8 "2009-11-30T15:08:23Z")
so its basically a two stroke boxer engine? ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-new-engine-type/76715/9 "2009-11-30T17:05:47Z")
instead of making one 150hp motor, connect two of them, lol connect 12 of them like fucking legos, i wonder how it sounds and how hard itd be to work on it