John,
I bet with a little modern electronics you could syncronize the engines
RPM electrically via throttle position sensors and crank position sensors.
With all the traction control, stabilitrac, etc, etc, on the latest
Cadillacs I'm beginning to believe anything is possible. This could provide
all the benefits of the connected engines without the complicated driveline.
Any electrical engineers want to chime in here?
Chuck
At 12:05 PM 2/6/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>OK, but look what happened to poor Noel. Part of the reason for starting
>this thread is to find out what works and what doesn't. I don't see an
>inherant problem with his design, but maybe there was.
>
>Mickey Thompson's 4 engined car. Wired piece. Four engines, four ring and
>pinions, four wheels and four throttle linkages to one gas pedal. No crank
>connections that I could see. It worked.
>
>John
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