I read about the Coates Engine about 4 years ago. It's a revolutionary idea, and it would probably work to make more reliable and mpg friendly horsepower if Detroit would ever get their heads out of their chubs and take a jump into the future. It would not even require any significant modifications to existing production lines.
Good idea, and they retrofit kits for fox stangs.
--nathan
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