This was totally new to me. Like a v-8 had unnatural relations with a Wankle.

Internal-Combustion Cam Engines.

Now, Sydney Camm, there was an engineer. Who actually made real stuff that mattered in the real world.

I have over the years seen a lot of engine design variations. Although never cam engines. Interesting.

There are still a few older Mazda products for sale locally with wankle designed engines. Our common engines today remain the same basically after over a hundred years for fundamental design principals.

The other oddity of my time was the three cylinder two stroke engines in the German DKW cars. There were a few in my neighborhood where I grew up.

Updated: 4 Nov 2008 ... well at least you are not still fighting WWI

The Stanadyne fuel governers (injection pumps) in 6.2 6.5 diesels (5.7's too, along with quite a few tractors), work very much similarly to the
With 2 opposed pistons.

Drawings of them (stanadynes) look very complicated, but when torn down their simplicity can be seen.

I have rebuilt several of them.

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Saab had them too. Seven moving parts...one crank, three rods, three pistons.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.