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Pinnacle 4-stroke opposed-piston SI engine shows fuel economy improvements of between 30-60% at light loads, 12-30% at medium loads over conventional

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The company presented these latest test results in a paper at the SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit. The results represent a light-load indicated efficiency improvement of 15-30% (up to 40.9%). Net indicated efficiency of the Pinnacle Opposed-Piston engine, CR = 15:1, 87 Octane. Source: Pinnacle. Click to enlarge.

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