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14 inch "MYT" Engine weighs 150 pounds, pumps 124 HP, gets 150mpg
Brandon Davenport
When I first saw this thing, all I could think was “The Onion” because this is classic fake news right?. Well, after reading about the MYT (Massive Yet Tiny) engine, my mind was blown multiple times. Why the MYT engine hasn’t been covered by other news sites confuses me, but lets take a look at this masterpiece anyways…
The MYT engine was created by Raphial Morgado with hopes of creating the next generation of engines for anything that moves. The engine is somewhat hard to take seriously because of it’s tiny size (seriously, this thing is small) and it’s ability to pump out power that (according to Raphial) is equivalent to “a 32-cylinder, four-stroke engine”.
The MYT weighs in at a feathery 150 pounds pumping out 124 HP, 814 foot-pounds of torque all using just 15 moving parts. The engine is fueled by biofuel or diesel and future versions will require no oil (the fuel will work as the oil (what!?!)).
Maybe the hardest part to believe is that the engine is only 14 inches in length and 14” in diameter. When put next to an engine of the same power, this thing seems like a little speck of metal.
One of the most surprising things about this engine is how realistic it’s intentions are. We all know a world of electric cars is decades away, and hybrids are only just being adopted by the mainstream population — so that’s why this engine is so cool. It is a realistic, eco-friendly solution that can be used today.
“The engine is highly scalable - it’s easy to adapt for both very large and very small applications. For instance, we performed a design-study for Exxon-Mobile to replace the 5-story tall diesel engines used on supertankers with the MYT, and replacement design we proposed to them measured only 5 feet in diameter and 7 feet long. This wasn’t even as large as a single piston in the original engine!
The MYT engine only has 15 moving components, and the RPM can be set higher because there aren’t any reciprocating parts or cylinder heads with valves prone to “valve float”. The MYT doesn’t have valves, lifters, or a camshaft.” — Fuel Efficient Vehicles
In summary
As a geeky tech blog, we don’t know much about motors (or cars for that matter), but we felt this needed to be shared. This is really a fantastic advance in anything to do with being “green”, and quite frankly we can’t wait until it goes mainstream. Unfortunately, it’s still not ready for mass production and we don’t know if it’s ready to be included in cars yet, but nevertheless, hats off to you Raphial.
