To test the theory, minute quantities of a pink dye have been added to kerosene in an try to make it absorb heat and vaporize better1. Consistent with the theory, engine exams confirmed that knock was tremendously reduced. Unfortunately, subsequent exams with regular pink dyes did not demonstrate any knock inhibition effect, disproving the idea. However, the truth that highly effective antiknock components have been found to exist was a significant serendipitous discovery. The cars with 18 cylinders are some of Bugatti show vehicles – EB118 concept, EB 218 idea, 18/3 Chiron idea – all with an 18-cylinder ‘W-18’ engine and EB 18.4 Veyron Concept – with a 16-Cylinder ‘W-16’ engine.

These outcomes suggest that a really thin tribofilm with low shear power shaped on the sliding floor of the ta-C disc lubricated with PAO+GMO lubricant. The tribofilm was the … Read More