Engine Crankshaft and Method of Use

Abstract

An engine comprises one or more cylinders, each cylinder comprising a piston, a connecting rod, a crank shaft, and a crankpin, wherein the crankpin further comprises a main crankpin and a crankpin extension, wherein the connecting rod is affixed at one end to the piston and at another end to a first end of the crankpin extension, wherein a second end of the crankpin extension is affixed to a first end of the main crankpin, and wherein a second end of the main crankpin is affixed to the crankshaft, so that when the piston is at top dead center of the power stroke, the torque at the crankshaft is substantially greater than zero.

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