<VV> Re: Say what ?

[Padgett]

>remember that the higher the engine temp. the better  the gas mileage since
>less heat is "thrown away" (discarded) into the 
>cooling  airstream.  Anybody for
>ceramic Corvair engines???

Huh ? Output (work) is the area in the middle of the PV curve. Raise the 
floor and you get less, not more. Might get less drag since the oil is 
thinner but that is not necessarily desirable.
See http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/otto.html

Padgett