imhereithink85 Posted January 8, 2014 Posted January 8, 2014 Love new car tech like this! this is awesome stuff! Probably old news but meh worth a watch Quote
350 Russ Posted January 8, 2014 Posted January 8, 2014 I've seen this before, it has been posted up here when it first came out. Bloody clever stuff imo. would like to see this implemented, probably not for another 15-20 years though in normal cars. Quote
a2orry Posted January 8, 2014 Posted January 8, 2014 Formula one engines have had air operated valves for a long wile it allows them to rev very high. Quote
Dblock Posted January 8, 2014 Posted January 8, 2014 I've long thought cams are very old tech and something should replace them but I never knew what lol. Quote
KyleR Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Thats incredible! 30% smaller, lighter, more powerful etc whilst up to 50% less emissions. Hopefully he's right and it'll be out in the next 3 years or so. This tech should also enable Nissan to keep the V6 in Zed cars whilst still hitting green targets etc *cough cough* V10 Zed *cough cough* Quote
Wasso Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 More interested in the koenigsegg. Always loved them since day one. It will be the first car I buy with my lottery winnings. Just shear brilliance! Quote
spursmaddave Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 More interested in the koenigsegg. Always loved them since day one. It will be the first car I buy with my lottery winnings. Just shear brilliance! You getting a haircut with the winnings too Ian Sent from the golf club... Quote
Dblock Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Square cam profile is very interesting. obviously you can't have a square cam but it opens quick stays open and closes quick. Quote
Wasso Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 More interested in the koenigsegg. Always loved them since day one. It will be the first car I buy with my lottery winnings. Just shear brilliance! You getting a haircut with the winnings too Ian Sent from the golf club... Oooops lol (I have been awake since 5:20am, with only 5 hrs sleep) Quote
Stutopia Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 I was chatting to a knowledgable fella at work today and he said he though there was a similar attempt with solenoids back in the day, possibly lotus. Quote
Chris AME Posted January 10, 2014 Posted January 10, 2014 very clever stuff, F1 and moto gp bikes have been running this for a while Quote
imhereithink85 Posted January 11, 2014 Author Posted January 11, 2014 I thought Moto GP ran pneumatic valves and not solenoids? Fingers crossed for the next few years, will be interesting to see who brings it out in a full production engine. That Saab must be worth a few pennies now with that upgrade Quote
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