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Future of engines - Free Valve (vid)

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    Future of engines - Free Valve (vid)

    Just saw this on my stream. This is pretty cool stuff. No cams with as long a lift duration as you'd like. It's cool as a polar bears balls that people think this stuff up.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bch5B23_pu0
    Heath Patterson
    "Look...both....It's like turbo." - C
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    I know the F1 teams have been running pneumatic systems for quite some time. These systems still run camshafts though. I believe Renault was working on a system that used electronic actuators for their valve systems. It seems really cool.
    John Kilgore...if winning was easy, losers would do it.
    Team9Racing BMW 325i, Old Faithful (with a little evil)

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      He was also saying how the air from the engine can be used as a pump to operate the valves and also as a huge turbo.. with 0 lag
      Heath Patterson
      "Look...both....It's like turbo." - C

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        My dad has always been obsessed with removing moving parts from engines. He built one about 10 years ago using electric actuators. Cat has been using the electric actuators some of their applications since that time.
        Casey Stallings
        caseystallings@live.com

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          Originally posted by bimmertech View Post
          Cat has been using the electric actuators
          This would explain all the electrical noise on the AM radio in my Freightshaker at work.
          Chuck Schultz
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