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Title: Goodbye cam shafts
Post by: frankenduck on February 25, 2013, 07:27:58 PM

The Future of the Internal Combustion Engine - Inside Koenigsegg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bch5B23_pu0#ws)

Title: Re: Goodbye cam shafts
Post by: 2000rsv on February 25, 2013, 09:16:19 PM

That is really cool.  It makes sense.

Title: Re: Goodbye cam shafts
Post by: Freelancer on February 26, 2013, 07:42:40 PM

Cool, Thought this is what Formula 1 and Indy cars have been using for the past decade. Seems like the technology is finally going to make it into our daily drivers in the coming decade.

Hmmmm, wonder if companies will make retrofit kits for muscle cars or motorcycles. :yes

Title: Re: Goodbye cam shafts
Post by: Photog on February 27, 2013, 08:15:45 AM

Interesting.
I should let them replace the cams in my Saab

Title: Re: Goodbye cam shafts
Post by: Qdude on February 28, 2013, 01:58:38 AM

A friend and I while in High School had the idea to use electric solenoids instead of camshafts. The air idea is much better than our idea.

I saw a story of a man who added two more strokes to a four stroke engine. He invented a 6 stroke engine. After the intake/compression/power/exhaust strokes, water would be allowed into the hot cylinder. With valves closed, the water would use the heat in the cylinder to convert the water to steam and cause another power stroke (#5). The last stroke (#6) would expel the water/steam and set up for the next fuel intake.