Camless Engine

[3Gear]

I just read this and thought of my fellow gear heads.  Cool concept, wonder when I can transplant one into my van... clap2-*

http://jalopnik.com/what-its-like-to-ride-in-a-car-with-the-camless-engine-1529865968

[lovebus (jack)]

To me looks like the pneumatically actuated valvetrain would be just more things to go wrong with a the pneumatic system and be very expensive to to fix. 2@cent
Interesting but I'll stick with the cam engine.

[buglvw (Howard)]

A looooog time ago Mazda had a "rotary" engine. Don't know how it was made or if it had valves and cams etc.  :confused04:;

[Bob(Herbie)]

A looooog time ago Mazda had a "rotary" engine. Don't know how it was made or if it had valves and cams etc.  :confused04:;

No cams just a three sided rotor spinning on an elliptical orbit around the crank with apex seals working like rings. Sort of like a 4/2 stroke.

[Evil-Tunes (Glen)]

I've watched this video a long time ago very interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bch5B23_pu0&list=PLnf53ZYRZk9VU-pHzy0SJtWG3HR1qMWR1

They can retro fit into any engine.
different video vvvvvvvvv
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bch5B23_pu0#t=354

They also can turn cylinders on or off at will.  This will be the future I think.

Cheers
Glen

[3Gear]

I've watched this video a long time ago very interesting.

They also can turn cylinders on or off at will.  This will be the future I think.

Cheers
Glen

Same engine, good video!!

Howard, the Mazda RX8 still uses the rotary engine.  Only downside to the rotary is not much torque...

[Baha (Shawn)]

Of course the fact thet Mr Koenigsegg makes the most expensive cars in the world means that after years of development it will take years to trickle down into the every-day cars

As 3Gear said w-a-y into the future

[3Gear]

Of course the fact thet Mr Koenigsegg makes the most expensive cars in the world

True, but Hot Damm are his cars FFAASSTT!!!!!  (*speeder

So in 2025 or so I may have one for my van...