Future of Internal Combustion Engine

You should take a minute to watch this. Koenigsegg is engineering a valve system that totally replaces cam shafts and all that is associated with them! Flippin Genius.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bch5B23_pu0

 

Dang it, I was just about to post this. lol It is pretty awesome.....

 

Agreed, about time we had an advancement! ...I wonder what kind of opposition it will see

 

Only thing that kinda worries me is dependability and longevity....

 

Regardless it's a step forward..

 

That's really neat. I've posted this before but it's similar. An engine half the size and 60% better fuel economy.
http://fuel-efficient-vehicles.org/energy-news/?p=92

 

Totally, looks like it's getting vetted and with good dependability in that saab they showed. I hope we see more of this soon! I'd totally do a retrofit on my 1GR and be a guinea pig if Koenigsegg was offering

 

sounds like it’s pretty dependable already. but i’d say if this really took off and manufactures started using it. the dependability and longevity would increase.

 

very cool idea! definitely see lots of potential, but there are still questions, as singlecabguy pointed out.

 

neat, although a relatively old idea and has been developed in Diesel industrial engines.

Good write up on this from 2001
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/article.html?&title=Camless-Engines&A=0910

 

That's what they said when we went from horses to cars too

 

^ lol

 

Looking forward to this! That is awesome!

 

Oh yeah? How many horses do you see broken down on the side of the road? Horses are much more reliable than cars.

 

X__X

 

The towing company my girl works for has used their flatbed for dead horses. But how many horses do you see on the road vs cars?

 

Lots

We cut yours up and sell them to Europe

 

New car every 3-5 years... how long would a man keep his horse?

 

You would have to tell me , I've just read about the time before cars , you lived it Rich