Originally posted by Chris Hightower:
So, that's why you don't see Mr. Coates cam/valves in cars yet. The auto companies will skip right over that and go to electric valves. Won't those cars go to 48V too?
The power draw to operate these valves should be very small compared to the HP loss generated by the current valvetrains.
I say, bring it on!!
I think it has more to do with the costs of the carbon-ceramic seals and bearings that his system requires. Variable valve timing using his system would be ideal, as there is almost 0 parasitic loss to drive the valves.
For anyone who is not familiar with this, go to
www.coatesengine.com Oh, you want to see a real powerplant? Go to
www.dynacam.com
