[eVitO]

http://jalopnik.com/5884144/swedish-...-of-the-future

Koeniaghjaklghjkl is supposed to be putting a camless engine in its new cars. All I can say is... holy shit. I'm curious as to see how much this is going to cost, and most importantly, how the engines are going to hold up.

[Robert]

exciting, obviously a wave maker instead of a follower

[Bakeme521]

Isn't this kind of old technology? I could be completely wrong but I remember reading that some F1 engines use air actuators to open valves.

[kyleb350]

Originally Posted by Bakeme521

Isn't this kind of old technology? I could be completely wrong but I remember reading that some F1 engines use air actuators to open valves.

Yep, it mentions that at the end of the article.

[eVitO]

Yeah, it's F1 technology but no one has thought to implement it in road-going cars because it's friggin' expensive as shit.

[kyleb350]

So I assume this "30% more efficient" figure is in terms of power, not fuel efficiency?

Can't wait to hear it

[sohcpunk]

Originally Posted by kyleb350

So I assume this "30% more efficient" figure is in terms of power, not fuel efficiency?

Can't wait to hear it

LOL

[TK-421]

I too wonder how it will sound. Probably smoother if my drink logic is working right.

[MisterSkiMask]

Fortunately none of these cars will accumulate any real mileage, so nobody will know how unreliable it will be.

BMW can't even get a decent high pressure fuel pump ferchrissakes

[UltimateBMW]

Originally Posted by kyleb350

So I assume this "30% more efficient" figure is in terms of power, not fuel efficiency?

Can't wait to hear it

Pneumatic valves enable the the valves to open and close faster and more precisely. The problem you run into with this tech though , especially in F1 cars, is that multiple systems get run off the same pneumatic system in an effort to save weight. This means you have multiple previously independent systems now all grouped together so when one fails, they all fail.

[NewYearsBoy]

Sounds cool