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[hr]Originally posted by: WhopSi
my father has a BMW 328ic convertibe, and my god does that thing move...it puts vtec to shame[hr]
Yeah, a bimmer puts Civics to shame. But not technology. If I bought a bimmer and Civics were runnin with me, I'd be royally pissed. Europeans make great cars (powerful engine/ lightweight car), Americans make great engines and stick them in boxes, Japan does a wonderful job stealing what the Europeans made and making it affordable. (I don't know who invented VTEC, I'm talking in general.)
I'm just waiting for someone to produce continuously variable cam lobes... why only have 2 or 3 sets of lobes when you could have 1 set of contoured cams that provide a specific profile for every possible RPM? Then you could just move the shaft a little left or right to provide a different profile for you current RPMs. Anyone know if such technology has been researched or applied yet?
its called digital electronic valve control. they have tried that with multi million dollar F1 cars, and it still wasnt cost effective. something bettAr then that already exists. Saab has developed a variable compression engine. at low speeds, it uses a small ammount of PSI in its turbo and a high compression for quick spool up to get off the line quick. as speeds increase the compression lowers and the turbo increases PSI dramatically. VERY cool and VERY useful. also very real.
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[hr]Originally posted by: LikeWEEEEEEEEEE
i hear all this crap about vtec and vvti and all that. all those systems are worth nothing vs. the porsche system that continually changes valve timing throught the entire rpm range.[hr]
Honda has this as well. i-VTEC also continually changes the valve timing - it's basically VTEC with VTC (Valve Timing Control).
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[hr]Originally posted by: JoeB16
its called digital electronic valve control. they have tried that with multi million dollar F1 cars, and it still wasnt cost effective. something bettAr then that already exists. Saab has developed a variable compression engine. at low speeds, it uses a small ammount of PSI in its turbo and a high compression for quick spool up to get off the line quick. as speeds increase the compression lowers and the turbo increases PSI dramatically. VERY cool and VERY useful. also very real.[hr]
Now that is intersting indeed. Any links for more info on this Joe?
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easy there guys (S2000man01) didnt mean to offend anyone... im in the process of purchasing a RSX Type S, so if I completely disliked vtec/i-vtec, I wouldnt be waisting my money on a car like the Type S.
And yeah, your S2000 would obviously take my fathers car without question, but theres no need for hostility[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG]
