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Old 02-21-2013, 02:28 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
I've once found pictures of a French 4-stroke gasser which used sleeve valves without a camshaft.
There's also Coates rotary valvetrain:
Coates International Ltd. - Home
No cams...

The Koenigsegg video is very cool and has a nice explanation on how it works. But, it's not exactly new... BMW had a functional protype (using electric solenoids IIRC) about a decade ago. Still hasn't made it to production yet.
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