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Old 06-29-2008, 10:35 AM   #106 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by crsauls View Post
Thanks for the info on the solenoid valve train. I had never heard of it, but now that I have it seems ridiculously obvious. No broken timing belts with the attendant crashed valves and pistons.
From what I remember reading the only thing holding it back is that the 12V electrical system found in current cars is not powerful enough to run such a setup. The plan is to convert to a 48V electrical standard to facilitate this.

I found a few links:

Camless - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

CAMLESS ENGINE (USC)

This link proposes using exhaust gas pressure to operate the valves, rather than electricity:

Halfbakery: Camless engine
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