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Old 10-17-2016, 01:12 AM   #32 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by LittleBlackDuck View Post
Less complication and Atkinson on demand. Next step is the camless engine that will give full control of valve events.

Simon
Not quite, the pumping losses at the beginning of the intake stroke increase if you retard the intake cam too much, so it's not as good as a dedicated cam like the Honda R18.

Also camless has such high power consumption I don't think it will ever happen, but that's just my opinion.
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