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Exhaust valves are open during the exhaust stroke anyway. Inlet valves are open during the intake stroke anyway. The strongest plausible interpretation of what
by TheSpiceIsLife 8y ago
Exhaust valves are open during the exhaust stroke anyway. Inlet valves are open during the intake stroke anyway.
The strongest plausible interpretation of what¹ they're saying is to open valves that are partway through the compression stroke, and open / close any other valves as necessary at the best possible time to promote rapid starting.
1. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- jondumbau 8y agothat really makes the most sense. at that point i imagine it would be a more finely controlled compression release. i shouldn't read too much into the wording of what is essentially a marketing statement i suppose :)