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Is the cost of the old parts being replaced more than the new ones in terms of the technologies being used? Mechanical cams are going to be more reliable than
by kingkongjaffa 7y ago
Is the cost of the old parts being replaced more than the new ones in terms of the technologies being used?
Mechanical cams are going to be more reliable than a pnuematic system.
maintenance is going to be much different than the other 99.9% of cars that use a timing belt/chain.
Skeptical that the incumbents like Bosch wouldn't have already tried this in some form they have the OEM EMS / fuel rail industry major market share.
As with all things mass-auto it's down to unit price economics vs how desperately do we need to put this in the cars to meet emissions regs.
- busterarm 7y agoRenault was racing camless engines with pneumatic actuators in Formula 1 in the 80s. This tech has a long history and research behind it.
- eanzenberg 7y agoRacing engines last ~1000mi
- vvillena 7y agoNot anymore. F1 cars use just 3 engines for the whole season. Lots of other categories use one single engine per seasone. The "one engine per event" era is long gone.