Electro valves

[Ade + Lamb Chop]

At 17:46 29/01/00 -0700, Greg Hermann wrote:
>
>>The F1 teams are/were reportedly using very high
>>pressure nitrogen gas (from an on-board storage tank)
>>to actuate the valves. This eliminates springs,
>>keepers, followers, etc.
>>
>The F 1 engines are using high pressure gas in place of valve springs, that
>is all.

Suppose they reduce the pressure of the gas at lower RPMs to reduce the
load (power wastage) on the valve drive train?

Ade

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