AW: AW: Intake manifold construction, intercoolers
Bernd Felsche
bernie at innovative.iinet.net.au
Wed Dec 5 02:33:48 GMT 2001
Dave Williams tapped away at the keyboard with:
> -> Have you seen BMWs Valvetronic technology?
> -> The system varies intake valve lift to control the airflow into the
> Yeah. Just like the French Bollee cars about a hundred years ago.
> Which borrowed the concept from steam engines.
The BMW engineers responsible for bringing the system into volume
production won the Porsche Prize this year; for innovation, IIRC.
First BMW engines to use them were the 1.6 litre built at Hams Hall
in the UK.
> - Dave "old fangle" Williams
Ever wonder how few new inventions there actually are?
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Bernd Felsche - Innovative Reckoning, Perth, Western Australia
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