KiwiBird
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- Jan 30, 2000
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Some interesting stuff here. Thsi technology is so simple and able to be used on all motors but it's the side valve comments that interested me. For those of us who even know what a side valve is - they have some very good advantages, namely that you can have a lower center of gravity with the cam at the base of the cylinder with direct activation of the valves and consequently a shorter motor. In the past overhead valves quickly surpassed side valves but who knows now?
Of course it could all be baloney, but I always like to revisit old technology with an eye to using modern methods to minimise the reasons the old stuff was shelved.
In this era of double overhead cams, 5 valve heads, variable intake volumes and exhaust pipes we still see 2 valve, single cam motors in drag racing setting new world records all the time..........
Some interesting stuff here. Thsi technology is so simple and able to be used on all motors but it's the side valve comments that interested me. For those of us who even know what a side valve is - they have some very good advantages, namely that you can have a lower center of gravity with the cam at the base of the cylinder with direct activation of the valves and consequently a shorter motor. In the past overhead valves quickly surpassed side valves but who knows now?
Of course it could all be baloney, but I always like to revisit old technology with an eye to using modern methods to minimise the reasons the old stuff was shelved.
In this era of double overhead cams, 5 valve heads, variable intake volumes and exhaust pipes we still see 2 valve, single cam motors in drag racing setting new world records all the time..........