There goes the cam shaft!
 

A video on some new engine technology. Very interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bch5B23_pu0

John (Gun Nut) H.
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Hope you're having a great day!

There goes the cam shaft!
 

On Sat, 07 Sep 2013 09:50:00 -0400, wrote:

On Sat, 07 Sep 2013 08:38:33 -0400, John H
wrote:

A video on some new engine technology. Very interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bch5B23_pu0

John (Nut) H.

Not likely. Nobody in their right mind wants the trouble and expense
of this sort of complexity in a daily driver.

I'm sure the prototypes are very expensive. If adopted, the price will come way down, especially
given the other cost bennies - if true.

John (Gun Nut) H.
--

Hope you're having a great day!

There goes the cam shaft!
 

On Sat, 07 Sep 2013 09:50:00 -0400, wrote:

On Sat, 07 Sep 2013 08:38:33 -0400, John H
wrote:

A video on some new engine technology. Very interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bch5B23_pu0

John (Nut) H.

Not likely. Nobody in their right mind wants the trouble and expense
of this sort of complexity in a daily driver.

===

Most of the complexity is in the computer control software and that
technology is already commonplace and reliable. The projections of
30% more torque, 30% less fuel and 50% lower emissions are very
compelling if they can manufacture it at a reasonable price. It
wasn't that long ago that multi-port electronic fuel injection was
regarded as too complex and expensive and now it's widely used. Back
in the early 1950s overhead valves were widely regarded as too complex
and unreliable. All it takes is more engineering development since
the advantages of variable valve timing are intuitively obvious.

There goes the cam shaft!
 

In article , says...

On Sat, 07 Sep 2013 08:38:33 -0400, John H
wrote:

A video on some new engine technology. Very interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bch5B23_pu0

John (Nut) H.

Not likely. Nobody in their right mind wants the trouble and expense
of this sort of complexity in a daily driver.

Do I want a $200 dollar coil on each of my spark plugs?

There goes the cam shaft!
 

On 9/7/13 12:47 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 7 Sep 2013 12:36:44 -0400, BAR wrote:

In article , says...

On Sat, 07 Sep 2013 08:38:33 -0400, John H
wrote:

A video on some new engine technology. Very interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bch5B23_pu0

John (Nut) H.

Not likely. Nobody in their right mind wants the trouble and expense
of this sort of complexity in a daily driver.

Do I want a $200 dollar coil on each of my spark plugs?

If not, don't buy an outboard.


Bertbrain has no boat and never has personally owned one. But his daddy did.

There goes the cam shaft!
 

In article ,
says...

On Sat, 7 Sep 2013 12:36:44 -0400, BAR wrote:

In article , says...

On Sat, 07 Sep 2013 08:38:33 -0400, John H
wrote:

A video on some new engine technology. Very interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bch5B23_pu0

John (Nut) H.

Not likely. Nobody in their right mind wants the trouble and expense
of this sort of complexity in a daily driver.

Do I want a $200 dollar coil on each of my spark plugs?

If not, don't buy an outboard.

Or a Honda car.

There goes the cam shaft!
 

F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 9/7/13 12:47 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 7 Sep 2013 12:36:44 -0400, BAR wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Sat, 07 Sep 2013 08:38:33 -0400, John H
wrote:

A video on some new engine technology. Very interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bch5B23_pu0

John (Nut) H.

Not likely. Nobody in their right mind wants the trouble and expense
of this sort of complexity in a daily driver.

Do I want a $200 dollar coil on each of my spark plugs?

If not, don't buy an outboard.


Bertbrain has no boat and never has personally owned one. But his
daddy did.

You have been boat-less for some time now. Did the IRS finally catch
up to you?

There goes the cam shaft!
 

In article , says...

On 9/7/13 12:47 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 7 Sep 2013 12:36:44 -0400, BAR wrote:

In article , says...

On Sat, 07 Sep 2013 08:38:33 -0400, John H
wrote:

A video on some new engine technology. Very interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bch5B23_pu0

John (Nut) H.

Not likely. Nobody in their right mind wants the trouble and expense
of this sort of complexity in a daily driver.

Do I want a $200 dollar coil on each of my spark plugs?

If not, don't buy an outboard.


Bertbrain has no boat and never has personally owned one. But his daddy did.

Or a leg brreaking F-150.

There goes the cam shaft!
 

In article , says...

On Sat, 7 Sep 2013 13:25:27 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Sat, 7 Sep 2013 12:36:44 -0400, BAR wrote:

In article , says...

On Sat, 07 Sep 2013 08:38:33 -0400, John H
wrote:

A video on some new engine technology. Very interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bch5B23_pu0

John (Nut) H.

Not likely. Nobody in their right mind wants the trouble and expense
of this sort of complexity in a daily driver.

Do I want a $200 dollar coil on each of my spark plugs?

If not, don't buy an outboard.

Or a Honda car.

I have a Honda Prelude but I am not sure the hood has been open more
than a few dozen times in 10 years
I am not sure what is in there. ;-)

I just put gas in it and drive it.

Hopefully you have a 2.0 VTEC engine. My biggest problem wat the CV joint boots.

There goes the cam shaft!
 

In article , says...

On Sun, 8 Sep 2013 00:11:15 -0400, BAR wrote:

I have a Honda Prelude but I am not sure the hood has been open more
than a few dozen times in 10 years
I am not sure what is in there. ;-)

I just put gas in it and drive it.

Hopefully you have a 2.0 VTEC engine. My biggest problem wat the CV joint boots.

That is the only engine they put in the Prelude from what I can tell.

No problem with the boots so far. I assume they will sell me some
"wrap around" boots when the time comes.

I had an off-road excursion and my boots got torn up. Even after replacement of the inner
shafts and new boots it still wasn't the same.

There goes the cam shaft!
 

On 9/8/2013 11:55 AM, BAR wrote:
In article , says...

On Sun, 8 Sep 2013 00:11:15 -0400, BAR wrote:

I have a Honda Prelude but I am not sure the hood has been open more
than a few dozen times in 10 years
I am not sure what is in there. ;-)

I just put gas in it and drive it.

Hopefully you have a 2.0 VTEC engine. My biggest problem wat the CV joint boots.

That is the only engine they put in the Prelude from what I can tell.

No problem with the boots so far. I assume they will sell me some
"wrap around" boots when the time comes.

I had an off-road excursion and my boots got torn up. Even after replacement of the inner
shafts and new boots it still wasn't the same.


Can you elaborate on "it still wasn't the same"?

There goes the cam shaft!
 

In article , says...

On 9/8/2013 11:55 AM, BAR wrote:
In article , says...

On Sun, 8 Sep 2013 00:11:15 -0400, BAR wrote:

I have a Honda Prelude but I am not sure the hood has been open more
than a few dozen times in 10 years
I am not sure what is in there. ;-)

I just put gas in it and drive it.

Hopefully you have a 2.0 VTEC engine. My biggest problem wat the CV joint boots.

That is the only engine they put in the Prelude from what I can tell.

No problem with the boots so far. I assume they will sell me some
"wrap around" boots when the time comes.

I had an off-road excursion and my boots got torn up. Even after replacement of the inner
shafts and new boots it still wasn't the same.


Can you elaborate on "it still wasn't the same"?

There was a bit of looseness in the steering when turning, and sometimes a thumping at high
speed, over 80 MPH. The boots protect the CV joints from dirt and grime. When dirg gets into
the CV joints they deteriorate rather quickly.