Most modern variable valve-timing (VVT) systems use a cam phaser that rotates the position of each camshaft relative to the timing chain. Think of making a record turntable go faster or slower by ...
Despite current efforts to revisit light-vehicle fuel economy standards enacted during the Obama administration, there have been no changes to the law, and there might not be for years, as the wheels ...
There is so much going on with internal combustion engines (ICEs) these days, it can give you a headache just reading about them. That's why we do the research for you and then cram it into bite-size ...
BorgWarner has patented a variable cam timing phaser with a lock pin that acts as a shutoff valve, preventing oil leakage from advance and retard chambers. This innovation maintains oil in the phaser ...
Trademark erosion may not impact the environment, but marketers have noted the lexicographical slide of some brand names into generic labels. Kleenex, Band-Aid, Xerox, and Zamboni (yes, other ...
In order to set a stage for what follows, let's first revisit some of the fundamentals involved in how valve timing relates to power output. And to further clarify how "power" is defined in the ...
If all V engines had sported overhead cams since the beginning of automotive time, someone surely would have come up with the brilliant idea of incorporating a single camshaft deep inside the block ...
GM has announced that all V-8 powered Chevrolet and GMC trucks now feature variable valve timing (VVT) for the 2010 model year. A quick trip back to engineering 101 reminds us that VVT is a piston ...
Alanson Partridge Brush. Remember that name. Because it was according to his patents that Cadillac put into production something that Honda and Alfa Romeo took decades to match. Mr. Brush's invention?
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