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Ducati variable timing improves engines

Ducati has announced it will introduce new engine technology that will boost power and torque, improve fuel economy, reduce emissions and won’t affect servicing intervals. Ducati Testastretta engine ...
Hot Rod

GM's Variable Valve Timing System Performance Test - 15 Degrees Of Separation - Speed Parts Testing

The tough guy in you says to stab that cam in retarded a few degrees for maximum top-end horsepower, while your more practical alter ego suggests advancing it a hair for improved low-end torque and ...
Motor Trend

Variable Valve Timing: What Is It? Who Needs It?

The language of import performance can be strange. Sometimes it's a verbal stew of numbers and letters--RX-8, NSX, and MR2, for example--that seem randomly tossed together. At other times it adopts ...
Jalopnik

What Is Variable Valve Timing, And How Does It Work?

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 ...
Road & Track

How Variable Valve Timing Works, And How it Makes Your Engine Better

Manufacturers like to use a lot of acronyms on their cars. Variable valve lift (VVL) and variable valve timing (VVT) are two of the most popular ones. These systems sound pretty similar, but what do ...
SlashGear

What Was The First Engine To Feature Variable Valve Timing & Why Was It Such A Game Changer?

The first production car engine with variable valve timing (VVT) came from Alfa Romeo in 1980. It was installed in the fuel-injected Alfa Romeo Spider. Before this, a few experimental systems existed, ...
Motorcyclist

Desmodromic Variable Timing Explained

Valve overlap—that crucial interval when both the intake and exhaust valves are open, expressed in degrees of crankshaft rotation—is typically a fixed parameter and always a compromise. For example, ...
Yahoo Finance

Global Variable Valve Timing (VVT) Systems in Marine Engines Industry

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Electronic Design

BorgWarner variable cam timing technology fits new GM V6 engines

BorgWarner Morse TEC has commenced production of its first high-volume variable cam timing (VCT) systems for a new family of General Motors V6 engines being introduced this year. BorgWarner Morse TEC ...

What's the difference between single and dual overhead cam engines?

Ever wondered what people are talking about when they say "dual overhead cam"? Don't worry, because we're here to explain it ...
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Indian Motorcycle Patents Variable Valve Timing V-Twin

Not too long ago, we reported on the news that Indian Motorcycle had a new liquid-cooled engine in the works. That engine was suspected to be the same one that appeared under the Victory name a few ...