New Engine Design
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New Engine Design
Interesting concept. No more cams. Valves will now be controlled by a simple tune. 
http://www.sema.org/main/semaorghome.aspx?id=53769
http://www.sema.org/main/semaorghome.aspx?id=53769
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I know the inventor of this technology, I'm at their shop everyday. They are very secretive about it even though the stuff has appeared in magazines.
They have a couple Rolls Royce's,Mercede's and Kenworths set up and have been testing for several years.
Their name isn't Valeo, but I'm pretty sure that the guy I know is responsible, he has a lot of investors, maybe Valeo is the biggest one.
They have a couple Rolls Royce's,Mercede's and Kenworths set up and have been testing for several years.
Their name isn't Valeo, but I'm pretty sure that the guy I know is responsible, he has a lot of investors, maybe Valeo is the biggest one.
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Originally Posted by Mr Mojo
I know the inventor of this technology, I'm at their shop everyday. They are very secretive about it even though the stuff has appeared in magazines.
They have a couple Rolls Royce's,Mercede's and Kenworths set up and have been testing for several years.
Their name isn't Valeo, but I'm pretty sure that the guy I know is responsible, he has a lot of investors, maybe Valeo is the biggest one.
They have a couple Rolls Royce's,Mercede's and Kenworths set up and have been testing for several years.
Their name isn't Valeo, but I'm pretty sure that the guy I know is responsible, he has a lot of investors, maybe Valeo is the biggest one.
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Originally Posted by Mr Mojo
I know the inventor of this technology, I'm at their shop everyday. They are very secretive about it even though the stuff has appeared in magazines.
They have a couple Rolls Royce's,Mercede's and Kenworths set up and have been testing for several years.
Their name isn't Valeo, but I'm pretty sure that the guy I know is responsible, he has a lot of investors, maybe Valeo is the biggest one.
They have a couple Rolls Royce's,Mercede's and Kenworths set up and have been testing for several years.
Their name isn't Valeo, but I'm pretty sure that the guy I know is responsible, he has a lot of investors, maybe Valeo is the biggest one.
I assume these are the folks you are talking about. www.coatesengine.com
I had a meeting with George Coates about ten years ago and he was trying to raise funds for his company. The technology is very impressive. He ran into trouble years back for the way he was raising money but that got cleared up. BAsed on the description posted in the link by Special K, I'm not sure this is the same technology. It would seem the Valero concept still uses poppets. Coates uses a rotary valve.
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yea it sounds like different ideas. i have known of coates for awhile now and am surprised the tech. isnt in our new cars already. the other idea with the actuators sounds like more stuff to break, so therefore more parts to buy. any practicing mechanic knows of what i speak
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Glenn, you hit it, after rereading, I think you may be right.
Mr Coates has investors from all over the world, he was supposed to go public about 5 years ago, but obviously hasn't.
When you talk about him talking with the big Three, he denies everything and after talking with the head of GM Powertrain, he denied talking with Coates as well.
Mr Coates has investors from all over the world, he was supposed to go public about 5 years ago, but obviously hasn't.
When you talk about him talking with the big Three, he denies everything and after talking with the head of GM Powertrain, he denied talking with Coates as well.
