Jdesign Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 If you happened to miss this article on Jalopnik, I was kind enough to share it with you now. Be prepared to be amazed with an engineering oddity. http://jalopnik.com/this-mad-genius-built-the-strangest-running-bmw-you-hav-1790340214 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 I've seen that. Freakin crazy cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 I saw that last night. I didn't know about rotary valves until I saw that, it's awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 Satisfying to see it work, frustrating to see that its not being pursued further to remedy the smoking. I wouldnt be surprised if he was able to see a 15% increase in power from the retrofit due to reductions in flow losses and mechanical drag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted December 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 And then loose that 15% from all the extra belts, pulleys, and craziness needed to rotate the valves... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 The lengths gone to remedy lifter tick.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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