I didn't type that wrong. I don't think this will ever see the Mustang's soul but you never know. For some reason I think the GT owners might be slightly peaved if a 6 banger made comperable torque and horsepower with less liters (3.9) ...

The coolest thing about this engine is the fact it has no camshaft though. It has solenoid actuated valves Not even Indy cars have those .. this is a revolutionary idea. Let's hope Ford doesn't drop the ball. (This motor will first see duty in the Falcon of Austrailia .. as usual we are behind them .. )

 

I've read a couple of stories (Ford Aussie sites, and somewhere else . . :scratch: )regarding this engine (and a v8 version), some have stated that this is a hoax, while others seem to varify the design.

I'll see what I can dig up in the next few days when I have some more time. Your are very correct in your assesment of a revolutionary idea . . if/when the motor is released.

 

Cost is an issue, though, as well. Porsche I6's can put out well over 300hp N/A. But, they cost an arm and a leg. If they can keep cost relatively low, this may be the future.

 

Porsche engines are flat 6's. I don't think Porsche every had I6's. :scratch: I know they had I4's (944, 924, 968)

But you have a good point in terms of cost.

 

There's already a technology out there, proven even on a 5L Ford. No cam, NO VALVES, no oil needed on the top end.

COATES

I don't get why, except perhapse cost, this thing hasn't taken off! Pretty cool stuff if you take the time to read through it.

 

Porsche engines are flat 6's. I don't think Porsche every had I6's. :scratch: I know they had I4's (944, 924, 968)

But you have a good point in terms of cost. [/b][/quote]
Yeah, flat or boxer sixes are MUCH different than an I6. Flat or boxer just means they are horizontally opposed cylinders.

 

Siemens has been doing quite a lot of development on solenoid actuated valves.
This is the wave of the future, a lot of frictional losses from the camshaft(s) will be eliminated.

 

I remember reading about that a few years back. I don't know why it hasn't taken off either. Really cool stuff. B)

If I remember right, they put it on a Ford 302 and it made impressive power.

 

When I was in trade school in '91 one of my teachers told us about the technology,and the big three in Detroit had been working on it for a few years. Even back then they had major durability problems with it. No manufacturer will produce a new technology that won't last at least 36K miles

 

...and Bosch as well. I see a lot of 'X'-by-wire systems that we are looking to get into.

 

Formula One engines are camless as well.

 

Hmm... I stand corrected.

Regardless, if cost cannot be kept low, what good is the technology?

 

The great thing about camless engines is the fact that they can be very finely controlled...each cylinder can have different valve timings and such... I'm sure that with the right design, they could outlast current engines.

Maybe we'll see it in an BMW M beater, I wouldn't mind :drive:

 

The cost will eventually come down as it always does. the technology filters down through the ranks to the lower models eventually.

 

I don't know If I can trust it, lot of things could go wrong.

 

http://www.me.sc.edu/research/AARG/history.htm

 

http://www.me.sc.edu/Research/AARG/Thesis%20Final.pdf