Without variable valve timing, these intake and exhaust valves would operate in the same manner regardless of the engine’s RPM (revolutions per minute) speed or the driving environment. This isn’t ...
To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with CASTROL GTX to bring you some of the stories that exemplify the core of what HOT ROD is and reflect the brand's influence on America's car ...
March 30, 2007 Over the last century of automobile development, we have seen an enormous range of valve actuation technologies, ranging from pushrod, through single then double overhead camshafts, ...
Honda's golden age commenced when it introduced the B-Series, the first production engine with variable valve timing and electronic lift control, otherwise known as Honda's VTEC system. The Honda B-16 ...
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 ...
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?