Insomnya3AM

http://www.coatesengine.com/
What do you guys think about this? I think it would be an Amazing mod.. They said something on the website about making bolt-on 350 heads

Grimes

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That site's been out for a LONG time. Sounds cool, but I dunno if we'll ever see anything production wise.

Time2Kill

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I first saw the site at least five or six years ago. Don't expect to see this technology on any common engine anytime soon.

Insomnya3AM

I've been checking on this site every now and again, too bad it's not getting updated liek you said. There's a video clip on there of a motorcycle with this system on it. The sound quality of the clip is very poor, otherwise I would have loved to see how different it sounded. There was talk on another forum of a 85'-style 350 revving up to 14,000rpms with this head on it. Little skeptical..

Grimes

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haha, mabye 14k rpm one time - and then it exploded, lol. I hope to see more electromechanical valvetrains in the future. Think - an infinitely variable valvetrain. press one button, and your engine idles like stock. Press another and the lift and duration changes to make it a pro-stocker, lol.

CAT3

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Why have it operated off a press button, adding new advanced technology to a age old one? I would rather have the "valve" size/duration based off sensor readings, like rpm vs. g/sec vs. MAP, etc...still elctromechanically adjustable but not pushing buttons. Maybe have a switch for performance and normal!

ArcticZ28

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Ooh, ooh, and a switch for VTEC!!!!

V-10 Killer

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Actually, I read the articles on that site a few years ago and they ran a ford motor to something like 14,600 rpms for quite a few hours.

The springs necessary to run high rpm pushrod motors can soak up a LOT of horsepower. It's a shame this hasn't gone anywhere, it's really a great idea

Imagine a supercharged version of this. With a motor that spins more than twice what a normal motor will, you'd only have to have a supercharger with half the input shaft speed.

CTSmechanic

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I belive this system has been used in aircraft engines (not any longer) still pretty cool..

BeeraddSS98

what kinda valvesprings wouley they use and how much would they cost?

CTSmechanic

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They have taken the Valve train out of the motor its done with ball valves its just one continous motion

Phoenix 5.7

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i remember reading about that b4 too. it(if it really works like they say), along with a few other technologies could really improve the engine dramatically. especially considering that our engines are basically a fancy 60s engine

Grimes

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oh, well you could do that too, I was going for dramatic flare