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Engines are the heart of every vehicle, and their durability often determines how long a car can run without requiring heavy repairs. Among the various parts that demand attention, valves play a ...
Engines are often judged by their strength, durability, and how long they can keep running without serious issues. For many car owners, one of the biggest concerns is whether the timing chain inside ...
There is so much going on with internal combustion engines (ICEs) these days, it can give you a headache just reading about them. That's why we do the research for you and then cram it into bite-size ...
Variable Valve Timing isn’t a new concept in motorcycle engines. The likes of BMW and Yamaha have been using this setup in their motorcycles for a while now. Even Suzuki itself implemented it on the ...
The first production car engine with variable valve timing (VVT) came from Alfa Romeo in 1980. It was installed in the fuel-injected Alfa Romeo Spider. Before this, a few experimental systems existed, ...
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Patents filed by Suzuki have surfaced, showing that it is still forging on with its small capacity (250cc) Variable Valve Timing (VVT) system. The new system is thought to be heading to the V-Strom ...
What is variable valve lift? What is variable valve timing? We're going to look at the valvtrain from a 2009 Audi 2.0L I4 Turbo engine to check out the differences. Variable valve lift is used to ...
Do you know what a timing belt or a timing chain is and what they do? Could you find them on your vehicle's engine if you had to? If you answered no, don't sweat it. Both are buried behind a lot of ...