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What Is Variable Valve Timing, And How Does It Work?

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 ...
Road & Track

How Variable Valve Timing Works, And How it Makes Your Engine Better

Manufacturers like to use a lot of acronyms on their cars. Variable valve lift (VVL) and variable valve timing (VVT) are two of the most popular ones. These systems sound pretty similar, but what do ...
Cars

What Does VTEC Stand For?

VTEC is an acronym for a variable valve-timing system used on Honda and Acura models since 1989. The full name is variable valve timing and lift electronic control, and the first U.S. model with VTEC ...
Yahoo Finance

Zephyr® Valve Treatment Provides Long-Term Quality of Life and Lung Function Improvements for Patients with Severe COPD/Emphysema

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pulmonx Corporation (Nasdaq: LUNG) (“Pulmonx”), a global leader in minimally invasive treatments for severe lung disease, announced that key long ...
SlashGear

What Was The First Engine To Feature Variable Valve Timing & Why Was It Such A Game Changer?

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, ...
Hot Rod

Performance Camshafts: Beyond The Basics

This collection of cam-related phenomena is intended to take you beyond the degree-it-in and set-the-valve-lash plateau. In concert with what you may already know about camshaft types, selection, and ...
Medscape

Rethinking the Timing of Tricuspid Valve Repairs

With the introduction of percutaneous options, the role of surgery in the repair of dysfunctional tricuspid valves is being reevaluated in an effort to reduce the risk for end-stage disease. In the ...
Science Daily

New study questions timing in mitral valve repairs

Doctors say new research is showing that patients who suffer from isolated mitral valve regurgitation may need surgery before symptoms appear. A new study recently published in the Journal of Thoracic ...
Jalopnik

How Does Variable Valve Timing Work?

It's springtime! Time to start working on your project car, learn a new wrenching skill, discover what everything is under the hood (and how it works), or just spruce up your daily driver. All month, ...