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Fiat Multi-air Intake
beagley - 27/7/09 at 04:40 PM

Has anyone ever seen/heard of this?

It seems the UK gets some cooler technologies before we do.... bummer. Hopefully this will transfer its way across the pond.

Beags

tomgregory2000 - 27/7/09 at 04:54 PM

the only problem i see is FIAT

speedyxjs - 27/7/09 at 05:23 PM

quote:
Originally posted by tomgregory2000
the only problem i see is FIAT


sebastiaan - 27/7/09 at 05:27 PM

Yeah, the company that invented the common rail diesel engine (how many have sold the the last 10 years?) cannot be any good at technology development ;-)

DaveFJ - 27/7/09 at 06:45 PM

yeah FIAT engines.. terrible.... err no actually! hold on...

looks like some interesting technology actually

Gazeddy - 27/7/09 at 07:22 PM

looks like a good idea but why not do away with the inlet cam full stop that system seems to ignore it most of the time anyway

mrwibble - 27/7/09 at 07:22 PM

Fix It Again Tomorrow

MikeRJ - 28/7/09 at 04:21 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Gazeddy
looks like a good idea but why not do away with the inlet cam full stop that system seems to ignore it most of the time anyway


Because by retaining the cam to provide the hydraulic pressure for opening the valves the entire system is made much less complex (and therefore more reliable).

ss1turbo - 28/7/09 at 08:54 PM

Sounds like the next step on from VTEC - yes/no becomes "maybe once, maybe twice, maybe just a bit....oooh and a bit more.."