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Originally Posted by firebird77clone

I don't know if the guy's work is posted on the web, wish I had taken notes when I saw it. He's doing amazing stuff with his electronic control hydraulic lifter actuators.

The fuel economy gains just from eliminating the parasitic power loss from the camshaft is significant. Add to that, he has plans to plumb in an air tank: cut off fuel to cylinders and pump air into tank during braking, then pipe the compressed air back into the engine to get the car moving, and switch back to standard operation when the air tank bleeds down.

I simply don't remember the fuel economy numbers, but they were really impressive, all achieved with standard fuel technology.

The guy said he was going to market them as a drop in retrofit kit, undoubtedly he would target the sbc 350.

Anyway thanks for entertaining the concept. Wish so much I was tinkering with engines for a living, instead of antiquated industrial production machinery.

well i was in love with the ideal but i can now say hell no you do not want to machine and build engines for a living. not for the weak of heart and need patient a mile long and every now then someone going to test it for you . pay realy sucks. i have some great storys about this line of work and i bet Jerry has more then one to. cam it self not that big of a deal running it or not much parasitic loss not having it .now that hang off the cam getting turn is the oil pump . now if you can loose the oil pump and all upper valve train then it a big deal . said thing is most companys have a hard time making a simple. lifter there some bad stuff out there now that.s bitten more then one ass