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Drunken-samurai t1_iwge1ej wrote

Reply to comment by evilleppy87 in How an engine works. by ooMEAToo

Bringing up variability, there is VVT (variable valve timing) which takes advantage of this in real time to use different valve timings at different RPM's to provide more efficiency or power.

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evilleppy87 t1_iwgrf7o wrote

Like Honda VTEC, for example?

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Drunken-samurai t1_iwkt2fq wrote

Yes your right, this is part of what the VTEC acronym is (Variable Valve Timing & Lift Electronic Control).

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