<![CDATA[Rotary Valves in a BMW you say?]]>If you happened to miss this article on Jalopnik, I was kind enough to share it with you now. Be prepared to be amazed with an engineering oddity.  

http://jalopnik.com/this-mad-genius-built-the-strangest-running-bmw-you-hav-1790340214

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/topic/4667/rotary-valves-in-a-bmw-you-sayRSS for NodeWed, 16 Sep 2026 05:08:47 GMTWed, 21 Dec 2016 14:58:41 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Rotary Valves in a BMW you say? on Wed, 21 Dec 2016 23:07:57 GMT]]>The lengths gone to remedy lifter tick....

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/75097https://wibimmers.com/post/75097Wed, 21 Dec 2016 23:07:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Rotary Valves in a BMW you say? on Wed, 21 Dec 2016 21:25:14 GMT]]>And then loose that 15% from all the extra belts, pulleys, and craziness needed to rotate the valves...

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/75095https://wibimmers.com/post/75095Wed, 21 Dec 2016 21:25:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Rotary Valves in a BMW you say? on Wed, 21 Dec 2016 16:37:06 GMT]]>Satisfying to see it work, frustrating to see that its not being pursued further to remedy the smoking.

I wouldnt be surprised if he was able to see a 15% increase in power from the retrofit due to reductions in flow losses and mechanical drag

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/75078https://wibimmers.com/post/75078Wed, 21 Dec 2016 16:37:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Rotary Valves in a BMW you say? on Wed, 21 Dec 2016 15:34:30 GMT]]>I saw that last night.  I didn't know about rotary valves until I saw that, it's awesome!

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/75070https://wibimmers.com/post/75070Wed, 21 Dec 2016 15:34:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Rotary Valves in a BMW you say? on Wed, 21 Dec 2016 15:22:18 GMT]]>I've seen that. Freakin crazy cool!

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