Think of it like like 2 SOHC engines sharing a cyl head. Each side of the engine has 2 valves, one intake and one exhaust, operated by a single cam. So you have one intake and one exhaust controlled by each cam on each side of that head. Still 4V, but not like we're used to. Extremely simple and ingenious.
http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/02/the-triflux/
Great article on it.
EDIT: Looks like I got beat twice. LOL
RossD wrote:Gasoline wrote:what the hell is that!?!? Did they put the cam in backwards? Or is that a V8 I don't recongnize?
It's a nailhead Buick setup with reverse flow heads. Intake is being forced thought what was the exhaust ports via crank snout driven blower. Exhaust out the intake ports.
This is how it was originally intended to work:
Adrian_Thompson wrote:nocones wrote:No, there is absoluty nothing redeming about that vehicle in any way. It's E36 M3 like this that causes people to form 'associations' to keep this junk out of where ever I want to live!Sultan wrote:This thing is Outstanding. I'm not sure If I want this or this exact thing in a 4 door 8' bed truck more but either way I would love to have something like this to tow/go to the depot with.. Maybe not that extreme but a bagged Chevy of that generation looks nice.Adrian_Thompson wrote: PLEASE, PLEASE, Please, plesae tell me this is because it's a rusty POS and has collapsed, not that some berkeleytard has spent real money on stupid wheels and slammed his POS ride for stance. Please?.........sorry I dig it.......:-)
That thing is awesome.
93EXCivic wrote:Adrian_Thompson wrote:nocones wrote:No, there is absoluty nothing redeming about that vehicle in any way. It's E36 M3 like this that causes people to form 'associations' to keep this junk out of where ever I want to live!Sultan wrote:This thing is Outstanding. I'm not sure If I want this or this exact thing in a 4 door 8' bed truck more but either way I would love to have something like this to tow/go to the depot with.. Maybe not that extreme but a bagged Chevy of that generation looks nice.Adrian_Thompson wrote: PLEASE, PLEASE, Please, plesae tell me this is because it's a rusty POS and has collapsed, not that some berkeleytard has spent real money on stupid wheels and slammed his POS ride for stance. Please?.........sorry I dig it.......:-)
+1. I'd have gone with different wheels (black centerline type wheels would look tough imo,) but I get the idea. I also wouldn't have triple double parked it.
Gasoline wrote:
I know its a photo chop, but still, it makes my pants tight...
In reply to 4cylndrfury:
Not 'shopped. 
93EXCivic wrote:Adrian_Thompson wrote:nocones wrote:No, there is absoluty nothing redeming about that vehicle in any way. It's E36 M3 like this that causes people to form 'associations' to keep this junk out of where ever I want to live!Sultan wrote:This thing is Outstanding. I'm not sure If I want this or this exact thing in a 4 door 8' bed truck more but either way I would love to have something like this to tow/go to the depot with.. Maybe not that extreme but a bagged Chevy of that generation looks nice.Adrian_Thompson wrote: PLEASE, PLEASE, Please, plesae tell me this is because it's a rusty POS and has collapsed, not that some berkeleytard has spent real money on stupid wheels and slammed his POS ride for stance. Please?.........sorry I dig it.......:-)
Ahem, you seem to be missing one point:
JohnInKansas wrote: In reply to 4cylndrfury:
Single small tire at the back? If it's not this size:
...it's going to look like this as soon as you put your foot down:
I am disappoint.
When you see it....
Swank Force One wrote:fidelity101 wrote:An explanation is necessary, because this motor makes ZERO sense to me. Has it somehow split the exhaust valves so that 4 valves feed the left side, and 4 valve feed the right side?
OK, now I get the intake/exhaust ports, but can someone explain to me how the cams are getting spun? It does not appear that the cam belt is connected to the crank...
ninja edit to adhere to rules
peter wrote:Swank Force One wrote:OK, now I get the intake/exhaust ports, but can someone explain to me how the cams are getting spun? It does not appear that the cam belt is connected to the crank... ninja edit to adhere to rulesfidelity101 wrote:An explanation is necessary, because this motor makes ZERO sense to me. Has it somehow split the exhaust valves so that 4 valves feed the left side, and 4 valve feed the right side?
Um, it isn't connected. There's a drive gear and the lower half of the belt missing because its a display model. That's why it looks so pretty...
Swank Force One wrote: When you see it....
OK. I give up.
Swank Force One wrote: When you see it....
Swank Force One wrote: When you see it....
Oh, now I see it. It's... confusing.
Is that a 'shop?
EvanB wrote:
Okay, I see something that might be it..but ya gotta spill. I'll fess up if I'm wrong.
Signed, your humble servant:
What I saw was the NA style taillights on a NC Miata.
http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=456915
fidelity101 wrote:
Looks like this to me
Ranger50 wrote:
Good 'ol Alan Wilzig. I met him at Petit a couple of years ago. There are PLENTY of pics of his wife at racing events. He is a pretty cool guy and his wife is pretty hot.
Also, he has this racetrack in his front yard. This guy's life does not suck.
Oh Mr. Wilzig's garage/shop/museum doesn't suck either.
EvanB wrote:
It is SO MUCH BETTER! The factory ones look like APC crap.
Unfortunately, Jon claims there are only something like three sets of these extant. I'm not sure if they're modified NC lights or if some craftsman in a tiny shop in Japan carefully crafted them from scratch, but just before he put them on his car I was commenting that the NC really needs aftermarket lights that look like NA ones.
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