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Internal Combustion EnginesLook Ma, No Cam!Look Ma, No Cam!
Electrohydraulic valve operation that eliminates camshafts and associated hardware is widely seen as the next big watershed in engine development. Lotus Engineering, a division of Lotus Cars Ltd. in Norfolk, U.K., now could be considered the industry leader in this field. The company says it has a system ready for production, a Tier One supplier to make it and a major OEM to buy it. Lotus is not ready,