Re: alfa engine design

[Godfrey DiGiorgi <ramarren@domain.elided>]

>What about the variable inlet valve timeing in the Twin Spark
>engines ??.
>...
>Anyone know when the TS or any other Alfa first had any form of
>variable valve timing ??

I believe that Alfa Romeo has (or had) a patent on their first variable
valve timing setup. It first appeared on the 1980 Spider 2000 in the
United States and operated on the intake camshaft. All subsequent US
2000cc engines had it.

Godfrey

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