fferentenginespeedandloadconditions.Considerableincreasesinfullloadtorquecanbeachievedwithvariableeventtiming,promised.Reductionsinpartloademissionsandfueleconomyarealsoachievablethroughfulloptimisationofhesystem.VariableLiftSystemsTherearetwomaintypesofvariableliftsystemcurrentlyunderinvestigation,thefirst"scales"thevalveliftsuchthatitsopeningdurationisunchangedwhilstthesecond"truncates^theliftprofilesuchthatthevalveopeningdurationreducesasliftreduces.binedwithaphasechangingdevice.Onemajorbenefitofvariableliftsystemsisthepotentialofthrottlingthecylinderbyreducingtheintakevalveliftthussavingthepumpinglossesassociatedwiththeconventionalthrottle(seeAppendixA).Thisrequiresveryclosecontroloflifttomatchchangesinenginespeedandloadconditionsandhasyettobefullyproven.Electro-icValveActuationSystems