When the ejector pin is retracted, there is nothing to hold the cam unit in this new position any more, so it will glide back to its original position to resume valve lift via
the smaller cam lobe.
Not exact matches
Because of this, at low RPM, when VTEC is not engaged, one of the two intake valves is allowed to open only a very
small amount due to the mild
cam lobe, forcing most of the intake charge through the other open intake valve with the normal
cam lobe.
The economy i - VTEC used in K20A3 / K24A4 engines is more like the SOHC VTEC - E in that the intake
cam has only two
lobes, one very
small and one larger, as well as no VTEC on the exhaust
cam.
Multi-valve engines tend to have
smaller valves that have lower reciprocating mass, which can reduce wear on each
cam lobe, and allow more power from higher RPM without the danger of valve bounce.
The 6G73 is a 24 - valve SOHC design with two valves running off a single
cam lobe on the exhaust valves using a forked rocker arm and each intake valve actuated with two
cam lobes, with a
smaller bore than the 3.0 liter version of the same block.