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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile View Post
I believe the F1 engines from the last few years have also used pneumatic valves. It's a better system in terms of performance.
F1 engines have pneumatic valve springs not pneumatic valves. From the video, it looks like Koenigsegg still has steel valve springs since the pressure loss would be too great for a street car vs an F1 engine that only needs valve spring pressure for 2 hours.
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