Two different cam profiles: Click the button under the play button to toggle between cams. The circles show how long the valves stay open, blue for intake, red for exhaust. The valve overlap (when both the intake and exhaust valves are open at the same time) is highlighted at the beginning of each animation.


A single overhead cam



Figure 2. Basic Clutch

Figure 3. Exploded view of car clutch


Figure 5. How a clutch engages and releases