KERS, Nitrous, VTEC, and boost together?

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Just wondering, what do you thing would happen if a car experienced the surge of power from KERS, nitrous, VTEC, and turbo boost all together at the same time during acceleration? Could the car time travel? Tear a hole in space and time? Reverse the Earth's rotation? etc?
 
The same thing that happens to all those built forced-induction Corvettes, Lambos, & Supras running nitrous on top of them; an insanely fast car.

Don't think KERS would make any major difference when they can dial up the boost to compensate.
 
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Formula One cars use Turbos, KERS, cam-profiles designed for high revs and race fuel. Similar concept, i guess.
 
VTEC isn't any kind of specific performance booster, it's an engine valve/timing system. You might as well say what would happen if you had a turbo, KERS, nitrous and VVTI?
I knew that. This thread is more of a joke, wondering if the dramatic jump in horsepower from the VVT engaging, nitrous being used, KERS enabled, and a turbo lag boost would cause time travel, fire to catch fire, etc.
 
VTEC isn't any kind of specific performance booster, it's an engine valve/timing system. You might as well say what would happen if you had a turbo, KERS, nitrous and VVTI?

But isn't VVT-i just a timing change? VTEC, at least the performance variants, changes the physical cam lobe profile in both lift and duration, as well as the timing. You can feel a real boost in acceleration on certain engines. I used to know a guy with a turbo Z31 that was still pretty stock; it had bad turbo lag, and felt just like my H22 when the boost finally hit.

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^ Before VTEC kicks in yo, the two valves on that cam ride on the two outer lobes, then at high RPM, the two valves both follow the larger center profile.
 
The kind of question 12 year old me would have asked.

Theoretically you could have Overhead cam actuated intake valves, with OHV pushrod actuated exhaust also. Along with all that if you really want to get wacky, yet oddly easily possible.

Edit: Pierce Arrow had a 16 valve 4 cylinder Flathead, 2 cams in block. DUHC if you will. Combine that with a 16 Valve DOHC layout that kicks in at 3500 rpm to take over. 32 Valve 4 cylinder, Combustion chamber would be a mess, but that is what boost is for right...
 
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