Hard wheel turns--Engine auto stop-start....

[Larry Herman]

At last year's Porsche Tech Tactics the auto-stop was discussed and they felt that the starter was sufficiently rugged to be able to handle the re-starts in the course of normal driving. Don't forget that the engine has to be warm, and that the DFI lights off much easier than a conventionally injected motor.

As an interesting aside, a number of years ago I read about an electronic valve operating system that could start a motor just by closing off the valves, injecting fuel and firing the correct cylinders to get the motor to turn. Once it compeled a revolution, it was essentially started.