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• Straight-6
  ...age:alfa romeo 2600 engine.jpg|thumb|300px|right|'''An [[Alfa Romeo 2600]] engine.]] ...(also '''inline 6''', '''I-6''', or '''I6''') is an [[internal combustion engine]] with six cylinders aligned in a single row. The name '''slant-6''' is so
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• Linkage (mechanical)
  ...ent the [[Parallel motion|Watt linkage]] to support his [[steam engine]]'s piston. [[Pafnuty Lvovich Chebyshev|Chebyshev]] worked on mechanical linkage desig ...otive suspensions]] and [[bolt cutters]]. The internal combustion engine's piston/rod/crank is a classic four-bar linkage with one degree of freedom. Linkage
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• Sleeve valve
  [[Image:Bristol Perseus sleeve valve radial engine.jpg|thumb|200px|''Bristol Perseus'']] ...-Knight]] car and light truck, and saw substantial use in 1940s [[aircraft engine]]s, but subsequently fell from use due to advances in poppet-valve technolo
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• VR6 engine
  [[Image:15° VR6.png|right|15° [[VR6 (engine)|VR6]] top view]] ...wagen Group]]. It is similar to the [[V engine]], but with the [[cylinder (engine)|cylinders]] offset from each other and tilted by 10.6° or 15° instead of
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• Drum brake
  ...ed with oil pressure in a small wheel [[Cylinder (engine)|cylinder]] and [[piston]]s (as in the picture), though some vehicles continued with purely-mechanic {{Automobile configurations}}
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• Hydraulic brake
  ...depressed, [[leverage]] multiplies the force applied from the pedal to a [[piston]] in the master cylinder. ...s which are forced apart by the fluid pressure, (drum brakes) and a single piston which is forced out of its housing (disc brakes.)
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• V8
  [[Image:Aero4G11.jpg|thumb|250px|The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration]] A '''V8''' engine is a [[V engine]] with eight [[cylinder]]s.
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• Four-cylinder
  [[Image:Colorized car engine.jpg|thumb|250px|A colorized [[automobile]] engine]] ...ses are used to directly move a piston, turbine blades, rotor(s), or the [[engine]] itself thus doing useful work.
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• Wankel engine
  [[Image:Wankelmotor-KKM57P.jpg|thumb|First Wankel Engine NSU KKM 57P Autovision und Forum, Germany]] [[Image:Wankel-1.jpeg|thumb|Wankel Engine in [[Deutsches Museum]] Munich, Germany]]
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• Engine Control Unit
  ...ECUs simply control the quantity of fuel injected into each cylinder each engine cycle. More advanced ECUs found on most modern cars also control the [[igni ...e quantity of fuel, ignition timing and other parameters by monitoring the engine through sensors. These can include, [[MAP sensor]], [[throttle position sen
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• Cam-in-block
  Also see '''[[Pushrod engine]]''' ...n a [[straight engine]] or directly above the crankshaft in the V of a [[V engine]]. This contrasts with an [[overhead camshaft]] (OHC) design which places t
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• Template:Automobile configurations
  ...le="background:darkred;" align=center|<big>Articles relating to Automobile configurations</big> | Fuel technologies || [[Internal combustion engine]] {{•}} [[Electric vehicle]] {{•}} [[Neighborhood electric vehicle]
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• Internal-combustion engine
  [[Image:Colorized car engine.jpg|thumb|A colorized [[automobile]] engine]] ...e expanding gases are used to move a piston, turbine blades, rotor, or the engine itself.
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• Cam in block
  ...n a [[straight engine]] or directly above the crankshaft in the V of a [[V engine]]. This contrasts with an [[overhead camshaft]] (OHC) design which places t ...displacement]]. In [[1949]], [[Oldsmobile]] introduced the [[Oldsmobile V8 engine|Rocket V8]]. It was the first high-compression cam-in-block design, and is
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• Supercharger
  ...harger can be powered mechanically by belt-, gear- or chain-drive from the engine's crankshaft. It can also be powered by a gas [[turbine]] . When a centrifu ...applications are less efficient than turbochargers. In applications where engine response and [[power (physics)|power]] is more important than any other con
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• Formula One engines
  ...d in Grand Prix racing on a regular basis since after [[World War I]]. The engine formulae are divided according to era. ...t .28power per unit volume.29|most specific power]] is the [[Honda S2000]] engine with 92 kW (123 bhp, 125 PS) per litre.
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• Engineering mechanics
  {{Automobile configurations}} {{Piston engine configurations}}
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• Ignition system
  ...ne. Not all engine types need an ignition system - for example, a [[diesel engine]] relies on compression-ignition, that is, the rise in temperature that acc ...already raised due to compression. The coil is electrically activated for engine starting, but once running, the coil will retain sufficient residual heat o
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• Internal combustion engine
  ...acting on pistons, rotors, or even by pressing on and moving the entire [[engine]] itself. ...arate working fluid, which then in turn does work, for example by moving a piston.
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