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• V20
  Engines of this number of cylinders are not common, but this configuration was used in some large [[diesel engi ...ic inch]]es. In this case 645 inch³ (10.6 [[litre|L]]) for each of 20 cylinders - a total of 211 L. Power output is 3,600 [[horsepower]] (2.7 [[megawatt|MW
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• Cylinder
  ...st]] from [[aluminum]] before precision features are machined into it. The cylinders are then lined with 'sleeves' of some harder [[metal]] (typically [[iron]]) ...[[cylinder bank]] at each leg of the V (a [[V6]] using two banks of three cylinders, a [[V8]] two banks of four, etc). Many other [[engine configuration]]s exi
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• Cylinder (engine)
  ...ting such as [[Nikasil]]. In some engines, especially French designs, the cylinders have "wet liners", which means that they are not part of the main casting a ...[[cylinder bank]] at each leg of the V (a [[V6]] using two banks of three cylinders, a [[V8]] two banks of four, etc). Many other [[engine configuration]]s exi
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• W16
  ...W engine|W configuration]]. All W16 engines consist of four banks of four cylinders (two juxtaposed [[V8]] engine blocks), coupled to a single [[crankshaft]]. ...ogy from the narrow-angle [[VR6]] engine. The narrow angle of each set of cylinders allows just two camshafts to drive each pair of banks, so just four are nee
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• Firing order
  ...tant every-other-piston firing order: for example, with a single bank of 7 cylinders, the order would be ...2-4-6-1-3-5-7-2.... !Number of cylinders
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• Bulleri
  ...ructed a two-stroke engine with two horizontal cylinders side by side. The cylinders were made by DKW and each having a displacement of 136 cc, so that the tota
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• Variable displacement
  ...ngine, the original multi-displacement system turned off opposite pairs of cylinders, allowing the engine to have three different configurations and displacemen ...'' on the Honda J engine). Honda's system works by deactivating a bank of cylinders, while the Chrysler Hemi shuts off opposing pairs.
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• Ercoli-Cavallone
  ...the longitudinal plane so that each room in their tendons housings. The [[cylinders]] were placed separate from each other so that each cylinder had its own co
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• Flat-12
  ...ile in the 180° V engine two pistons share the same crank pin. With twelve cylinders both layouts are perfectly balanced. ...volution of the Porsche [[flat-8]] boxer engine and in fact used identical cylinders to those found on the 908 but it did differ in that it used a V12 type cran
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• Straight-twin
  ...t twin". A true straight twin engine uses a common [[crank pin]] for both cylinders; engines with separate crank pins for each cylinder are more properly calle ...of a similar displacement one-cylinder engine, because the forces of both cylinders add up. The advantage is that the firing is regular, with one cylinder firi
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• H engine
  ...ion is to allow the building of reasonably short engines with more than 12 cylinders, their compact size being useful as [[aircraft engine]]s where their small
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• Flat-twin
  ...longitudinally mounted flat-twin engine, with tank removed. Note that the cylinders are not truly in line but displaced by the width of one crank pin and one c A '''flat-twin''' is a two cylinder [[internal combustion engine]] with the cylinders arranged on opposite sides of the crankshaft. It is part of the class of [[
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• Engine configuration
  ** [[V engine]], with two banks of cylinders sharing a single crank case. *** [[Delta engine]]s, with three banks of cylinders and three crankshafts
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• W engine
  ...h three banks of cylinders, one with four banks, and one with two banks of cylinders and two [[crankshaft]]s. The classical W engine uses three banks of cylinders, all connected to one [[crankshaft]].
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• Inline engine
  ...ion]] it means any [[reciprocating engine]] with banks rather than rows of cylinders, including [[straight engine]]s, [[flat engine]]s, [[V engine]]s and [[H en
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• V16
  ...ion, having 16 [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s. Engines of this number of cylinders are not common. ...one could possibly want in an automotive application. Greater numbers of cylinders are also perceived as a [[status symbol]].
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• Traction control
  #Retard or suppress the spark to one or more cylinders #Reduce fuel supply to one or more cylinders
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• W18
  ...] concept cars in the late 1990s. This engine featured three banks of six cylinders set 60 degrees apart.
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• W12
  ...All production W12 engines to date (April, 2005) use four banks of three cylinders (two narrow-angle [[V6]] engine blocks), coupled to a common [[crankshaft]] ...d on two of its narrow-angle VR6 engines. The narrow angle of each set of cylinders allows just two camshafts to drive each pair of banks, so just four are nee
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• Radial engine
  ...on below). [[Four-stroke]] radials almost always have an [[odd number]] of cylinders, so that a consistent every-other-[[piston]] [[firing order]] can be mainta ...remove heat or complicated baffles to route cooling air, as the rear-most cylinders receive little airflow. Air cooling saves a considerable amount of complexi
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• Timing marks
  ...TDC at different times, equal to the [[angular displacement]] between the cylinders. ...patterns are found in almost all [[straight engine]]s with even numbers of cylinders, with the two end pistons and two middle pistons moving together (not neces
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• Cylinder bank
  ...re typically arranged with their pistons in rows, moving inside individual cylinders. This allows the [[engine block]] to be built from a single piece of metal,
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• Flat-10
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• V5
  ...ngine]] in [[V engine|V]] [[engine configuration|configuration]] with five cylinders, e.g. as in the [[Honda]] RC211V [[motorcycle]]
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• Monaco-Trossi
  ...s]] arranged in two rows with a single combustion chamber for each pair of cylinders. This was front-mounted and air-cooled like an aero-engine. Another novelty
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• W8
  ...one with three banks of cylinders, one with four and one with two banks of cylinders and two [[crankshaft]]s. The classical W engine uses three banks of cylinders, all connected to one [[crankshaft]].
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• Straight-12
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• Flat-8
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• Flat-H
  ...ion is to allow the building of reasonably short engines with more than 12 cylinders, their compact size being useful as [[aircraft engine]]s where their small
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• SAL
  ...HP 3.7-liter four-cylinder engine [[Monobloc]], while the 40hp Esperia had cylinders cast in pairs. Despite some race successes in the 20hp car, the SAL company
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• Straight-8
  ...Mans]] fame the camshaft drive had been moved to the engine center between cylinders # 4 and 5, thus reducing the aforementioned limitations.
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• Straight-14
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• Straight-3
  ...since the three cylinders are offset from each other the firing of the end cylinders induces a rocking motion from end to end. The use of a [[balance shaft]] i ...ke a 360° [[straight-2]]. The inner cylinder is offset 180° from the outer cylinders. In these engines cylinder 1 fires, 180° later cylinder 2 fires, and then
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• Dall'Oglio
  ...to the Trade Fair in Milan the same year. The 125 cc engine had cast iron cylinders with the head made of bronze and a two speed gearbox.
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• Berneg
  ...on to the camshaft in the head which was controlled by a double chain. The cylinders were made of cast iron, as the only thing not lightend. The gear change in
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• Magliano
  ...The tubed frame had a telescopic front fork and rear shock absorbers with cylinders. The rear wheel had disc brakes. The bike had only a front fairing and a pa
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• Square engine
  The engine is only referred to as "square" when four cylinders are utilised, otherwise the engine is a [[U engine]].
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• Lamborghini V10
  ...It is a 90° [[V10]] which is unusual for this particular configuration of cylinders. It was chosen to keep the [[center of gravity]] of the engine low. For t ; Cylinders : Bore × stroke 82.5 mm x 92.8 mm (0.89 ratio), 496 cc/cylinder, aluminium
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• Flat-16
  ...nternal combustion engine in [[flat engine|flat]] configuration, having 16 cylinders.
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• Straight-10
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• Straight-2
  ...raight-twin engine''' is a [[two]] cylinder [[piston]] engine that has its cylinders arranged in a single row. ...of a similar displacement one-cylinder engine, because the forces of both cylinders add up. The advantage is that the firing is regular, with one cylinder firi
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• Flat-4
  ...ncing each other with respect to momentum. Flat engines with four or fewer cylinders are most commonly boxer engines.
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• V-twin
  A '''V-twin''' is a two cylinder [[internal combustion engine]] where the cylinders are arranged in a [[V engine|V]] configuration. In a true V-twin engine, for example [[Harley Davidson]] engines, the two cylinders share a single [[crank pin]] (also known as a '''journal''') on the [[crank
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• Jake brake
  ...continues to turn the [[crankshaft]] and compress air inside the engine's cylinders. When the crankshaft passes the top-dead-center position the compressed air ...switch and, sometimes, a multi-position switch that controls the number of cylinders on which the brake is active. When the compression release engine brake is
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• V engine
  ...sed pistons. Usually, each pair of corresponding pistons from each bank of cylinders share one [[crank pin]] on the crankshaft, either by master/slave rods or b Various angles of V are used in different engines; depending on the number of cylinders, there may be angles that work better than others for stability. Very narr
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• Varesina
  ...ated previously in booth Rolled 12517 cc Cylinders and a bore 125 X 170, 6 cylinders, diesel or methane gas to power producing around 140 HP + with a manual tra
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• X engine
  ...[[v_engine|V-block engines]] horizontally-opposed to each other. Thus, the cylinders are arranged in four banks, driving a common [[crankshaft]]. Viewed head-on ...mpared to a [[radial engine]]. However, it was more compact (per number of cylinders) than a V-engine. In practice, the X-engine inherited the drawbacks of bot
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• MT
  ...built an interesting bike with a 248 cc parallel twin with forward sloping cylinders. There were not only a few sold under the ''MT'' brand but also as ''[[OMT]
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• Flat engine
  Usually, each pair of corresponding pistons from each bank of cylinders share one crank pin on the [[crankshaft]], either by master/slave rods or b ...a crankshaft revolution after the other. Flat engines with more than eight cylinders are most commonly V engines.
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• Opposed piston engine
  An '''opposed piston''' engine is one in which the cylinders are double-ended, with a piston at each end and no cylinder-head. Some var ...s. These engines use three crankshafts serving three banks of double-ended cylinders arranged in an equilateral triangle, with the crankshafts at the corners.
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• Moto Magni
  ...] manufacturer that built an interesting 348 cc OHC engine with horizontal cylinders. Due to lack of money did not lead to mass production.
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• CM
  ...inders side by side with 250 cc. The engine was formed by housings the two cylinders, with the cranks at 180 °, the compression ratio was 6:1, and power of 9 h
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• Giuseppe Busso
  ...tta, Giulia, 1750, 2000 and Alfetta. With the 1900, Busso introduced the 4 cylinders [[Alfa Romeo Twin Cam engine]]. Another creation of his was the [[Alfa Rome
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• Crankshaft
  ...orsion]] vibrations often caused along the length of the crankshaft by the cylinders furthest from the output end acting on the torsional elasticity of the meta ...ven firing|inherent pulsation in the power flow]] due to the "missing" two cylinders, often reduced by use of [[balance shaft]]s. The same engine, however, can
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• Exhaust pipe
  On a two-cylinder [[motorcycle]], "siamese exhaust pipes" are where both cylinders blow into the same exhaust pipe. This usage is derived from "[[Siamese twin ...k-pressure at the engine's cylinders' [[exhaust port]]s and thus helps the cylinders to empty quicker.
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• Rotary engine
  ...al piston engine designs that heavy flywheels had to be added. Because the cylinders themselves functioned as a flywheel, rotary piston engines typically had a Most rotary engines were arranged with the cylinders pointed outwards from a single crankshaft, in the same general form as a [[
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• Top dead center
  ...d centre for each cylinder occurs out of phase with the other one (or two) cylinders. ...TDC at different times, equal to the [[angular displacement]] between the cylinders.
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• Bandini GT
  * Positioning: forward longitudinal, 4 [[cylinder (mechanical) | cylinders]] in line ...bero gear with 8 valves inclined, hemispherical chambers of the outbreak, cylinders dismantled in ironcasted block.
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• MAS
  ...st late '30's models offered rear suspension and all models had inclined [[cylinders]]. ...uced in the late '40s. It had a top end cast in the form of two concentric cylinders with an inner [[cylinder]] joined to an outer cylinder by a series of verti
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• Napier Deltic
  ...ugh nine and eighteen cylinders were the most common, having three and six cylinders per bank respectively. In 1946, the Admiralty placed a contract with the [[ ...ulty in arranging the pistons to move in the correct manner, for all three cylinders in one delta. Napier solved this problem by gearing the crankshafts so tha
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• Ceccato
  ...irst two are single cylinders engines, the third engine had two horizontal cylinders side by side, with a four speed transmission in the block. The range was co
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• Ansaldo
  ...engine was offered, as was a [[six-cylinder]] version of 1991cc; later six-cylinders were offered with engines of 2179cc. Beginning in 1927, introduced a new range of cars with engines of four cylinders of between 37 and 60 hp, the rates were 14, 15 and 15GS. With six-cylinder
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• Carniti
  The machine was powered by a 186 cc three-cylinder engine with horizontal cylinders. There was a very special drive, which was done by two axes that drove two
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• Azzariti
  ...modromico]] distribution. In 1934, they built a [[motorcycle]] with an two cylinders side by side vertical engine, with cranks at 360 ° and the distribution of
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• Fornasari
  *Engine: 5.700cc-8 cylinders ...We ran with a 2WD car, and in 2005 we had the final evolution: Chevrolet 8 cylinders (modified), integral traction.
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• Capello
  ...912. They came to market with three models, a 2 hp single cylinder and two cylinders, one with 2 ¾ hp and 3 ½ hp.
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• Electro-pneumatic brake system on British railway trains
  ...vehicle and compressed air is released from these reservoirs to the brake cylinders as the pressure in the train pipe is reduced by the driver operating the br ...pipe and this moves the triple valve so as to release the air in the brake cylinders to atmosphere, allowing the brake blocks to move clear of the wheels. Altho
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• Finzi
  ...ly resembled a motorcycle by the English company ABC. The engine had two [[cylinders]] in a V-cutting [[frame]], with an angle of 36 °, 598 cc, overlapping val
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• Fongri
  ...the same cylinder used in [[Fongri motorcycle]]s, four-stroke, air-cooled cylinders and opposed to the horizontal axis.
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• V4 engine
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• Magni
  ...E' one of the mechanics who assemble the first [[Gilera]] motor to [[four cylinders]]. In 1950 Arthur Magni it passes to the unit run of MV the Agusta and you ...road: kit transformation final [[transmission]] from rebukes to chain, kit cylinders and pistons for maggiorare the piston displacement, fairings, saddle backs,
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• Reciprocating engine
  ...plate]]. A [[flywheel]] is often used to ensure smooth rotation. The more cylinders a reciprocating engine has, generally, the more vibration-free (smoothly) i ...etween four and eight, and [[locomotives]], and [[ships]] may have a dozen cylinders or more. Cylinder capacities may range from 10 cm³ or less in model e
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• Giuseppe Merosi
  ...coming years. In 1914 Merosi designed the first Alfa Romeo DOHC engine, 4 cylinders, 4.5 litres and 16 valve head, this was used in 1914 [[Alfa Romeo Grand Pri
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• Connecting rod
  ...designs of [[V engine]]s use a master/slave rod for each pair of opposite cylinders. On the other hand, some V engines use simple rods side by side on a single
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• VR6 engine
  ...oup]]. 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 the more c ...costs. In early (12 valve) VR6 engines, one camshaft is used per bank of cylinders. This is most similar to the operation of a [[SOHC]] V6 engine. However,
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• Ducati 1098
  ...wer the cylinders, the more concessions. Ducati with its V-twin design (2 cylinders) was able to utilize many of these concessions compared to its inline-4 com
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• Straight-5
  ...ne-5''' is an [[internal combustion engine]] with five [[Cylinder (engine)|cylinders]] aligned in one row, sharing a single [[engine block]] and [[crankcase]]. ...ume an even firing engine, we can then divide 720 degrees by the number of cylinders to determine how often a power stroke occurs. 720 degrees ÷ 4 = 180
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• Chiorda
  ...2. Chiorda introduced a new 100 cc bike with a four-stroke engine with two cylinders side by side, with excellent lines presented them at the Salone di [[Milano
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• Moto Guzzi Grand Prix 500 cc V8
  ...allel twins, V-twins in in-line and transverse layouts, 3-cylinders, and 4-cylinders in horizontal and in-line form. Ultimately '''[[Moto Guzzi Grand Prix 500 ...-- with dual overhead cams and a separate carburetor for each of the eight cylinders. Weighing only 45 kg (overall bike weight 148 kg, 326 lb), it's
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• Lancia Delta-20/30HP
  ...130, rolled total [[cubic centimeter|cc]] 4084.07, makes one's will fixed cylinders, base in league d' [[aluminum]], [[distribution (meccanica)|distribuzione]]
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• Grand Prix motorcycle racing
  ...achines to a maximum of 990 cc, and to employ their choice of three to six cylinders. ...nd a minimum [[weight]] of 80 [[kilogram]]s and the 250 cc machines to two cylinders and a minimum of 100 kilograms.
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• Pushrod engine
  ...as [[Ford Sidevalve|sidevalve]], as the valves are located be''side'' the cylinders. ...y pushrods, but the exhaust manifold and its valves are located beside the cylinders (in the block, as in an L-head design). The exhaust valves are either rough
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• Cylinder head
  ...ustion engine]], the '''cylinder head''' sits atop the [[Cylinder (engine)|cylinders]] and consists of a platform containing most part of the [[combustion chamb
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• Maserati 420
  *Longitudally mounted [[V6]] (cylinders at 90°) 1996 [[Cubic metre|cc]] (332 cc per cylinder)
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• V12
  A V12, with two banks of six cylinders angled at 60° from each other, has even firing with power pulses delivered ...for large [[diesel engine]]s; most are available with differing numbers of cylinders in V configuration to offer a range of power ratings. Many [[diesel locomo
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• Hydraulic brake
  As force is applied to lines to the slave cylinders. ...en the two pistons to allow for increased fluid volume to one set of slave cylinders or the other.
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• Flathead engine
  ...e engine leads to the alternate name '''L-block''' (or L-head), due to the cylinders having the shape of an upside-down L.
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• Flat-6
  ...[Cylinder (engine)|cylinders]] arranged horizontally in two banks of three cylinders on each side of a central [[crankcase]]. The [[piston]]s are mounted to the ...configuration which is in perfect primary and secondary balance. The three cylinders on each side of the crankcase tend to have an end-to-end rocking motion, li
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• Engine
  ...thods of raising engine capacity, including increasing the pressure in the cylinders to improve efficiency, increasing the size of the engine, and increasing th ...-stroke-cycle models were built while most engines had straight or in-line cylinders. There were several V-type models and horizontally opposed two- and four-cy
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• Delta engine
  ...and eighteen cylinders were the most common models, being of three and six cylinders per bank respectively. ...ssible to arrange the pistons to move in the correct manner, for all three cylinders in one delta. Napier realised that this problem could be solved by gearing
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• Marine engine
  ...thods of raising engine capacity, including increasing the pressure in the cylinders to improve efficiency, increasing the size of the engine, and increasing th ...-stroke-cycle models were built while most engines had straight or in-line cylinders. There were several V-type models and horizontally opposed two- and four-cy
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• Cornering Brake Control
  ...ions of the wheel, CBC regulates the pressure in the different wheel brake cylinders so that wheels operate separately and brake optimally. In this way the syst
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• Major
  ...se were missing. The floating effect was achieved through special rubber ''cylinders'' that were interlaced between the hub and wheel rim. The Mayor was a fasci
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• V6
  ...[[internal combustion engine|internal combustion piston engine]] with six cylinders in a "[[V engine|V]]" configuration. It is the second most common engine c ...rs in each bank. That is, the [[crankshaft]] has just four pins for eight cylinders, and a cylinder fires every 90° for smooth operation.
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• Amilcar CC
  ...s equipped with a [[engine burst | engine]] to 4 [[cylinder (mechanical) | cylinders]] in line cooled [[water]] from 903 [[cubic centimeters | cc]]. The [[distr
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• Ferrari Colombo engine
  ...p;cc (91 in³). It had a [[single overhead camshaft]] on each bank of cylinders with a 60° angle between the two banks. The engine had two valves per cyl
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• Roller bearing
  A rolling-element rotary bearing uses a shaft in a much larger hole, and cylinders called "rollers" tightly fill the space between the shaft and hole. As the ...allows balls of high accuracy to be made much more cheaply than comparable cylinders. Ball bearings can support both [[radial]] ([[perpendicular]] to the shaft
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• Four-cylinder
  ...]]. This closelly resembled a horizontal double acting steam engine, with cylinders, pistons, connecting-rods and fly wheel in which the gas essentially took t ...ngines) rely on the heat created in the air by compression in the engine's cylinders to ignite the fuel.
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• DOHC
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