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• Ohv
  ...er head]] containing two [[overhead camshaft]]s, one above each of the two valves]] ...rnal combustion engine]] is one in which the entry and exit [[poppet valve|valves]] and ports are contained in the [[cylinder head]].
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• Cylinder head
  ...g|thumb|200px|The cylinder head from a [[GMC]] [[van]]. The [[poppet valve|valves]] and part of the exhaust [[manifold (automotive engineering)|manifold]] ar ...coming air to negotiate a convoluted path, which limits the ability of the engine to perform at higher [[Revolutions per minute|rpm]], leading to the adoptio
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• DOHC
  ...hows two overhead camshafts—one above each of the two [[poppet valve|valves]].]] ...valves. In engines with more than one [[cylinder bank]], such as the [[V engine]], this designation means two camshafts ''per bank''.
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• Flathead engine
  [[image:flathead.jpg|thumb|right|Ford flathead V8 engine, modified for power, depicted on cover of Hot Rod magazine. The "flat head" ...as in an overhead valve or [[OHV]] engine. The design was common on early engine designs, but has since fallen from use.
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• Ohc
  ...inder head]]s, above the combustion chambers, and drive the [[poppet valve|valves]] or [[lifter]]s directly instead of using [[pushrod]]s. ...]] to improve efficiency and power. OHC also inherently allows for greater engine speeds over comparable cam-in-block designs.
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• Valvetrain
  [[Image:Engine movingparts.jpg|right|250px|thumb|'''Diagram of an engine''']] ...d to described the mechanisms and parts which control the operation of the valves.
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• Camshaft
  ...|right|250px|[[Poppet valve|Valve]] timing [[gear]]s on a [[Ford Taunus V4 engine]] — the small gear is on the [[crankshaft]], the larger gear is on th ...or ''[[cam]]s'' protruding from it, one for each valve. The cams force the valves open by pressing on the valve, or on some intermediate mechanism, as they r
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• Lancia V4 engine
  [[Lancia]] pioneered the [[V engine]] design, producing the first [[V6]] as well as the first [[V4]]s. Several The Lambda engine was updated for the [[Lancia Artena|Artena]]. Bore was set at 82.55 m
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• Overhead cam
  ...hows two overhead camshafts—one above each of the two [[poppet valve|valves]].]] ...r head]]s, above the [[combustion chamber]]s, and drive the [[poppet valve|valves]] or [[lifter]]s in a more direct manner, when compared with [[Overhead val
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• Taura
  ...valve distribution and a motorcycle with a 350 cc engine with distribution valves in the head. The same year they constructed an interesting motor tricycle f
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• Bugatti Type 18
  ...ve|3 valves per cylinder]] and a [[single overhead cam]]shaft. This large engine had a 100 mm bore and very long 160 mm stroke, so it could only r
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• Bugatti Type 50
  ...verhead cam]]shaft. Power was reported at 140 hp (104 kW). The engine was [[undersquare]] like most Bugatti designs with a 81 mm bore and 13 ...maller 5.0 L (4972 cc/303 in³) version of the engine. This engine had squarer dimensions, however, at 86 by 107 mm, and power output was
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• Fully Integrated Robotised Engine
  ...Robogate") to reduce costs. The FIRE series replaced the old Fiat [[OHV]] engine in the mid-[[1980s]]. ...ersions from 999 cc to 1372 cc with both 8- and [[multi-valve|16-valves]].
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• Pushrod
  [[Image:pushrod engine.jpg|thumb|Picture of a [[V8]] [[engine block]] (with [[intake manifold]] removed), showing the camshaft, pushrods, ...uate the [[poppet valve|valves]]. Lifters or ''[[tappet]]s'' reside in the engine block between the camshaft and pushrods. The later [[overhead cam|overhead
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• Patriarca
  ...ch applies to the frame of any bike. Adopting a mixing system with quite [[valves]] and original lights, ignition took place by means of [[coils]] and [[batt ...n in 1951. The engine was a single cylinder four-stroke vertical of 248 cc engine with a power of about 14 HP. It was an interesting machine, but was never p
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• Overhead camshaft
  ...inder head]]s, above the combustion chambers, and drive the [[poppet valve|valves]] or [[lifter]]s directly instead of using [[pushrod]]s. This arrangement i ...]] to improve efficiency and power. OHC also inherently allows for greater engine speeds over comparable cam-in-block designs.
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• Focesi
  .... For the 1954 exhibition in [[Milan]] they introduced a two-stroke 160 cc engine, with a swinging arms front fork called the ''Earles''. All the activity of
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• Long block
  '''Long block''' is an [[automotive]] term describing an [[engine]] sub-assembly consisting of the following: ...ation. Complete cylinder heads include new or reconditioned [[poppet valve|valves]], valve springs, valve guides (if applicable), valve seats (if applicable)
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• Alfa Romeo Twin Cam engine
  ...ackground:#333333; color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:GTV engine.jpg|250px]] ! colspan=2 |'''Alfa Romeo Twin Cam engine'''
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• Poppet valve
  ...alve|Presta]] and [[Schrader valve]]s used on tires are examples of poppet valves. The Presta valve has no spring and relies on a pressure differential for o Poppet valves are used in many industrial process from controlling the flow of rocket fue
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• Crossflow cylinder head
  ...ves]]. The main reason for a crossflow's performance is that the ports and valves can be larger and its physical separation of the hot exhaust manifold keeps ...Alfa Romeo]] [[4-cylinder]]. Used for decades, the basic design of this [[engine]] had not changed; only the capacity/liter size and with the changes in fue
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• Desmodromic valve
  ...system, rather than relying on the more conventional springs to close the valves. This is in the context of [[internal combustion engine]]s. The valves in question are the ones that allow air into the cylinder and (usually diff
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• Exhaust brake
  ...throttle valve on the intake manifold, there is no intake vacuum when the engine is not fueling. The intake vacuum creates the slowing effect felt in [[gaso ...pressure which in turn improves the braking performance across a range of engine speeds.
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• Pushrod engine
  ...design which places the camshafts within the cylinder head and drives the valves directly or through short rocker arms, called fingers. ...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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• Piola
  ...of two-cylinder [[motorcycles]] with a 620 cc engine contrasted with side valves and a chain driven gearbox.
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• Alfa Romeo V6 engine
  ! colspan=2 |'''Alfa Romeo V6 engine''' |Class || [[SOHC|S]]/[[DOHC]] 2/[[multi-valve|4-valve]] [[V6 engine|V6]]
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• Ladetto
  ...acteristics. At the end of 1927, they also built a 250 cc engine with side valves and a three-speed [[transmission]]. In 1928 they are also presented models ...elescopic shock absorber and helical springs. The engine was a 175 cc with valves in the head and a gearbox with three speeds.
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• Conti
  ...o speed transmission with a maximum speed of 70-75 [[km/h]]. With the same engine in 1927 built a "easy" bike called the ''Balloon'' and in 1928 another mode ...versions, a Touring and an Extra Luxury. The bikes used the Della Ferrera engine with [[four-stroke]] 175 cc [[valve]] head, Bosch magneto ignition (as tour
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• Ferrari Colombo engine
  |[[Image:Ferrari212 motor.JPG|250px|thumb|[[Ferrari 212]] 2.6 L engine]] ...250 Testa Rossa engine.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Colombo Type 125 Testa Rossa engine in a 1958 [[Ferrari TR|250TR]]]]
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• Bugatti Type 49
  ...box) with the [[Bugatti Type 13#Type 13 Brescia|Type 13 "Brescia"]]. This engine went on to be used in the cut-cost [[Bugatti Type 35#Type 35A|Type 35A]] an ...n [[1926]] and [[1927]]. It used the 2 L (1991 cc/121 in³) engine from the [[Bugatti Type 35#Type 35A|Type 35A "Tecla"]]. The supercharger f
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• SAR
  ...alves. From 1924 there was a 346 cc single cylinder with an [[oil-cooled]] engine by ''Bradshaw''.
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• Bugatti Type 30
  ...box) with the [[Bugatti Type 13#Type 13 Brescia|Type 13 "Brescia"]]. This engine went on to be used in the cut-cost [[Bugatti Type 35#Type 35A|Type 35A]] an ...n [[1926]] and [[1927]]. It used the 2 L (1991 cc/121 in³) engine from the [[Bugatti Type 35#Type 35A|Type 35A "Tecla"]]. The supercharger f
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• Fiat 519
  |Engine || [[straight-6]], 4766 cc, **519A had taller radiator and detail changes to engine.-Larger waterpump, Rocker oil feed to centre pedestal and rear"anti-rolling
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• Multi-valve
  ...[cylinder head]] of four [[Poppet valve|valve]] engine.<br />( [[Nissan VQ engine]] )]] ...(or '''multivalve''') when each cylinder has more than two [[poppet valve|valves]].
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• Blowoff valve
  ...nes, its purpose is to prevent [[compressor surge]] and reduce wear on the engine. ...n the United States, Australia and Europe cars featuring unmuffled blowoff valves are illegal for street use.
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• Ferrari Lampredi engine
  [[Image:1954 Ferrari 375 Plus engine.jpg|right|thumb|300px|'''Lampredi V12 in a 1954 [[Ferrari 375|Ferrari 375 P ...place of the fours and sixes and evolution of the older [[Ferrari Colombo engine|Colombo V12]] continuing as the company's preeminent V12.
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• Quota 1100 ES
  |Engine || 90° V-twin, air cooled |Valves and Operation || 2 overhead valves with light alloy push-rods
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• Naturally-aspirated engine
  ...NA" - [[aspiration]] meaning breathing) refers to an [[internal combustion engine]] (normally [[petrol]] or [[diesel]] powered) that is neither [[turbocharge ...t]] can help with this but generally only works at a narrow range of [[RPM|engine speeds]] and hence is most useful in very high performance cars, [[aircraft
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• Ducati 851
  ...they were only able to reduce the included valve angle of the desmodromic engine to 40°, while less than 30° was possible with valve springs. Ducati stuck ...subsequent 851 road bike had stronger [[crankcase]]s, while the heads and valves remained the same; designed to fit above the 88 mm bore of a 748 cc version
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• Magliano
  ...]] had a vertical single four-stroke, 74.3 cc engine with two distribution valves and driven by two inclined camshafts in the head. The three speeds changed
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• Alfa Romeo Twin Spark engine
  ! colspan=2 |'''Alfa Romeo TwinSpark engine''' |Predecessor:||[[Alfa Romeo Twin Cam engine|Alfa Romeo Twin Cam]]
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• Cardani
  ...967, a race bike with a 498 cc three-cylinder four-stroke engine with four valves per cylinder with this brand name. The machine was developed for Jack Findl ...hine was never used. Finlay Fontana built on a Suzuki TR 500 frame with an engine that used the name '''Jada''', combining the names of '''Ja'''ck Findlay an
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• G.R.
  ...springs. In 1926, the Revelli is put into production with a 500 cc ''JAP'' engine, with distribution overhead valve and a three-speed gearbox.
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• Altea
  ...utside and exchange in bulk three gears, which followed a 200 cc bike with valves in the head, [[distribution |(mechanical)distribution]] to auctions and bil The same engine was also used to power a [[motocarro|motofurgoncino]] traded in [[1940]].
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• Four-stroke
  ...otary combustion engine]] rather than the much more usual, [[reciprocating engine]] of the four-stroke cycle. [[image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|four-stroke cycle]]
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• Short block
  '''Short block''' is an [[automotive]] term describing an [[engine]] sub-assembly consisting of the following: ...valve and flathead engines, the [[camshaft]] may also be installed. If the engine uses timing gears, they may be installed and timed.
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• Lamborghini V10
  ...tion of cylinders. It was chosen to keep the [[center of gravity]] of the engine low. For the same reason, a [[dry-sump]] lubrication system was also used. There is speculation that this engine will also be fitted to a planned [[Audi RSR]] [[supercar]] based on the [[A
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• Four-stroke cycle
  ...otary combustion engine]] rather than the much more usual, [[reciprocating engine]] of the four-stroke cycle. [[image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|four-stroke cycle]]
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• Maserati 420
  ...L]] (1996 [[Cubic metre|cc]])<br>3 [[Poppet valve|valves]] per [[Cylinder (engine)|cylinder]] The '''Maserati 420''' is a [[FR layout|front engine, rear-wheel-drive]] luxury car produced by [[Maserati]] between [[1985]] an
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• Zena
  ...3 20 HP, had a six cylinder engine. All the vehicles had engines with side valves and a shaft drive.
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• Borgo
  ...(Motocicli Borgo, later Moto Borgo) was born by an interest on the nascent engine technique of Edmondo Michele Borgo, who at the beginning of the 1900's bega ...first single line of models were the 498, 693 and 827 cc with the [[intake valves]] on the exhaust. In 1911 they adopted the use of aluminum pistons and in 1
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• Baudo
  ...d the same features as the previous one and the third had a V-twin 1000 cc engine. ...ith the production for the [[Baudo]] and the novelty of the year, a 500 cc engine with a distribution valve side.
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• Bandini 1300
  ==The Engine== [[Image:Motore1300.JPG|250px|thumb|The engine Bandini 1300 16 V installed.]]
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• W engine
  [[Image:LionEngine.jpg|thumb|260px|The [[Napier Lion]] engine.]] ...which the cylinder banks resemble the letter '''W''' in the same way a [[V engine]] resembles the letter '''V'''. There have been three entirely different im
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• Finzi
  ...e exhaust in the head) and head reported. The clutch was housed inside the engine [[flywheel]] and a three-speed [[gearbox]]. The frame was cradled in a tube
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• Ferrari 125 F1
  |Engine || 1.5&nbsp;L ''[[Ferrari Colombo engine|Colombo 125]]'' [[V12]] :''See also the [[Ferrari 125 S|125 S]], a sports racer sharing the same engine''
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• Pegaso
  ...e and a limited number of [[motorcycles]] from 60 cc. The engine, with the valves in the head, were mounted on a chassis made with pressed steel.
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• Hemi engine
  ...]] of [[Chrysler|Chrysler Corporation]], though they were neither the hemi engine's inventors nor the first to commercialize hemi engines. [[Image:1903 premier.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The 1903 Premier engine had a gear-driven [[SOHC#Single overhead camshaft|overhead cam]], roller ca
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• Lancia Eta-30/50HP
  | Engine || 4084 cc ''[[straight-4]]'' ...Eta could be delivered with electrical lights. The car has [[straight-4]] engine with capacity of 4084 cc and it produced around 60 hp at 1800 rpm. The top
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• Ferrari 340 F1
  ...ri Lampredi engine|Lampredi]]'' [[V12]]<br>4.5&nbsp;L ''[[Ferrari Lampredi engine|Lampredi]]'' [[V12]] ...], [[Ferrari 340|340]], and [[Ferrari 375|375]] road cars sharing the same engine''
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• Ferrari 375 F1
  ...ri Lampredi engine|Lampredi]]'' [[V12]]<br>4.5&nbsp;L ''[[Ferrari Lampredi engine|Lampredi]]'' [[V12]] ...], [[Ferrari 340|340]], and [[Ferrari 375|375]] road cars sharing the same engine''
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• Engine tuning
  ...ding''' is the adjustment, modification or design of [[internal combustion engine]]s to yield more performance, either in terms of power output or economy. I ...ks on all engines and the final but essential steps in setting up a racing engine. On modern engines some or all of these tasks are automated.
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• Ferrari 275 F1
  ...ri Lampredi engine|Lampredi]]'' [[V12]]<br>4.5&nbsp;L ''[[Ferrari Lampredi engine|Lampredi]]'' [[V12]] ...], [[Ferrari 340|340]], and [[Ferrari 375|375]] road cars sharing the same engine''
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• Geddes
  ...inello''. The car had a high performance 4-[[cylinder]] [[engine]] with 12 valves and a 1100 cc capacity but it never went into mass production.
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• Garlaschelli
  ...s and later a 173 cc OHV two and four stroke engine, with the distribution valves in the head.
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• DC Scoiattolo
  This motorcycle had a 4-stroke engine with the camshafts and valves soaking in an oil bath. The gearbox was built in the block in bulk and shif
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• WRM Motorcycles
  ...d a most of the accessories are made with hi-tech composite materials. The engine was designed, tested and manufactured completely by WRM.
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• Flat engine
  [[Image:Boxer engine diagram.jpg|thumb|The Boxer engine, first patented by German engineer Karl Benz]] ...age:ULPower UL260i.jpg|thumb|[[ULPower UL260i|UL260i]] [[Flat-4]] aircraft engine]]
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• Colombo motorcycle
  ...cylinder engine. A year later they had a finished bike. The machine had no valves, but a spinning drive for the mixture and the exhaust was loaded and unload
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• CRT
  ...in & Casin]] based in [[Treviso]]. The Blackburne engine had a four-stroke valves side valve in the head in 175, 250 or 350 cc, which were available in a Tou
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• Four stroke cycle
  ...otary combustion engine]] rather than the much more usual, [[reciprocating engine]] of the four-stroke cycle. [[Image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right||Four-stroke cycle (or Otto cycle)]]
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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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• Fiat Bravo (2007)
  ...>1.6&nbsp;L ''[[JTD engine|JTD]]'' [[Straight-4|I4]]<br>1.9&nbsp;L ''[[JTD engine|JTD]]'' [[Straight-4|I4]] ...ich gives better fuel consumption and lower CO2 emissions (119 g/km). This engine is also [[European emission standards|Euro 5]] rated. A new 2.0 Multijet di
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• Fusi
  [[Image:Fusi_1937_OHC_racing_3.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''1937 Fusi OHC racing engine''']] ...which were the Italian [[FN]] importers. Next to the racing types with OHC engine, Fusi produced machines with J.A.P. engines that were built in [[Italy]] un
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• CM
  ...a Burman with three speeds. In 1933, the first 500 cc, with a four-stroke engine valve head. In 1934 the first 250 cc with overhead camshaft. ...s with the rockers. In 1949, he presents the first bikes with a two-stroke engine of 125 cc single-cylinder, chassis and an elastic telescopic front fork.
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• Brixia-Zust
  ...|thumb|left|250px|'''The 1908 Brixia-Zust 3-cylinder engine, 1.386cc, 10HP engine''' [http://www.carroantigo.com <small>Source</small>]]] ...re was the 10 Hp integral three-cylinder engine with a fixed head and side valves operated by two camshafts in the cylinder block. It was produced until 1911
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• Lancia Dialfa-18HP
  | Engine || 3815 cc [[straight-6]] 40 hp ...sed on four cylinder [[Lancia Alfa-12HP|Lancia Alfa]], now with straight-6 engine. With 40 hp it could achieve top speed of 110km/h. The car was built only
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• Comet
  ...siani Bologna). It had a engine with side by side 173.6 cc cylinders, with valves in the head tilted 40 ° and driven by two camshafts in the head. The four ...rolled knob. In 1955, the biggest news was a single cylinder with a 250 cc engine with the rollers and rockers. All production ceased in 1957.
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• Daino
  ...gine. The engines were fitted with [[aluminum]] [[pistons]] and [[overhead valves]]. This fast 75 km/h car used [[brakes]] that were mounted on the rear whee
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• Moto Aquila
  [[File:Aquila-Rudge-2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''Aquila with a Python-Rudge engine picture taken at the ASI-MotoShow'''<br><small>Photo by Daniel Dupont</smal ...1934 they started to use the ''Python Rudge'' engines that had four radial valves and avaliable in 250 cc and 350 cc.
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• Bugatti Type 46
  ...verhead cam]]shaft. Power was reported at 140&nbsp;hp (104&nbsp;kW). The engine was [[undersquare]] like most Bugatti designs with a 81&nbsp;mm bore and 13 ...maller 5.0&nbsp;L (4972&nbsp;cc/303&nbsp;in³) version of the engine. This engine had squarer dimensions, however, at 86 by 107&nbsp;mm, and power output was
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• Cam in block
  ...design which places the camshafts within the cylinder head and drives the valves directly or through short rocker arms, called fingers. ...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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• Posdam
  ...th motorized bikes with 125 cc and 150 cc four-stroke engine with opposing valves, built in 1926 by the Possio brothers in [[Turin]] and designed by the engi
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• Lancia Delta-20/30HP
  | Engine || 4084 cc ''[[straight-4]]'' The Delta was based on [[Lancia Gamma-20HP]] now with bigger engine. The Delta was bult with two wheelbases normal and short.
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• Maserati Karif
  | Engine || 2.8 [[Litre|L]] [[V8]] at 90° ...iturbo]], the AM473, a 2.8 [[Litre|L]] [[V6]] engine with 3 [[Poppet valve|valves]] per cylinder. It produces 164 [[kW]] (221 [[Horsepower|bhp]]) at 5500 [[r
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• TAU
  ...der transfer ports, of which the third split, and electronic ignition. The engine, mounted on a race motorcycle produced 27 hp at 11000 rpm, could reach 200 ...nstalled on a motocross bikes, but changed later for a naturally aspirated engine which was more suited to the terrain. With these two engines, and a rotatin
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• Dardo
  ...e and Motorcycle Exhibition in 1926 in Turin. It had a horizontal cylinder engine and entered mass production towards the end of that year. The motorcycle wa ...l [[cylinder]], the [[combustion chamber]] was [[hemispherical]] and the [[valves]] were arranged above the cylinder head, perpendicular to the axis of the c
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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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• Combustion chamber
  [[Image:Combustion chamber (PSF).png|thumb|Diagram of jet engine showing the combustion chamber.]] A '''combustion chamber''' is the part of an [[engine]] in which [[fuel]] is burned.
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• Bugatti Prototypes
  ...;in³) [[straight-8]] engine. With a 60 by 66&nbsp;mm bore and stroke, the engine later found a place in the [[Bugatti Type 35#Type 39A|Type 39A]], though th ...' "Grand Sport" were to become a new generation of cars from Bugatti. The engine, a 3-valve [[SOHC]] design, was based on the 3-valve straight-8 from the [[
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• Cam-in-block
  Also see '''[[Pushrod engine]]''' ...design which places the camshafts within the cylinder head and drives the valves directly or through short rocker arms.
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• Colombo
  ...nation "Type 9". It was powered with a 4-cylinder 1300 cc engine, overhead valves, an overhead camshaft with a three-speed gearbox. The vehicle was produced ...car's axle and thus its center of gravity. Compared with larger cars, with engine capacities above 4500 cc, the 158 with its 1500 cc seems like a "small car"
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• Romeo Autotutto
  ...h a body of steel. Lang Landscape engine in front. Gearbox, located at the engine. Front wheel drive. ...ith two overhead, chain-driven camshafts and two valves per. cylinder. The engine block and cylinder head of aluminum. Bore 74 mm. Stroke 75 mm. Capacity 129
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• Benelli 250 2C
  ! colspan=2 |'''Engine and transmission''' |Engine type || Single cylinder
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• Alfa Romeo RL
  |Engine || 2.9&nbsp;L [[Straight-6|I6]]<br>3.0&nbsp;L [[Straight-6|I6]]<br> in 1921 by [[Giuseppe Merosi]]. Car had straight-6 engine with overhead valves. Three different versions was made: Normale, Turismo and Sport.
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• Automobile self starter
  ...rous. Even though cranks had an overrun mechanism to prevent it, when the engine started, a crank could begin to spin along with the crankshaft. The operat ...[1912]]. These starters also worked as [[generator | generators]] once the engine was running, a concept that is now being revived in [[hybrid vehicles]]. B
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