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• Maserati Ghibli
  The Ghibli's steel body, renowned for its low, shark-shaped nose, was designed by [[Giorgetto ...be operated by either a five-speed [[manual transmission|manual]] or three-speed [[automatic transmission|automatic]] transmission. Maserati fitted the car
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• Laforza
  ...Liter) EFI engine and the AOD transmission, coupled with a "2wd high, 4wd high, 4wd low" Newprocess 229 transfer case. For safety, Laforza offers an 18-gauge steel body, a rugged box-ladder frame, European touring sedan handling and a tech
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• Poppet valve
  ...motorcycle]] and [[auto racing]] engines, eliminating '[[valve float]]' at high [[RPM]]. For certain applications the valve stem and disk are made of different steel [[alloy]]s, or the valve stems may be hollow and filled with [[sodium]] to
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• Bandini GT
  ...stic features of [[company]] Zagato who created it completely in aluminum. High only 1.14 [[m]], far less than 4 is very compact and lightweight with a sty * Structure and [[material]]: frame of elliptical section tubes, special [[steel]] aeronautics derivation;
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• Linto
  ...thumb|right|250px|'''The LinTo-[[Aermacchi]] 75 which established the land speed record on the Lakes''']] The [[chassis]] were in [[steel]] tubes with a double superior cradle, and added a [[Ceriani]] suspensions
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• Hydropneumatic suspension
  ...World War II|post-war]] years, so the only way to maintain relatively high speed in a vehicle was if it could easily absorb road irregularities. While the system has inherent advantages over steel springs, generally recognized in the auto industry, it also has an element
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• Ducati 749
  * Frame: Tubular steel trellis * Instruments: Speedometer, tachometer, high beam indicator, turn signals, oil pressure warning light, low fuel warning
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• Brake fade
  ...after repeated application of the brakes, especially in high load or high speed conditions. Brake fade can be a factor in any [[vehicle]] that utilizes a [ Brake fade occurs most often during high performance driving or when going down a long, steep hill. Owing to their c
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• Connecting rod
  ...combination of strength and lightness at the expense of affordability) for high performance engines, or of [[cast iron]] for applications such as motor sco ...with every rotation, and the load increases rapidly with increasing engine speed. Failure of a connecting rod is one of the most common causes of catastroph
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• Two stroke
  ...many combustions per second as a four stroke engine revolving at the same speed). For handheld devices, they also have the advantage of working in any ori ...o been used in [[diesel engine]]s, notably [[opposed piston]] designs, low speed units such as large marine engines, and [[V8]] engines for trucks and heavy
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• Ariete
  |Speed road||65 |Speed off||?
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• Roller bearing
  ...oint. However, a load on an infinitely small point would cause infinitely high contact pressure. In practice, the ball deforms (flattens) slightly where ...(geometry)|cylinder]]s. Clever use of [[surface tension]] allows balls of high accuracy to be made much more cheaply than comparable cylinders. Ball bear
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• MV Agusta F4 series
  | Transmission || multi-disc wet clutch, 6 speed cassette gearbox | Frame || 25CrMo4-steel tubular trellis frame (TIG welded)
  16 KB (2,337 words) - 23:08, 24 February 2009
• Lancia Trikappa
  |Transmission || 4-speed manual ...r]] horizontal monocorpo Zenith type 36 DHK; switching on to [[magnet]] to high voltage ([[Robert Bosch GmbH|Bosch]]) with automatic anticipation I centrif
  4 KB (552 words) - 15:32, 6 December 2010
• Ferrari 348
  ...errari 348s use racing "dry-sump" oil systems to prevent oil starvation at high speeds and in hard corners. The oil level can only be checked (accurately) ...ties built in to each suspension, as well as a removable rear sub-frame to speed up the removal of the engine for maintenance.
  6 KB (876 words) - 07:45, 14 October 2009
• Ducati 996
  |Top speed || 259 km/h | Transmission || 6 speed, [[drive chain|chain drive]]
  6 KB (932 words) - 22:04, 9 November 2010
• Tire manufacturing
  ...tire contacts the road surface and spring back to its original shape under high-frequency cycles. Typical components used in tire assembly are listed below ...t in low air permeability. The inner liner assures that the tire will hold high-pressure air inside, without the air gradually diffusing through the rubber
  14 KB (2,137 words) - 09:56, 12 December 2009
• Bandini 750 sport internazionale
  ...romes as the famous circuit [[Daytona 500 | Daytona]] and the ring of high-speed '[[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Track of Monza]]. ...³. However proved a car fast and successful, able to express themselves at high levels even with higher displacements collecting victories with Gene Parson
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• Ferrari 456
  The '''Ferrari 456''' and '''456 M''' is a high-performance [[Ferrari]] [[FR layout|front-engined]] [[grand tourer]]. The ...transmission: the former has a six-speed manual and the latter has a four-speed automatic developed in partnership with the UK firm [[Ricardo Consulting En
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