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• Briggs and Stratton
  ...ratton''' is the world's largest manufacturer of [[air-cooled]] [[gasoline engine]]s for outdoor power equipment. ...le to remove the engine brake, with any release of this handle causing the engine to brake again.
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• Maserati 5000 GT
  ...s chief engineer [[Giulio Alfieri]] to utilize a slightly modified 5-litre engine from the [[Maserati 450S]] on the 3500GT's chassis. [[Carrozzeria Touring] *mechanical [[Magneti-Marelli]] ignition, dual spark plugs and dual fuel pump
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• Opposed piston engine
  ...ed_piston_engine_1.jpg|thumb|300px|Fairbanks-Morse opposed piston [[diesel engine]]s on the [[submarine]] ''[[USS Pampanito]]''.]] An '''opposed piston''' engine is one in which the cylinders are double-ended, with a piston at each end 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 (or Otto cycle)]]
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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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• Two stroke
  ...exhaust) still occur. Thus, there is a power stroke per piston for every engine revolution, instead of every second revolution. Two stroke engines can be a ...cause the engine has twice as many combustions per second as a four stroke engine revolving at the same speed). For handheld devices, they also have the adv
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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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• Reciprocating engine
  ...Components of a typical, [[four stroke cycle]], internal combustion piston engine. <br> '''S''' - [[Spark plug]]<br>
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• Automotive terms Italian to English
  | Ignition system | Spark plugs
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• Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
  |Layout || [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive]] |Engine || 2.0&nbsp;L [[V8 engine|V8]]
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• Rotary engine
  ...es which do not use pistons, see [[pistonless rotary engine]] and [[Wankel engine]] ...arly type of [[internal-combustion engine|internal combustion]] [[aircraft engine]], used mostly in the years shortly before and during [[World War I]]. It
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• Powertrain
  ...propeller]], etc.). Sometimes "powertrain" is used to refer to simply the engine and transmission, including the other components only if they are integral ...le's '''driveline''' consists of the parts of the drivetrain excluding the engine and transmission. It is the portion of a vehicle, after the transmission,
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• Two-stroke cycle
  ...ston) rather than four. Thus, there is a power stroke per piston for every engine revolution, instead of every second revolution. Two-stroke engines can be a [[Image:Arbeitsweise Zweitakt.gif|center|thumb|500px|A two-stroke engine with an expansion pipe illustrating the effect of the reflected pressure wa
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• Pistonless rotary engine
  ...er uses of this term, and [[rotary engine]] for the World War I [[aircraft engine]]s by that name.'' ...ustion engine]] that does not use [[piston]]s in the way a [[reciprocating engine]] does, but instead uses one or more [[rotor]]s, sometimes called '''rotary
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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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• Car battery
  ...ts and the [[ignition system]] of a vehicle’s [[internal combustion engine|engine]] or a '''[[traction battery]]''' (used for the main power source of an [[ ...that provides high [[electric current]] for short period of time. Once the engine is started, they are being continuously recharged. See [[Jump start (vehicl
  10 KB (1,612 words) - 20:21, 6 July 2009
• Diesel engine
  ...on [[energy]] (such as a [[spark plug]]), as is the case in the [[gasoline engine]]. ...[[patent]] on [[February 23]], [[1893]] (1893-02-23). Diesel intended the engine to use a variety of fuels including [[coal dust]]. He demonstrated it in t
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• Alfa Romeo 155
  ...2.0&nbsp;litre [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] [[internal combustion engine|engine]] and a permanent [[four-wheel drive]] powertrain both derived from the [[L ...ebody" series 2 155 launched with wider track, initially only with 2.0 16v engine. Quickrack fitted
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• Twin-turbo
  ...', also called bi-turbo by some, refers to a [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] engine, usually larger than 2500 cc, on which two turbochargers compress the intak ...t-up. Toyota's 1992 Supra with the 1JZ-GTE (Japan only) 6 cylinder inline engine also used this same configuration, as does [[Nissan]]'s 1990-1996 Z32 300ZX
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