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• Giuseppe Busso
  ...ndustrial designer, and In 1937 began working for [[Fiat]] in its aviation engine department. ...a Romeo Twin Cam engine]]. Another creation of his was the [[Alfa Romeo V6 engine]] which was designed in the early 70s and introduced in the 1979 [[Alfa Rom
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• Forced induction
  ...air is normally referred to as [[boost (automotive engineering)|Boost]] or charge air. ...s the advantage that the intake pressure may be regulated according to the engine speed, thus providing power from extra capacity at high speed, but without
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• Franz Xaver Reimspiess
  ...gine for the Volkswagen basing his design on Kales’s opposed four-cylinder engine for the NSU prototype. For the Auto Union P racing car Reimspieß designed Then at Porsche he was in charge of undercarriage design, a position which he held until his retirement in [
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• Engine braking
  ...ucks use a device called a [[jake brake]] to increase the effectiveness of engine braking. ...[adiabatic]] and have no [[spark plug]]s and use energy transferred to air charge during compression to directly ignite the mixture when the fuel is injected
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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
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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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• Crankshaft
  [[Image:Marine Crankshafts 8b03602r.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Continental engine]] marine crankshafts, 1942]] ...haft''', sometimes casually abbreviated to ''crank'', is that part of an [[engine]] which translates [[reciprocate|reciprocating]] [[linear]] [[piston]] moti
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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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• Maserati Trofeo
  ...Trofeo racing series was organized for enthusiasts, with a per-race rental charge of about $20,000.
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• Alfa Romeo SE 048SP
  ...lopment of the new Group C car's chassis was again entrusted to Abarth. In charge of the design of the 'SE 048SP' was Giuseppe Petrotta, who had just joined ...ed for the 164 Procar built in the late 1980s. Actually the very first V10 engine built for the 3.5 litre formula, the 'Tipo 1035' produced in excess of 600
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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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• 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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• 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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• Effedi
  ...nge is 500km. The third version (SCD) has a 505cc Lombardini Euro 2 diesel engine. This has a 4kW power output, a top speed of 45km/h, and a range of 600km. ...and parking is free in many areas. With the saving on fuel, the congestion charge, parking in London and zero road tax, the Maranello4 could almost pay for i
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• Poppet valve
  ==Internal combustion engine== ...humbnail|right|Components of a typical, [[four stroke cycle]], DOHC piston engine. (E) Exhaust [[camshaft]], (I) Intake camshaft, (S) [[Spark plug]], (V) Val
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• Napier Deltic
  ...er)|Delta]]) is used to refer to both the opposed-piston high-speed diesel engine designed and produced by [[Napier & Son|D Napier & Son]], and the locomotiv ...er_deltic_animation_large.gif|thumb|left|An animated schematic of a Deltic engine. The inlet is coloured green and the outlet purple. Notice the bottom shaft
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• 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 ...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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• 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 ...on pipe illustrating the effect of the reflected pressure wave on the fuel charge.]]
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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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• 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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• 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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• Turbo
  ...y advantage of turbochargers is that they offer a considerable increase in engine power with only a slight increase in weight. ...tput of both engine types. This last factor makes turbocharging [[aircraft engine]]s considerably advantageous—and was the original reason for developm
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• V10 Centauro
  ...your preconceptions about Moto Guzzi. It has an undeniable style, the best engine yet from Guzzi and, finally, a pretty impressive spec sheet. ...t of indicators -- turn signals, oil pressure, high beam, neutral, battery charge and fuel lights -- that, as long as you aren't in direct sunlight, are all
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• Alfa Romeo Tipo 308
  Engine name = Alfa Romeo | Engine position = [[front engine]]d, [[longitudinal engine| longitudinally mounted]]|
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• Scuderia Italia
  ...actory-backed squads for [[Aston Martin]] Racing, leading the Aston Martin charge in FIA GT. Following a successful season with their new [[Aston Martin DBR ! Engine(s)
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• Twin-turbo
  ...sually larger than 2500 cc, on which two turbochargers compress the intake charge. There are two different twin turbo configurations, parallel twin-turbo an ...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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• Dardo IFV
  | engine || [[Iveco]] – [[Fiat]] 6V MTCA turbodiesel | engine power || 512 hp (382.2 kW)
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• Delta engine
  ...er)|Delta]]) is used to refer to both the opposed piston high speed diesel engine designed and produced by [[Napier & Son]], and the locomotives produced by ...r deltic animation.gif|thumb|347px|right|An animated schematic of a Deltic engine. The inlet is coloured green and the outlet purple. Notice the bottom shaft
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• Catalytic converter
  ...[[redox]]) process continues, but outside the [[internal-combustion engine|engine]]'s [[combustion chamber]], so no useful energy is extracted. The catalyt ...voured. When there is more fuel than oxygen (stoichiometrically), then the engine is running rich. The reduction of NO_x is favoured.
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• List of Formula One people
  * [[Gilles Simon (Formula One)|Gilles Simon]] - Head of Engine Department * [[Norbert Haug]] - President in charge of [[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport|Mercedes-Benz motorsport]]
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• Milani
  ...ia'', all with truly utilitarian vocation and motorized by a [[Minarelli]] engine. ...bes, supplied from the [[Verlicchi]] and equipped with the Minarelli P4-SS engine with a 20 mm [[Del Giardino]] [[carburetor]] at the side basin and discharg
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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
  11 KB (1,698 words) - 08:59, 8 October 2009
• 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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• Aprilia RS250
  |Engine || Liquid cooled,249 cc,2-stroke,90-degree V-Twin ...released in 1994. The Aprilia RS250 is powered by a modified Suzuki RGV250 engine using Aprilia's own exhaust and intake systems. The fuel feeding system is
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• Turbocharger
  ...y advantage of turbochargers is that they offer a considerable increase in engine power with only a slight increase in weight. ...tput of both engine types. This last factor makes turbocharging [[aircraft engine]]s considerably advantageous—and was the original reason for developm
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• Compression ratio
  ...ion ratio''' of an [[internal-combustion engine]] or [[external combustion engine]] is a value that represents the ratio of the volume of its combustion cham ...d combustion chamber when the [[piston]] is at the bottom of its [[stroke (engine)|stroke]], and the volume of the combustion chamber when the piston is at t
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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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• Fiat Doblò
  | Layout || [[Front-engine design|Front-engine]], [[front-wheel drive]] / [[four-wheel drive]] | Engine ||
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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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• Ferrari 488
  ...engine|Longitudinal]] [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive]] | engine = 3.9 L ''[[Ferrari F154 engine|Ferrari F154CB]]'' [[V8 engine|V8]] ([[twin-turbo]]charged)
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• Chiribiri
  ...joined the aeronautical manufacturer [[Miller Aircraft]] in Turin and took charge of technical design. In 1910, he started his own company manufacturing spar ...ribiri was licensed to build 100 aeronautical motors for [[France|French]] engine manufacturer [[Gnome et Rhone]], so aircraft production ceased. This succes
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• Ferrari 328
  ...e engine|Transverse]], [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive]] ...e || 3.2 L ''[[Ferrari Dino engine#V8|Tipo F105CB]]'' [[V8 engine|V8]]
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• Giannini
  ...urns during the [[Millie Miglia]] of 1949. It would be the well engineered engine of the '' Giannini G2 '' that will propel the [[Giaur]] cars for the race t [[Image:etceterini giannini_g2.jpg|thumb|250px|'''Giannini G2 DOHC Engine''']]
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• Ferrari F10
  | Designer = [[Aldo Costa]] (Technical Director)<br>[[Luca Marmorini]] (Engine & Electronics Director)<br>[[Nicholas Tombazis]] (Chief Designer) | Engine name = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] Type 056
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• Internal combustion engine
  ...acting on pistons, rotors, or even by pressing on and moving the entire [[engine]] itself. ...[[external combustion engine]]s, such as [[steam engine]]s and [[Stirling engine]]s, which use the combustion process to heat a separate working fluid, whic
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• Hybrid vehicle drivetrain
  ...ssories can run at a constant speed, regardless of how fast the combustion engine is running. ...rent portions are at providing motive power. In some cases, the combustion engine is the dominant portion; the electric motor turns on only when a boost is n
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• Fuel injection
  ...e applications, fuel metering is one of several functions performed by an "engine management system". ...n systems have existed since the earliest usage of the internal combustion engine.
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• Auto rickshaw
  ...ct. In North India, there is a variation, powered by a [[Harley-Davidson]] engine, called the ''phat-phati'' because of the sound it makes. However this is a ...her local governments are also pushing for [[Four-stroke cycle|four-stroke engine]]s instead of the current two-stroke versions.
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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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