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• Variable displacement
  ...or improved fuel economy. Many automobile manufacturers have adopted this technology as of 2005, but it is not a new concept. ...configurations and displacements. But the system was troublesome, and the technology was quickly retired.
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• Warm air intake
  ...pose of increasing the <nowiki>power</nowiki> of the [[internal-combustion engine]]. ...gen]] available for [[combustion]] with [[fuel]]. Warm air from inside the engine bay is used opposed to air taken from the generally more restrictive stock
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• W16
  [[Image:Volkswagen W16.jpg|thumb|300px|<center>Bugatti W16 Engine</center>]] ...W16 engines consist of four banks of four cylinders (two juxtaposed [[V8]] engine blocks), coupled to a single [[crankshaft]].
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• Cagiva N 1
  ...[[2003]], while the '''Cagiva N 1''' is the same motorcycle, but with the engine at full power and produced by [[1997]] to [[1999]]. == Technology ==
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• Motor
  ...converts [[energy]] into mechanical power, and is often synonymous with [[engine]]. *[[Engine|Motor (Engine)]] - a machine used to convert chemical fuel into mechanical power by contr
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• DOHC
  ...valves. In engines with more than one [[cylinder bank]], such as the [[V engine]], this designation means two camshafts ''per bank''. ...ave long rods to transfer the movement of the lobes on the camshaft in the engine block to the valves in the [[cylinder head]].
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• Controlled Combustion Engine
  '''Controlled Combustion Engine''' (CCE) is a type of [[internal combustion engine]] designed by Brad Howell-Smith in [[1995]]. It uses two counter-rotating [ It is around a quarter the size and weight of a conventional engine of similar output and uses fewer moving components. A [[four stroke cycle|f
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• Ohc
  ...]] to improve efficiency and power. OHC also inherently allows for greater engine speeds over comparable cam-in-block designs. ...t engines this means there is one camshaft in the one head, while in a [[V engine]] there are two camshafts: one per cylinder bank.
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• Same Deutz-Fahr
  ...urer of [[tractor]]s, [[combine harvester]]s, [[Internal combustion engine|engine]]s and equipment. They build tractors under the '''SAME''', '''Lamborghini In 2003, SDF invested in [[Deutz AG]], the German engine-manufacturer, also formerly KHD. Also in 2003, SDF purchased 10% of the [[
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• Cylinder
  [[Image:cylinder.png|frame|right|A piston and cylinder from a steam engine]] ...essed into each of the cylinder spaces. A cylinder block sits between the engine [[crankcase]] and the cylinder head, translating the [[reciprocal|reciproca
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• Ohv
  In [[automotive engineering]], an '''overhead valve''' [[internal combustion engine]] is one in which the entry and exit [[poppet valve|valves]] and ports are The original overhead valve or '''OHV''' [[piston engine]] was developed by the [[Scottish-American]] [[David Dunbar Buick]]. It emp
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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 His most well-known invention had however little to do with technology. Reimspieß was the designer of the [[Volkswagen]] logo. For this idea he
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• Leone
  ...acing. The typical characteristics of all the models was the [[Fiat 1100]] engine and the [[tubular frame]].
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• Drivetrain
  ...[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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• Piston
  ==Internal combustion engine== ...Hypereutectic piston]]. The piston is an important component of a [[piston engine]] and of [[hydraulics|hydraulic pneumatic systems]].
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• Single cylinder engine
  [[Image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|[[Four-stroke cycle]] (or Otto cycle)]] ...just one cylinder, the simplest arrangement possible for an Otto or Diesel engine. The mounting can be standing, lying or angled..
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• Multi-valve
  ...[cylinder head]] of four [[Poppet valve|valve]] engine.<br />( [[Nissan VQ engine]] )]] In [[automotive engineering]], an engine is referred to as '''multi-valve''' (or '''multivalve''') when each cylinde
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• Alfa Romeo 24hp
  The "24 HP" engine, equipped with an engine monobloc quadricilindrico generally 4,082 cc, with camshaft in the bottom a ...customary at the time, particularly appreciated by customers for advanced technology, for structural strength and, even more, for the remarkable power allowed t
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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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• Overhead camshaft
  ...]] to improve efficiency and power. OHC also inherently allows for greater engine speeds over comparable cam-in-block designs. ...t engines this means there is one camshaft in the one head, while in a [[V engine]] there are two camshafts: one per cylinder bank.
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• Gilera Runner
  ...of engine sizes and all Runner versions come equipped with a liquid-cooled engine and sporty paintwork which are the features that make Runner a performance ...l consumption with L.E.A.D.E.R 125 and 200 liquid cooled 4-stroke, 4-valve engine.
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• LAM
  ...t on a chassis that could be used for different application with different engine conigurations (from 500 c.c. to 1600 c.c.) in different Homologation catego Engineering uses the latest computer aided technology such as [[CAD]] FEM System and Computerized Dynamic Analysis. LAM Buggy veh
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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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• Fiat 130 HP Corsa
  ...f cars in competition at 30 liters per 100 km. That is why this car a huge engine and a power ever achieved at that time will be particularly studied for a f ...t 110 HP but was deeply worked to increase performance, especially with an engine from 1200 to 1600 revolutions per minute! she reached the record speed of 1
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• Giovanni Battista Ceiranos
  ..."Welleyes" and presented it in a more advanced version now with a [[boxer engine]] with an unchanged performance of 3.5 [[Horsepower | PS]] as their first [
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• Rotary combustion 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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• Aprilia SL 750 Shiver
  | Engine || 749.9cc ...lia]]. The motorycle incorporates Ride by Wire Technology and a 90° V-Twin engine.
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• Hydragas
  ...Citroën system, which uses hydraulic fluid continuously pressurised by an engine-driven pump and regulated by a central pressure vessel. [[Category:Automotive technology tradenames]]
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• Terra Modena
  ==Passion. Technology <small>(From company brochure)</small>== Terra Modena 198. The product of a new company that lives for innovation, technology and style: a company created
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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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• Twin-clutch gearbox
  ...pting power, by applying the engine's [[torque]] to one clutch just as the engine's torque is being disconnected from the other clutch. Since the synchronize ...ange of DCT transaxles, including 7DCL750, a seven-speed transaxle for mid-engine longitudinal applications, capable of taking more than 750&nbsp;[[newton-me
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• Lamborghini Cheetah
  |Manufacturer||Mobility Technology International |Engine||Chrysler 5.9 liter V8
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• Twin-clutch Gearbox
  ...errupting power, by applying the engine's torque to one clutch just as the engine's torque is being disconnected from the other clutch. Since the synchronize [[Getrag]] has a working 7-speed DCT transaxle for mid-engine longitudinal applications, capable of taking more than 750 [[newton-meter]]
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• Valvetrain
  [[Image:Engine movingparts.jpg|right|250px|thumb|'''Diagram of an engine''']] A traditional reciprocating internal combustion engine uses valves to to control air and fuel flow into and out of the cylinders,
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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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• Imperia motorcycle
  ...urer founded by [[Enrico Tortelli]] from [[Milan]] in 1932 using a ''JAP'' engine for his motorcycle and later began making their own ''New Imperial'' engine In 1939 he presented an own 500 cc unit with relatively modern technology. This was a single cylinder 500 cc with technical features far more advance
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• Ferrari Superamerica
  === Engine === ...9&nbsp;in wheels. The new brakes are based on the company's [[Formula 1]] technology. They use 15.7&nbsp;in discs with six-piston calipers in front and 14.2&nb
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• Connecting rod
  ...|thumb|right|150px|piston (top) and connecting rod from typical automotive engine (scale is in centimetres)]] ...il|right|200px|Components of a typical, [[four stroke cycle]], DOHC piston engine. (E) Exhaust [[camshaft]], (I) Intake camshaft, (S) [[Spark plug]], (V) [[p
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• Overhead cam
  ...commonly abbreviated to '''OHC''', [[valvetrain]] configurations place the engine [[camshaft]] within the [[cylinder head]]s, above the [[combustion chamber] ...ngine manufacturers easily accept the added complexity in trade for better engine performance and greater design flexibility. Another performance advantage
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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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• Innocenti Regent
  ...d transmission. The higher-specification models used the [[SOHC]] E-Series engine (from the Maxi), in 1500cc and 1750cc displacements. The two-box saloon bod ...in 1980 - wanted to follow the [[Citroën]] approach of combining advanced technology with styling that eschewed mainstream trends to create long-lasting "timele
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• Sequential manual transmission
  ...gearbox. Engagement using dogs only requires a very brief interruption of engine torque to complete a shift into any adjacent gear. This allows shifting bet ...[[Formula One]] cars of the 1990s made the most high-profile debut of this technology in [[motor sports]], and enhanced variations on this theme are still in use
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• GM High Feature engine
  |Predecessor || [[GM 54-Degree V6 engine|54° V6]] |Class || [[DOHC]] 60° [[Multi-valve|24-valve]] [[V6 engine|V6]]
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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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• Formula SAE
  ...rom the left, [[University of Michigan - Ann Arbor]], [[Graz University of Technology|TU Graz]], [[University of Wisconsin - Madison]], and [[University of Kansa ...had to design and build small, "Indy-style" vehicles using the same stock engine used in the ''Popular Mechanics'' article. Thirteen schools entered and ele
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• Ducati Supermono
  ...49/572&nbsp;cc 4-valve [[desmodromic valve|desmodromic]] [[single cylinder engine|single]]<br>12:1 [[compression ratio]]<br>Weber [[fuel injection]]<br>bore The '''Ducati Supermono''' is a lightweight, [[single cylinder engine|single-cylinder]] racing [[motorcycle]] made by [[Ducati]]. It is named fo
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• Two-wheel drive
  ...th a [[drivetrain]] that allows two [[wheel]]s to receive power from the [[engine]] simultaneously. [[Category:Motorcycle technology]]
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• Effedi
  ...oot design - spacious enough to contain a bicycle. The Maranello4 combines technology and safety, and all models are provided with stainless steel chassis and rt ...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.
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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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