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• Timing light
  ...[[ignition timing]] of an [[Otto cycle]] or similar [[internal combustion engine]]. ...frozen by the [[stroboscopic effect]], indicates the current timing of the spark. On multi-cylinder engines, the timing light is referenced to the number on
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• Firing order
  ...ritical to minimizing [[vibration]] and achieving smooth running, for long engine [[metal fatigue|fatigue]] life and user comfort. ...f the car, but some manufacturers (Saab, Citroën) in some models place the engine 'backwards', with #1 towards the firewall.
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• Timing marks
  In a [[piston engine]], '''top dead centre''' ('''TDC''') is the position of a [[piston]] in whi ...during engine development. These '''timing marks''' can be used to set the ignition timing either statically by hand or dynamically using a [[timing light]].
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• Engine knocking
  ...urs when [[petrol|fuel]] in the cylinder is ignited by the firing of the [[spark plug]] and smooth burning proceeds but some of the unburned mixture in the ...imits. If allowed to persist detonation will cause vibration and damage to engine parts.
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• Distributor
  ...on points (in this case 4) is determined by the number of cylinders in the engine]] ...ice which routes the high voltage in the correct [[firing order]] to the [[spark plug]]s.
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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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• Quota 1100 ES
  |Engine || 90° V-twin, air cooled ...System || Magneti Marelli IAW Multipoint phased sequential fuel injection Ignition
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• Ignition system
  ...al petrol (gasoline) engines, by contrast, require an ignition system. The ignition system is usually switched on/off through a lock switch, operated with a ke ...ontrolled manner. This type of arrangement was quickly superseded by spark ignition, a system which is generally used to this day, albeit with sparks generated
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• Fuel pump
  ...pply pump in the tank and one high pressure/low volume pump on or near the engine. ...ed to pump liquid, not vapor, would be unable to suck more gasoline to the engine, which would cut out. This condition is known as "[[vapour lock]]". Also a
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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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• Engine Control Unit
  ...ine cycle. More advanced ECUs found on most modern cars also control the [[ignition timing]], [[Variable Valve Timing]] (VVT), the level of boost maintained by ...e quantity of fuel, ignition timing and other parameters by monitoring the engine through sensors. These can include, [[MAP sensor]], [[throttle position sen
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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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• Engine braking
  ...ucks use a device called a [[jake brake]] to increase the effectiveness of engine braking. ...rgy from the expansion. [[Diesel]] engines are [[adiabatic]] and have no [[spark plug]]s and use energy transferred to air charge during compression to dire
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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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• Spark plug
  ...base of the plug, a [[spark gap]] inside the cylinder. Early patents for spark plugs included those by [[Nikola Tesla]] (in US patent 609,250 for an ignition timing system], [[1898]]), Richard Simms (GB 24859/1898, 1898), and Robert
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• Ferrari 288 GTO
  |Engine || 2.8 L [[turbocharged]] [[V8]] == Engine ==
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• Top dead center
  In a [[reciprocating engine]], the '''dead centre''' is the position of a piston in which it is farthes ...[flywheel]] to overcome the dead centre, or are designed, in the case of [[Engine configuration|multi-cylinder engines]], so that dead centres can never exis
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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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• 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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• 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
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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Automobile emissions control
  ...the products of burning fuel in the vehicle's [[internal combustion engine|engine]], emitted from the vehicle's exhaust system. The major pollutants emitted ...with oxygen under the high temperature and pressure conditions inside the engine. NOx emissions contribute to both smog and [[acid rain]].
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• A1 Grand Prix cars
  ===Engine=== [[Image:A1 Ferrari engine.jpg|right|thumb|The Ferrari engine utilised in the new A1GP cars.]]
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• Ducati V-twin
  The next new [[Ducati Motor Holding|Ducati]] engine to appear after the [[Ducati Apollo]] was the 90°V twin, initial Grand Pri ...it as an "L-Twin" engine instead. Either usage is correct since a "V-twin" engine is not designated by a specific angle.
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• Maserati 3500
  |Engine || 3485.3 cc [[straight-6|Inline-Six]], Three twin-choke 42 DCOE ...aight-six]] cylinder, [[DOHC]] 3485 cc litre 42 DCOE [[Weber carburetor]] engine (220 bhp at 5500 rpm),
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• Aprilia Tuono 1000R
  | Engine || BRP-[[Rotax]] V990, 997,62&nbsp;cc 60° [[V-twin]], 4-stroke, liquid ...successor, the [[Aprilia RSV1000R]] [[superbike]] with which is shares its engine, gearbox, frame and, partly, its suspension.
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• Alfa Romeo TZ
  | Engine || 1.6&nbsp;L [[Straight-4|I4]] ...trim, with the latest racing versions producing up to 160bhp. Alfa's twin-spark cylinder head, as also used in the GTA, contributed to the speed of the TZ;
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• Air filter
  ...cture)|ventilation]] systems and in engines, such as [[internal combustion engine]]s, [[gas compressor]]s, [[diving air compressor]]s, gas turbines and other ...mbustion air filter prevents abrasive particulate matter from entering the engine's cylinders, where it would cause mechanical wear and oil contamination.
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• Formula One engines
  ...d in Grand Prix racing on a regular basis since after [[World War I]]. The engine formulae are divided according to era. ...t .28power per unit volume.29|most specific power]] is the [[Honda S2000]] engine with 92 kW (123 bhp, 125 PS) per litre.
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