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• Timing light
  ...stroboscope]] used to dynamically set the [[ignition timing]] of an [[Otto cycle]] or similar [[internal combustion engine]]. A timing light may be a self-contained instrument, but is sometimes combined with a [[voltmeter]], [[Revolutions per minute|RPM]] meter, and a [[dwell]]
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• W engine
  ...rst successful automotive W engine with the introduction of their W12. It combined two narrow-angle [[VR6 engine]]s around a single [[crankshaft]] for a total ...is found in [[motorbike]]s of the [[MotoGP]] class. These are [[Two stroke cycle|2-stroke]], 500 [[Cubic centimetre|cc]] [[V engine]]s with two banks of two
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• Reciprocating engine
  ...nal combustion piston engine''' <br>Components of a typical, [[four stroke cycle]], internal combustion piston engine. <br> .... The power of a reciprocating engine is proportional to the volume of the combined pistons' displacement.
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• Economy car
  ...led to economical cars that reflected the needs of their creators. The [[cycle car]] was devised in the period before [[1922]] as a form of "four-wheeled ...d Japan, the booming postwar [[United States of America|American]] economy combined with the emergence of the [[suburb]] and [[interstate highway]] in that cou
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• Twin-turbo
  ...haust energy. In most applications, the compressed air from both turbos is combined in a common intake manifold, and sent to the individual cylinders. Both tur ...rbo lag]] than a single turbocharger set up, because of marginally-reduced combined inertial resistance, and often simplified exhaust plumbing, the fact that b
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• Four-cylinder
  Internal combustion engines can be powered by any [[fuel]] that can be combined with an "[[oxidizer]]" in the chamber. [[Image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|[[Four-stroke cycle]] (or Otto cycle)]]
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• Pistonless rotary engine
  ...e chamber walls at an angle that varies plus and minus ~26 deg; during the cycle, while a [[piston ring]] meets the cylinder walls at a constant angle. As w ...itical, as leakage is between adjacent chambers on adjacent strokes of the cycle, rather than to the crankcase. However, the less effective sealing of the W
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• Radial engine
  ...tion of the [[NACA cowling]] in the late [[1920s]]. The large frontal area combined with the durability of radial engines proved advantageous to fighter aircra ...ith the cylinders being fired in consecutive order. The engines were a two-cycle design and were also available in a dual-fuel gas/diesel model. A number of
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• Effedi
  ...e reduced overall power consumption. Technology, ergonomics and design are combined to give maximum comfort. The independent suspension provides a smooth ride, *[http://www.maranello4cycle.com/en/home/ Maranello 4 cycle Website]
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• Alfa Romeo GT
  |combined : ...but with Alfa Romeo specfic tuning and options. The economy of the Diesel combined with the power and 6 speed gearbox make it a real GT car with a range of ar
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• Internal-combustion engine
  Internal combustion engines can be powered by any [[fuel]] that can be combined with an "[[oxidizer]]" in the chamber. Fuels used include [[gasoline]] (aka ...[Wilhelm Maybach]] in the 1870's developed the [[four-stroke cycle]] (Otto cycle) engine.
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• Fiat Stilo
  ...a 5 speed manual gearbox and a 168 bhp (125 kW), 5 cylinder, 2.4 L engine combined with Fiat's [[Selespeed]] 5 speed semi-automatic gearbox, also used on the ...|Punto]]'s 1.4 L unit, increasing the car's power to 95 bhp (71 kW), again combined with the 6 speed gearbox. Also, the tail lights were altered and the Abarth
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• Ferrari 458 Italia
  ...the discs on lift off to minimise delay in the brakes being applied. This combined with the ABS has reduced 100–0&nbsp;km/h (62-0&nbsp;mph) braking distance ...nds, while top speed is over 325 km/h, with a fuel consumption in combined cycle (ECE+EUDC) 13.7 L/100 km while producing 320g/km of CO₂.
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• Hybrid vehicle drivetrain
  ===Combined hybrid=== [[Image:Hybridcombined.png|thumb|right|400px|Structure of a combined hybrid electric vehicle]]
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• Compression ratio
  ...adingly low figure from this test. Excessive [[connecting rod]] clearance, combined with extremely high oil pump output (rare but not impossible) can sling eno ...stroke ultimately altered the compression ratio at different stages of the cycle.
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• Motocross
  ...led a moto. Usually a race consists of two or three motos with the scores combined for an overall result. ...ross sidecars are purpose built frames that resemble an ordinary motocross-cycle with a flat platform to stand on attached to either side and a handlebar at
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• Flat engine
  ...s can run very smoothly and free of unbalanced forces with a [[four-stroke cycle]] and do not require a [[balance shaft]] or counterweights on the [[cranksh ...wheel. They have a characteristic smoothness throughout the rev range and, combined with the mounting position immediately ahead of the rear axle, offer a low
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• Supercharger
  ...er critical altitudes than their [[Germany|German]] counterparts and, when combined with higher [[octane]] fuels that the Americans supplied, that allowed for ...an be addressed by reducing the size of each individual unit such that the combined output is still as great as a single large turbocharger without having to s
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• Diesel engine
  This is known as the [[diesel cycle]], after German engineer [[Rudolf Diesel]], who invented it in 1892 and rec When a gas is compressed, its temperature rises (see the [[combined gas law]]); a diesel engine uses this property to ignite the fuel. Air is
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• Internal combustion engine
  [[Image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|[[Four-stroke cycle]] (or Otto cycle)<br />1. intake<br />2. compression<br />3. power<br />4. exhaust]] .... It was compression-less and based on what Hardenberg calls the "Leonardo cycle," which, as this name implies, was already out of date at that time. Just a
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