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• V20
  Engines of this number of cylinders are not common, but this configuration was used in some large [[diesel engi ...ic inch]]es. In this case 645 inch³ (10.6 [[litre|L]]) for each of 20 cylinders - a total of 211 L. Power output is 3,600 [[horsepower]] (2.7 [[megawatt|MW
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• Cylinder
  ...st]] from [[aluminum]] before precision features are machined into it. The cylinders are then lined with 'sleeves' of some harder [[metal]] (typically [[iron]]) ...[[cylinder bank]] at each leg of the V (a [[V6]] using two banks of three cylinders, a [[V8]] two banks of four, etc). Many other [[engine configuration]]s exi
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• Cylinder (engine)
  ...ting such as [[Nikasil]]. In some engines, especially French designs, the cylinders have "wet liners", which means that they are not part of the main casting a ...[[cylinder bank]] at each leg of the V (a [[V6]] using two banks of three cylinders, a [[V8]] two banks of four, etc). Many other [[engine configuration]]s exi
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• W16
  ...W engine|W configuration]]. All W16 engines consist of four banks of four cylinders (two juxtaposed [[V8]] engine blocks), coupled to a single [[crankshaft]]. ...ogy from the narrow-angle [[VR6]] engine. The narrow angle of each set of cylinders allows just two camshafts to drive each pair of banks, so just four are nee
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• Firing order
  ...tant every-other-piston firing order: for example, with a single bank of 7 cylinders, the order would be ...2-4-6-1-3-5-7-2.... !Number of cylinders
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• Bulleri
  ...ructed a two-stroke engine with two horizontal cylinders side by side. The cylinders were made by DKW and each having a displacement of 136 cc, so that the tota
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• Variable displacement
  ...ngine, the original multi-displacement system turned off opposite pairs of cylinders, allowing the engine to have three different configurations and displacemen ...'' on the Honda J engine). Honda's system works by deactivating a bank of cylinders, while the Chrysler Hemi shuts off opposing pairs.
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• Ercoli-Cavallone
  ...the longitudinal plane so that each room in their tendons housings. The [[cylinders]] were placed separate from each other so that each cylinder had its own co
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• Flat-12
  ...ile in the 180° V engine two pistons share the same crank pin. With twelve cylinders both layouts are perfectly balanced. ...volution of the Porsche [[flat-8]] boxer engine and in fact used identical cylinders to those found on the 908 but it did differ in that it used a V12 type cran
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• Straight-twin
  ...t twin". A true straight twin engine uses a common [[crank pin]] for both cylinders; engines with separate crank pins for each cylinder are more properly calle ...of a similar displacement one-cylinder engine, because the forces of both cylinders add up. The advantage is that the firing is regular, with one cylinder firi
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• H engine
  ...ion is to allow the building of reasonably short engines with more than 12 cylinders, their compact size being useful as [[aircraft engine]]s where their small
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• Flat-twin
  ...longitudinally mounted flat-twin engine, with tank removed. Note that the cylinders are not truly in line but displaced by the width of one crank pin and one c A '''flat-twin''' is a two cylinder [[internal combustion engine]] with the cylinders arranged on opposite sides of the crankshaft. It is part of the class of [[
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• Engine configuration
  ** [[V engine]], with two banks of cylinders sharing a single crank case. *** [[Delta engine]]s, with three banks of cylinders and three crankshafts
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• W engine
  ...h three banks of cylinders, one with four banks, and one with two banks of cylinders and two [[crankshaft]]s. The classical W engine uses three banks of cylinders, all connected to one [[crankshaft]].
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• Inline engine
  ...ion]] it means any [[reciprocating engine]] with banks rather than rows of cylinders, including [[straight engine]]s, [[flat engine]]s, [[V engine]]s and [[H en
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• V16
  ...ion, having 16 [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s. Engines of this number of cylinders are not common. ...one could possibly want in an automotive application. Greater numbers of cylinders are also perceived as a [[status symbol]].
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• Traction control
  #Retard or suppress the spark to one or more cylinders #Reduce fuel supply to one or more cylinders
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• W18
  ...] concept cars in the late 1990s. This engine featured three banks of six cylinders set 60 degrees apart.
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• W12
  ...All production W12 engines to date (April, 2005) use four banks of three cylinders (two narrow-angle [[V6]] engine blocks), coupled to a common [[crankshaft]] ...d on two of its narrow-angle VR6 engines. The narrow angle of each set of cylinders allows just two camshafts to drive each pair of banks, so just four are nee
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• Radial engine
  ...on below). [[Four-stroke]] radials almost always have an [[odd number]] of cylinders, so that a consistent every-other-[[piston]] [[firing order]] can be mainta ...remove heat or complicated baffles to route cooling air, as the rear-most cylinders receive little airflow. Air cooling saves a considerable amount of complexi
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