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• Ducati 748
  The '''Ducati 748''' was the smaller version of the [[Ducati 916]], an [[Italy|Italian]] sports [[motorcycle]] manufactured ...er stroke of the engine compared to the 916 gave a much higher rev ceiling of 11,500rpm and the smaller pistons help the engine to spin up quicker.
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• Poppet valve
  ...usually round or oval, and a tapered plug, usually a disk shape on the end of a shaft also called a valve stem. The shaft guides the plug portion by slid [[Presta valve|Presta]] and [[Schrader valve]]s used on tires are examples of poppet valves. The Presta valve has no spring and relies on a pressure diff
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• X engine
  [[Image:X-24-engine.GIF|thumb|right|250px|<center>A simplified diagram of an X24 engine</center>]] ...inders are arranged in four banks, driving a common [[crankshaft]]. Viewed head-on, this would appear as an X. Since [[24-cylinder]] models were the predom
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• Multi-valve
  [[Image:Nissan VQ35DE 005.jpg|250px|thumb|right|A [[cylinder head]] of four [[Poppet valve|valve]] engine.<br />( [[Nissan VQ engine]] )]] ...''exhaust'' of combustion products. Adding more valves improves the flow of intake and exhaust gases, potentially improving combustion efficiency, powe
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• Frera
  ...ed the Piccolo, an air-cooled 2-cylinder engine. In 1913 the factory gates of Frera forever closed. ...] that build [[motorcycle|motorcycles]] based in [[Tradate]] in [[province of Varese]].
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• Cam in block
  ...ead camshaft]] (OHC) design which places the camshafts within the cylinder head and drives the valves directly or through short rocker arms, called fingers * L-head, also known as ''L-block'', '''flathead''' or ''sidevalve''
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• Motorcycle Museums
  * The Allen Vintage Motorcycle Museum - A good sampling of classic racing and touring motorcycles from the 1950s to the current models ...me - The American Motorcyclist Association looks back on a 75 year history of motorcycling at a new museum next to the association's headquarter in Colum
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• Cam-in-block
  ...ead camshaft]] (OHC) design which places the camshafts within the cylinder head and drives the valves directly or through short rocker arms. ...ide it, like early pushrods, is a relatively new wrinkle, since metallurgy of the very early 20th Century was not precise enough to allow such a configur
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• Trieste
  ...of [[Vienna]] at the head of the [[Gulf of Trieste]], an arm of the [[Gulf of Venice]]. ...ernational Centre for Theoretical Physics]], operating under the [[aegis]] of [[UNESCO]] and [[IAEA]].
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• Cabi-Cattaneo
  ...acturing skills were demonstrated in World War One, with the extensive use of his unique designs in Italian Air Force aircraft. He also developed and man ...in principal European countries under his direction and license. This type of engine was used on the Atlantic flights in 1931 and 1933 when the Italian A
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• Straight engine
  ...-shaped counterparts and usually provide smoother running, but at the cost of greater engine length. ...is smaller in both length and height and easier to fit into the engine bay of smaller modern cars. Some manufacturers, notably Acura, Audi, Toyota, VW an
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• Automobile emissions control
  ...first required on 1966 model year vehicles produced for sale in the state of [[California]], followed by the [[United States]] as a whole in model year ...travelled by each vehicle, and equally substantial increases in the number of vehicles in use, have meant that the overall reduction in pollution has bee
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• Reciprocating engine
  ...jpg|thumbnail|right|'''Internal combustion piston engine''' <br>Components of a typical, [[four stroke cycle]], internal combustion piston engine. <br> ...extensively in motor vehicles, the [[steam engine]] which was the mainstay of the [[industrial revolution]] and the niche application [[Stirling engine]]
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• Roman Holiday
  ...hich tells the story of Princess Ann, a young royal who runs away during a state visit to [[Rome]] and befriends Joe Bradley, a cynical expatriate American ...denly fallen ill and has cancelled all interviews. He then shows a picture of her to Bradley, who suddenly recognizes the young woman whom he left sleepi
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• Compression ratio
  ...nal combustion engine]] is a value that represents the ratio of the volume of its combustion chamber; from its largest capacity to its smallest capacity. ...]], and the volume of the combustion chamber when the piston is at the top of its stroke.
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• Straight-6
  ...d diesels in cargo and passenger ships. These engines have a displacement of 1,000 L or more. ...) engine configurations in smaller cars saw that the shorter engine length of the V6 became highly desirable, and these days most six-cylinder engines ar
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• V6
  ...gines were in use. The design really took off after the 1962 introduction of the [[Buick Special]]. Though the model was not a spectacular success, it 90° V6 engines have also been produced, often to take advantage of production-line machinery set up for V8 engines (for which 90° is optimal)
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• Alfa Romeo TZ
  ...alloy block with wet steel liners was installed at an angle under the hood of the TZ to improve airflow. ...ly chopping the tail at an angle. Zagato had previously proved the success of this tail treatment in their "coda tronca" Sprint Zagato sports-racing cars
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• Aurea
  ...pe engine. The cars were well-made, but fairly heavy. Regular production of Aureas stopped around 1926, but the company produced a few more cars from e ==Three model series of the Aurea were produced:==
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• Vatican City
  ...ckground:#808080; color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Flag of the Vatican City.png|150px|center]] |Conventional long name || State of the Vatican City
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