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• Distributor
  ...tribution points (in this case 4) is determined by the number of cylinders in the engine]] ...tact points at the left. The pivot is on the right and the cam follower is in the middle of the breaker arm.]]
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• Engine knocking
  ...moment of the [[four-stroke cycle]]. The resulting shockwave reverberates in the combustion chamber creating a characteristic metallic "pinging" sound. ...t is caused by an instantaneous ignition of the remaining fuel/air mixture in the form of an explosion. The cylinder pressure rises dramatically beyond d
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• Alfieri Maserati
  ...[[Milan]]-based workshop ''Societa Anonima Officine Alfieri [[Maserati]]'' in 1914. Both served in the [[World War I]] and the workshop was run by his brother
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• Cavicchioli
  .... The [[fuel]] mixture inside the cylinder to two flow up the [[channels]] in the upper [[piston]].
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• DIN
  ...re familiar to computer users all over the world, but DIN issues standards in any conceivable area. One of the oldest and surely most popular is [[DIN 47 DIN is a registered association, founded in [[1917]]. Its headquarters is in [[Berlin]]. Since [[1975]] it has been recognized by the German government
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• Poppet valve
  .... In most applications a pressure differential helps to seal the valve and in some applications also open it. Poppet valves are used in many industrial process from controlling the flow of rocket fuel to control
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• Piston
  In general, a '''piston''' is a sliding [[plug]] that fits closely inside the [[bore]] of a [[cylinder (geometry)|cylinder Most pistons fitted in a cylinder have piston rings. Usually there are two spring-compression ring
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• Combustion chamber
  A '''combustion chamber''' is the part of an [[engine]] in which [[fuel]] is burned. ...an also be used to produce [[thrust]] when directed out of a [[nozzle]] as in a [[rocket engine]].
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• Lamborghini V10
  ...that was developed for the [[Lamborghini Gallardo]] automobile first sold in 2003. This is only the third engine developed by Lamborghini and the first ; Exhaust : five in one exhaust manifolds for each bank
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• Ferves
  ..., it was a multi-purpose car powered by a rear-mounted 499 cc two-cylinder in-line [[engine]]. It was first presented at the ''Exhibition of Industry'' in [[Turin]], 1966, as a vehicle for leisure and for work, named the "normal"
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• Ducati Supermono
  ...acing class. The Supermono is arguably one of the most collectable Ducatis in any era. Only 65 Supermonos were built by Ducati between 1993 and 1995. ...nder Ducati racer was built with [[Power-to-weight ratio|power to weight]] in mind. [[Carbon fiber]] pieces included bodywork, [[sub frame]], [[fuel tank
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• Mauri Rose
  ...1]], [[1981]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[race car]] driver born in [[Columbus, Ohio]]. ...driven by [[Floyd Davis]] that had started in 17th place and won the race. In 1947 and 1948, Rose captured back-to-back Indy 500's driving a [[Deidt]]/[[
  4 KB (456 words) - 09:43, 8 October 2009
• Briggs and Stratton
  The company was founded in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] in [[1908]] and is still based there. Briggs and Stratton engines are very co ...are usually fitted with a [[dead man's switch]] to halt power immediately in the case of the operator getting injured by the tool. On Briggs and Stratto
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• Blowoff valve
  A '''blowoff valve''' is a pressure release system present in [[turbocharge]]d engines, its purpose is to prevent [[compressor surge]] an ...or relief valve''' is a vacuum-actuated valve designed to release pressure in the intake system of a turbocharged or centrifugally supercharged car when
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• Parilla
  ...[[injection]] pumps and was a Bosch [[spark plug]] wholesaler. After WWII in October 1946, Giovanni released two newly designed [[racing]] [[motorcycle] In 1947 production of the Corsa (racer) and the Sportster street bike began, a
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• A1 Grand Prix cars
  ...uality than those which are hand-laid, giving greater strength, uniformity in the application of [[epoxy resin]], and no weak spots. The application of p [[Image:A1 Ferrari engine.jpg|right|thumb|The Ferrari engine utilised in the new A1GP cars.]]
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• Reciprocating engine
  '''S''' - [[Spark plug]]<br> ...es. The main types are the [[internal combustion engine]] used extensively in motor vehicles, the [[steam engine]] which was the mainstay of the [[indust
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• Terra Modena
  ...and 4 titanium valves. The engine shaft is composite, the piston is forged in aluminum with in Nikasil, the plug has been given DLC treatment – a vacuum amorphous carbon deposit to incre
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• Hybrid vehicle drivetrain
  ...ly one of the two sources is being used, the other must either also rotate in an idling manner or be connected by a one-way clutch or freewheel. With car ...ng upon how balanced the different portions are at providing motive power. In some cases, the combustion engine is the dominant portion; the electric mot
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• Sleeve valve
  ...1940s [[aircraft engine]]s, but subsequently fell from use due to advances in poppet-valve technology (sodium cooling) and to their tendency to burn cons In a normal engine using poppet valves, the valves are opened by the [[camshaf
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