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  • ...harger]]s, engine valve timing system components, and 4-wheel drive system components. The company has manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, a *Engine Timing Systems
    2 KB (281 words) - 19:08, 27 September 2009
  • *[[engine control unit|Engine Control Unit]] - also known as an ECU [[Category:Engine technology]]
    1 KB (191 words) - 20:08, 20 August 2009
  • ...of an [[internal combustion engine]]. These components include [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s, [[piston]]s, [[crankshaft]] or crankshafts and [[camshaft]] o ...from a single piece of [[casting|cast]] metal. The locations of the major components are largely determined by the shape of this one component.
    5 KB (734 words) - 16:07, 25 December 2010
  • ...]] in a [[W engine|W configuration]], or two imaginary 15 degree [[V4 engine]] blocks, mounted juxtaposed at 72 degrees to one another and coupled to on ...e eight cylinder engine will fit in the space typically alloted for a [[V6 engine]].
    3 KB (410 words) - 10:46, 24 May 2010
  • ...ics. Available with the 998cc Mini-Cooper or more potent 1275cc Cooper "S" engine, this latter version was reported to be capable of 0-60mph in around 8 seco
    2 KB (240 words) - 04:51, 19 February 2007
  • ...r versions came with a [[BMC B-Series engine|B-series]] [[MGA]] or [[MGB]] engine and coil sprung BMC rear axle. In 1966 a larger upmarket model, the Genie a
    1 KB (190 words) - 09:22, 13 October 2008
  • {{Engine Infobox | |Image = [[Image:750px-General Motors LS9 Engine 1.jpg]]
    5 KB (819 words) - 10:07, 21 February 2009
  • ...contrast to the [[MR layout]], however, the [[center of gravity]] of the [[engine]] itself is actually past the rear axle. This is not to be confused with t .... Thus, in a car which steers with the front wheels, it is better for the engine to be located in the rear of the car - either a RR or MR design.
    3 KB (487 words) - 19:31, 27 June 2006
  • ...its automobile lines. The cars were powered by a 6 cylinder [[Continental engine]], and its body stampings were made by Budd in Philadelphia].
    1 KB (170 words) - 06:49, 19 February 2007
  • ...e="autozine">[http://www.autozine.org/technical_school/engine/smooth2.htm "Engine Smoothness"], Mark Wan, ''AutoZine Technical School, 1998–2000</ref> ...hose intensity increases quadratically with RPM, no matter how closely the components are matched for weight.<ref>[http://www.dinamoto.it/DINAMOTO/on-line%20pape
    7 KB (1,105 words) - 09:29, 6 November 2008
  • ...)|R8]] and has since proliferated throughout the Volkswagen Group's petrol engine range. ...the stratified charge principle at part load. In this operating mode, the engine only requires a fuel-air mixture capable of immediate [[ignition]] in the a
    3 KB (478 words) - 15:00, 20 May 2010
  • * Relatively modest performance from four-cylinder engine ...run and its components are engineered for low maintenance particularly the engine.
    1 KB (162 words) - 06:11, 17 December 2010
  • ...er, Sons & Bean Ltd]]. Rated at 11.9 RAC horsepower the 1147 cc 4 cylinder engine was linked to a separate 3 speed gearbox. The car in chassis form initially 1923 saw the launch of the 14 a much improved model with a 2.3 litre engine in unit with a four speed gearbox. About 4000 of all the variants were made
    2 KB (338 words) - 07:03, 19 February 2007
  • ...vity than cast iron liners, which is an important factor for a high output engine. The coating was further developed by US Chrome Corporation in the USA in t ...o build [[air-cooled engine]]s that had the highest specific output of any engine of their time. Nikasil is still used in today's 911s with great success.
    4 KB (561 words) - 04:54, 2 March 2010
  • ...ine, as well as reducing the stress on other machinery and people near the engine. * The opportunity to reduce the size and weight of components (other than the obvious one of the flywheel) as a result of reduced stress
    14 KB (2,256 words) - 10:39, 30 October 2008
  • ...actures axles, driveline systems, chassis systems, crankshafts and chassis components. It is Scotland's best known name in the motor industry. Albions were renow ...-looking dogcart made of varnished wood and powered by a [[flat-twin]] 8hp engine with gear-change by "Patent Combination Clutches" and solid tyres.
    7 KB (951 words) - 05:26, 19 February 2007
  • ...oduces about 800 hp thanks to two turbochargers and highly modified engine components. Not much information is available at the moment but there are some picture ...ers, coolers (oil and pressurized air IC) and a large collection of engine components including pistons and seals.
    4 KB (567 words) - 08:22, 25 February 2010
  • ...ing for the [[crankshaft]]. The enclosure forms the largest cavity in the engine and is located below the [[cylinder block]]. ...s from foreign objects, the crankcase serves other functions, depending on engine type.
    5 KB (831 words) - 19:43, 8 May 2010
  • ...pply pump in the tank and one high pressure/low volume pump on or near the engine). ...n, these pumps are typically bolted onto the engine block or head, and the engine's camshaft has an extra eccentric lobe that operates a lever on the pump, e
    8 KB (1,342 words) - 21:22, 22 August 2009
  • ...rs was on offer including one with a 9.6 litre version of the six cylinder engine. The cars were among the most expensive on the British market. ...linder models to six ton models. In 1912 Maudslay supplied a 40 hp (30 kW) engine to power Britain's first petrol-electric railcar.<ref name=PI>{{cite book |
    4 KB (662 words) - 10:38, 18 May 2010

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