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• Ed Cole
  ...New Generation" at Time.com], retrieved on 13 Aug 2008.</ref> He worked in engineering, rising to co-head a team (with Harry Barr) that developed the 1949 [[Cadil ...performing early [[Chevrolet Corvette|Corvettes]], and also was introduced engineering and design advancements in the Chevrolet car and truck lines between 1955 a
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• Sylva
  ...r Sportscars, the Stylus to Specialist Sports Cars, and the Striker to Raw Engineering. By doing so, Jeremy Phillips and Sylva have been able to focus on newer de ...rd Zetec or even a motorcycle engine. These cars have high power to weight ratios and are best enjoyed in the summer. All kit-cars are put though a SVA - sin
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• Cycloidal drive
  ...t shaft]] by a certain ratio. Cycloidal speed reducers are capable of high ratios in compact sizes. ....edu/e-books.php e-book library] of classic texts on mechanical design and engineering.
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• British Salmson
  ...a range of cars. With the outbreak of World War II they turned to general engineering. ...rent but the gearbox was updated to include [[synchromesh]] on the top two ratios. The coachwork was to a British design and was available in four door saloo
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• Compression ratio
  ...given mass of air-fuel mixture due to its higher thermal efficiency. High ratios place the available oxygen and fuel molecules into a reduced space along wi Higher compression ratios will however make gasoline engines subject to [[engine knocking]], also kno
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• Global Hybrid Cooperation
  ...ompanies have formed an organization called Global Hybrid Cooperation with engineering and management centered at the '''GM, DaimlerChrysler and BMW Hybrid Develo ...antly if needed. This mode is operational using the first and second gear ratios of the transmission.
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• Saleen S7
  ...was headed by [[Billy Tally]], Saleen's current Vice President of Advanced Engineering. [[Transmission (mechanics)|Transmission Ratios]]:
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• Overdrive
  ...th them today, although they still appear on large trucks, where more gear ratios are always in demand. In 1959, the Laycock Engineering Company introduced the D-type overdrive, which was fitted to a variety of m
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• Drive shaft
  ...d more steeply articulated than the rear shaft, making it a more difficult engineering problem to build a reliable drive shaft, and which may involve a more sophi *Use of lightweight derailleur gears with a high number of ratios is impossible, although [[hub gears]] can be used
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• Formula Junior
  ...ter was used in almost all successful FJs (the USA adopted other cc/weight ratios but they were rarely used). Parts like engine block, head and cylinders had ...A-series engines. On the engine side, [[Keith Duckworth]] of [[Cosworth]] Engineering took an interest in Formula Junior and managed to get hold of two of the ne
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• ATESSA
  '''ATTESA''' (acronym for '''Advanced Total Traction Engineering System for All-Terrain''') is a [[four-wheel drive]] used in some [[automob ...em that is "all or nothing", the ATTESA-ETS system can apportion different ratios of [[torque]] to the front wheels as it sees fit. This provides the driver
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• Biobutanol
  ...g which can damage it. Compared to ethanol, butanol can be mixed in higher ratios with gasoline for use in existing cars without the need for retrofit as the ...uel.<ref>[http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/kinematic-viscosity-d_397.html Engineering Toolbox]</ref>
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• Cylinder block
  ...locks, which can achieve it with fewer compromises in reliability and less engineering effort. A 7.0 L big block, like the [[Chevrolet Big-Block engine#427|427 Ch
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• Land Rover Range Rover Classic
  ...ecame the norm for all Land Rover vehicles), and had a lever for switching ratios on the [[Transfer case|transfer box]] (called "high/low box") for off-road ...ion. The design of the Range Rover was finalised in 1969. Twenty-six Velar engineering development vehicles were built between 1969 and 1970 and were road registe
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• Straight-8 engine
  ...high octane]] gasoline. Engines could be designed with higher compression ratios to take advantage of high-octane gasoline. This led to more highly stresse [[Alfa Romeo]] were the first to react to the engineering problems of the straight-8: in their racing car engines for the [[Alfa Rome
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• Honda Insight
  The Honda Insight can run as lean as 25.8 to 1 fuel to air ratios. [http://autospeed.com/cms/A_110187/article.html] This design is revolution The Insight is very much the culmination of earlier design studies and engineering test mule vehicle experiments. The design is very much renascent of the J-
  13 KB (1,889 words) - 00:35, 7 October 2010
• Passenger vehicles in the United States
  ...blished data in regard to the total number of vehicles, growth trends, and ratios between licensed drivers, the general population, and the increasing number ===Vehicle and population ratios (millions) since 1960===
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• Gas turbine
  ...rials that make up the engine to withstand heat and pressure. Considerable engineering goes into keeping the turbine parts cool. Some turbines also try to recover ...tp://www.memagazine.org/supparch/pejun04/yearturb/yearturb.html Mechanical Engineering "Power & Energy," June 2004 - "A Year of Turbulence," Feature Article]</ref
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• Carburetor
  ...cuum occurs behind the closed butterfly valve. This [[manifold (automotive engineering)|manifold]] vacuum is sufficient to pull fuel through small openings placed ...ly incorporating the carburetor as an important step forward in automotive engineering.
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• Octane rating
  ...f the total available power is produced because the [[manifold (automotive engineering)|manifold]] is operating at pressures far below atmospheric. In this case, ..., but Speed 97 was discontinued. India's vehicles usually have compression ratios under 10:1, thus enabling them to use lower quality petrols without engine
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