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• Ford Cleveland engine
  ...gine|engine]] family were a group of [[small-block V8|small-block]] [[V8]] engines built by the [[Ford Motor Company]] between 1970 and 1982. The series was ...'''4V''' heads had massive valves canted to the sides with a "poly-angle" combustion chamber. A novel feature is the heads are not straight — they are ho
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• Future car technologies
  ...nology to harness the heat generated by conventional [[internal combustion engines]] and use it to generate mechanical energy [http://www.gizmag.com/go/4936/ == External links==
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• Gordon-Keeble
  ...ake the '''Gordon GT''' car by fitting a [[Buick]] 3.5 litre V8 [[internal combustion engine|engine]] into a chassis by Peerless. The car, still at the developme ...to Detroit and shown to Chevrolet management who agreed to supply Corvette engines and gearboxes for a production run of the car.
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• Hybrid electric vehicle
  ...lled '''Hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV)''' which use [[internal combustion]] engines and electric batteries to power electric motors. See also [[Hybrid Vehicle ...a hybrid, as power is delivered both via an [[internal combustion|internal combustion engine]] or electric motor and the rider's muscles.
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• Stanley Steamer Company
  ...1900s before eventually being overtaken technologically by the [[internal combustion engine]]. ...e patent difficulties, developed a new automobile model with twin cylinder engines geared directly to the back axle. Later models had aluminium coachwork, bu
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• Cylinder block
  ...ertain limits. Engine blocks are usually made from cast iron or, in modern engines, aluminium and magnesium. ...[[engine displacement]] since the latter is defined by bore and [[stroke (engines)|stroke]].
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• Toyota 7M engine
  ...GTEU. The 7M was finally discontinued in 1992, supplanted by the JZ series engines in all applications. ...rs in the block to cool the underside of the pistons, due to the increased combustion temperatures. The intake cam also differed from the 7M-GE, although the exh
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• Siegfried Marcus
  Ca. 1870 he put an [[internal combustion engine]] on a simple handcart. This appliance was designed for liquid combu ...type was given to Marcus in Germany. This design was used for all further engines and, of course, the famous “Second Marcus Car” of 1888/89. It was this
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• Automobile self starter
  ...ull away immediately, or else risk a broken wrist, or worse. Moreover, as engines evolved, they became larger and compression ratios increased, making hand c ...e this design weighs less, it has also been adapted to some light aircraft engines, where minimizing weight is very important.
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• Diesel
  ...]. Although diesel generally refers to a fossil based fuel, Rudolf's first engines ran on peanut oil, which today might be referred to as biodiesel. The term ...e fuel, meaning that additives must be put into the fuel to help lubricate engines. [[Biodiesel]] is an effective lubricant.
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• Bond Cars Ltd
  ...d then to a 250 cc twin-cylinder Villiers 4T (optional on the Mark G). The engines were essentially motorcycle units and therefore had no reverse gear. Howeve ...ged to the six-cylinder 2-litre [[Triumph Vitesse]] chassis and [[Internal combustion engine|engine]].
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• Turbocharged Direct Injection
  ...Motor<ref name=VW-Industrial>{{citation|url=http://www.mi-uk.com/products/engines/downloads/sdi19industrial.pdf|title=The SDI 1.9 Industrial Engine|format=PD ...and therefore greater power outputs<ref name=VWAG/> (from a more complete combustion process compared to indirect injection), while also decreasing emissions an
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• Rudolf Diesel
  ...ting the spark plug used in the [[Nikolaus_Otto|Nikolaus Otto]] [[internal combustion engine]]. He received a patent for the device on February 23, 1892 and a ...theory revolves around the German military, which was beginning to use his engines on their submarines—something which Mr. Diesel opposed—and perhaps fear
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• Volvo XC60 Concept
  ...y proven [[gasoline]]- and [[diesel]]-burning [[internal combustion engine|engines]]. Further, the XC60 would share technology with the next-generation [[Land ==External Links==
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• Tickford
  ...d at Tickford Street in Newport Pagnell. With the advent of the [[internal combustion engine]], the company progressed into developing coachbuilt cars as early a ...es for Aston Martin (V8 in Nimrod and EMKA chassis) and developed Cosworth engines for Ray Mallock Racing and Ecurie Ecosse, powering Aston Martin to third pl
  5 KB (830 words) - 00:46, 14 March 2007
• Facel Vega
  ...]] [[DeSoto (automobile)|DeSoto]] [[Chrysler Hemi engine|Hemi]] [[internal combustion engine|engine]]. The overall engineering was straightforward, with a tubula 1959's model had even bigger engines, a 5.8&nbsp;L and later a 6.3&nbsp;L Chrysler V8, and was quite a bit faste
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• Alternative Fuel Vehicles
  ...essurized tanks, which have been designed to withstand severe impact, high external temperatures, and environmental exposure. The most popular and widely know ...gasoline engine can be adapted to use hydrogen fuel. Internal combustion engines provide various benefits compared with fuel cells, such as more power and e
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• Chrysler PowerTech engine
  ...plex]] in Detroit, Michigan. [[E85]] compatible versions of some PowerTech engines were developed and used in numerous Chrysler vehicles. The PowerTech was on the [[Ward's 10 Best Engines]] list for 1999.
  7 KB (1,065 words) - 05:02, 23 July 2010
• Engine balance
  ...single cylinder engine can be balanced in many aspects. Multiple cylinder engines offer far more opportunities for balancing, with each [[engine configuratio ===Single cylinder engines===
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• Spark plug
  ...electrical device that fits into the [[cylinder head]] of some [[internal combustion engine]]s and ignites compressed aerosol [[gasoline]] by means of an electr ...old in 1902 made possible the development of the gasoline-powered internal combustion engine.
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