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  • [[Automobile|Car]] engines that use a mechanical distributor may fail if they run into deep puddles be ...o a distributor setup. Coil packs by Delco for use with [[General Motors]] engines allow removal of the individual coils in case one should fail, but in most
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  • ...ie. Quickly growing to twenty-five employees, it soon began to produce gas engines as well. ...nz, had a profound effect on Benz's success. Roger had been building Benz engines under a license from Karl Benz for several years, and in 1888, decided to a
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  • ...longside vertical fours in the 1909 range of cars. By 1910, four-cylinder engines were the sole motor available. Two models, both pair-cast fours, appeared [[Category:Vehicles with boxer engines]]
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  • ...rim — the 3.2 L [[Porsche 935]] was capable of more than 800 hp. Engines had to be from a recognized manufacturer which had cars homologated in the ...r large naturally aspirated engines to compete with small forced induction engines. In addition, all races were to be contested over at least 1000 km —
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  • ...he [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer|365 GTB Berlinetta Boxer]] in 1973. Today, the car represents the last of the great front engine Fer ...a 60° [[bank angle]], 365 cc per cylinder, 81 mm bore and 71 mm [[Stroke_(engines)|stroke]], featuring six [[Weber]] twin [[carburettors]] (40mm [[Solex]] tw
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  • ...d pistons, which continues to be the design principle for high performance engines used in [[motorsport]]s. ...ie. Quickly growing to twenty-five employees, it soon began to produce gas engines as well.
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  • ...rary/weekly/aacarsgasa.htm?rd=1 |title=The History of the Automobile - Gas Engines |publisher=About.com |date=2009-09-11 |accessdate=2009-10-19}}</ref> ...ysicist Sadi Carnot established the thermodynamic theory of idealized heat engines. This scientifically established the need for compression to increase the d
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  • ...d a substantial [[power-to-weight ratio]] advantage over more conventional engines. Another advantage was improved cooling, as the rotating cylinder block cr ...kshaft, in the same general form as a radial, but there were also rotary [[boxer engine]]s<ref name = "Barry"/> and even [[single cylinder engine|one-cylind
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  • ...]]s and many [[gas turbine]]s are also very definitely internal combustion engines. ...ke. The most significant distinction between '''modern internal combustion engines''' and the early designs is the use of compression and in particular of in-
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  • ...uring'''. The AWD wagon is powered by a variety of 2.5 and 3.6 liter boxer engines producing anywhere between 170 to 265 hp. As a family hauler, it will come ...2009 [[New York Auto Show]], the new Legacy will feature a new 3.6-liter Boxer 6 engine, styling from the [[Subaru Legacy Concept|Legacy Concept]], more s
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  • The '''[[Chevrolet]] Corvair engine''' was a [[flat-6]] (or [[boxer engine]]) [[piston engine]] used exclusively in the [[1960s]] [[Chevrolet C ...ly used by [[Volkswagen]] and [[Porsche]] as well as [[Lycoming]] aircraft engines, offered many advantages. Unlike inline or V designs, the horizontally oppo
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  • [[image:forester_engine.jpg|thumb|300px|'''[[Subaru]]'s 2.5L V4 turbocharged Boxer engine''']] ...east bit peaky or finicky. Thanks to Subaru's experience with turbocharged engines from years racing in the World Rally Championship, there are no turbo lags
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  • ...wheels. Also in the 1970s and 80s the [[Douvrin]] large 2.0, 2.2 and 2.6 engines used in the larger Renaults (20, 21, 25 and 30) used this longitudinal "for ...nt of the front axle centerline, however, the short fore-aft length of the boxer engine allows this configuration without any weight distribution issues.
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  • ...d storage compartments in the front and in the rear, above the low profile boxer engine. The mid-engined [[Fiat X1/9]] also had two storage compartments, al ...]]/[[Liquefied petroleum gas|LPG]] tanks (for [[Bivalent (engine)|bivalent engines]])
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  • ...cessful in the US as a vendor of somewhat quirky cars, now known for boxer engines and [[all-wheel-drive]], both introduced long after the 360. ...y four. As with the two-stroke [[Saab 93]]s and other small two stroke gas engines, oil was needed to be pre-mixed with gas, with the fuel tank lid serving as
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  • [[Category:Vehicles with boxer engines]]
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  • ...ll be offered with a normally-aspirated gasoline engine, as well as diesel engines with variable geometry turbocharger and common-rail direct injection. :1973 [[Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer|Ferrari 365 GT4 BB]]
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  • The source of that power is a 3.6-liter flat-six boxer engine based on the current [[Porsche 911 Turbo|911 Turbo]]. Special featur ...s radically different to the existing induction principle for turbocharged engines. Another improvement is the higher rate of exhaust flow through the new mai
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  • Diesel engines are more durable and more fuel efficient than their gasoline counterparts. ...their conventional counterparts are an increased price due to more complex engines, lack of availablity of fuel, and a higher rate of pollution. The emission
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  • ...s Engine Company in 1973. Holset Turbochargers are aimed at Diesel and CNG engines. These turbochargers are designed for higher charge pressure ratios and low |PEUGEOT||BOXER VAN||~||2.5L D||DJ5T/THZ||94 -||UK||K14||5314-970-6706||~||9611734080||~||~
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