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• Variable Valve Timing
  ...changed while the engine is in operation. [[Two stroke cycle|Two-stroke]] engines use a [[2-stroke power valve system|Power valve system]] to get similar res ...consumption. The first [[VTEC]] engine [[Honda]] produced was the [[Honda Engines (B-series)#B16A|B16A]] which was installed in the [[Honda Integra|Integra]]
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• Peugeot 205
  ...or fuel injected petrol and diesel versions. Its use of the now standard [[PSA Peugeot Citroën]] suspension layout of [[Macpherson struts]] at the front, ...I 1.9 and Citroën BX 19 petrol engined models). The XUD7 (and XUD9) Diesel Engines were world-beating and so petrol-like that many buyers were won over by the
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• Citroën CX
  ...the [[Peugeot 604]], the [[Talbot Tagora]], and the CX, each competing for PSA's scarce financial resources. ...t inline four-cylinder engine. The car thus had 15 different four-cylinder engines during its life, each offering a minuscule improvement over the last, while
  20 KB (2,992 words) - 10:44, 23 June 2009
• Alpine
  ...]] and [[sports car]]s which used [[rear engine|rear mounted]] [[Renault]] engines. The proper pronunciation is closer to "al-peen". ...the years to the stage where, by 1974, the little car was handling 1800cc engines developing 180bhp+. With a competition weight for the car of around 620kg,
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• Motor oil
  ...motives and aircraft, and static engines such as electrical generators. In engines, there are parts which move against each other causing friction which waste ...pose the motor oil to temperatures of 320 °F (160 °C). In diesel engines the top ring can expose the oil to temperatures over 600 °F (315&nbsp
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• Diesel Vehicles
  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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• Petroleum electric hybrid vehicle
  PEHVs most commonly use [[internal combustion]] engines and electric batteries to power [[electric motor]]s. Modern [[mass producti ...ids where a small petrol engine powered a compressor. Several types of air engines also increased the range between fill-ups with up to 60% by absorbing ambie
  48 KB (7,153 words) - 16:31, 25 September 2009

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