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• Dual-fuel system
  ...switch to petrol in situations when cars don't run good (for example, the engine is too cold). The dual-fuel system offers better advantages over a dedicate * A car can run on petrol first until the engine is warm enough to run effectively on LPG
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• Volkswagen W12
  ...engine developed by [[Volkswagen]] using technology derived from the [[VR6 engine]].
  273 bytes (34 words) - 20:52, 25 May 2010
• Variable Cylinder Management
  ...linder Management (VCM)''' is Honda's term for a [[Variable Displacement]] technology. It uses the i-VTEC system to disable one bank of cylinders during specific ...by wire]] throttle allows the engine management computer to smooth out the engine's power delivery, making the system imperceptible. Vehicles with VCM are eq
  795 bytes (121 words) - 15:52, 4 July 2006
• Nissan Altima Hybrid
  ...brid Cars|Hybrid]] to market faster and Toyota can recapture some of their technology [http://www.mixedpower.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1152 inve ...e same. The only difference for the customer will be the gasoline-electric engine and the advanced Xtronic CVT™ (Continuously Variable Transmission) combin
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• François Isaac de Rivaz
  ...7 Francois Isaac de Rivaz - internal combustion engine]</ref> Although the engine was first built by Isaac de Rivaz, it was never commercially successful. ...gh this early work is credited as the first successful internal combustion engine, the development for mass production never on the invention never truly beg
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• Longitudinal engine
  ...ive engineering]], a '''longitudinal engine''' is an [[internal combustion engine]] in which the [[crankshaft]] is oriented along the long axis of the [[vehi ...instream modern vehicles use [[front wheel drive]] along with [[transverse engine]] arrangement
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• Electronic control unit
  *[[engine control unit|Engine Control Unit]] - also known as an ECU [[Category:Engine technology]]
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• NOx Adsorbers
  ...gen (NO and NO₂) emissions from a lean burn internal combustion engine. ...heric oxygen) in the exhaust gas stream. The 3-Way [[catalytic converter]] technology that has been successfully used on stoichiometric internal combustion engin
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• Street and Racing Technology
  '''Street and Racing Technology''' (SRT) is the high performance division of [[Chrysler LLC]]. SRT origina ...on SRT is referred to as the SRT4 because it is powered by a four cylinder engine. Other Chrysler SRT vehicles include SRT6, SRT8 and SRT10.
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• Max Friz
  ...cal engineer specializing in engine design. He was the key contributor of engine design and innovation that led to the founding of [[Bayerische Motoren Werk ...the Design Office, making major contributions to the design of the racing engine for the 1914 [[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport|Mercedes]] Grand Prix car that w
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• Paul Moller
  ...tform called ([http://www.moller.com/aerobot/]) the aerobot. The rotapower engine itself has been spun off to a separate Moller company, [[Freedom Motors]]. ...trapp in 1988 in order to fund development of his Skycar and its rotapower engine. <!-- source following the links on Moller International's home page http:/
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• Overhead camshaft
  ...ngine manufacturers easily accept the added complexity in trade for better engine performance and greater design flexibility. The [[Overhead Camshafts|OHC]] ...y and power. [[Overhead Camshafts|OHC]] also inherently allows for greater engine speeds over comparable cam-in-block designs.
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• Knight Engine
  The '''Knight Engine''' was an internal combustion engine, designed by Charles Yale Knight (1868-1940), that used [[sleeve valve]]s i ...companies and receive a royalty payment on each vehicle produced using the engine.
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• Tachometer
  [[Image:Techometer-1.jpg|thumb|200px|Tachometer showing engine revolutions per minute, and a redline near 5800 RPM]] ...hometer is one that measures the ''speed'' of a rotating shaft, as in an [[engine]] or other machine. The readout is traditionally in the form of an analog d
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• Throttle
  ...(pedal, lever, electronic) that the operator uses to indirectly control an engine's power. ...throttle is a valve that directly regulates the amount of air entering the engine, indirectly controlling the fuel burned on each cycle due to the [[fuel inj
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• Crankpin
  In a [[reciprocating engine]], the '''crankpins''', also known as '''crank journals''' are the [[journa ...are the journals of the off-centre bearings of the crankshaft. In a [[beam engine]] the single crank pin is mounted on the [[flywheel]]; In a steam locomotiv
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• Alusil
  ...s aluminium alloy [[engine block]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=High-performance engine blocks for tomorrow’s challenges|url=http://www.kspg-ag.de/index.php?lang ...f name=KSPG-AG/><ref name=KS_A6>{{cite web|title=KS Aluminium-Technologie: engine blocks for the new Audi A6|url=http://www.rheinmetall.de/index.php?fid=1364
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• Wet sump
  ...here it is pumped back up to the bearings by the oil pump, internal to the engine. ...pump is generally more difficult to replace, but that is dependent on the engine design.
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• Drive-by-wire throttle
  '''Electronic throttle control''' (ETC) is an [[automobile]] technology which severs the direct link between the accelerator pedal and the throttle Similar technology has recently been applied to '''vehicle brakes''', but this is much less co
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• Search And Replace
  * eight cylinder engine > V8 * Lithium-ion > Battery Technology
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