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• Slide valve
  ...ssion of steam into, and emission of exhaust from, the cylinder of a steam engine. .... In the 20th century, slide valves were gradually superseded by [[piston valves]], particularly in engines using superheated steam. There were two reasons
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• Choke valve
  ...nd application, the valve can be activated manually by the operator of the engine (via a [[lever]] or [[pull handle]]) or automatically by a [[temperature]]- ...fuel to be sucked into the engine compared to normal operation. Once the engine is warm (from [[combustion]]), opening the choke valve restores the carbure
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• Multi-valve
  ...(or '''multivalve''') when each cylinder has more than two [[poppet valve|valves]]. ...s the case: [[Chevrolet]] recently showed a 3-valve version of its [[GM LS engine|Generation IV V8]] which uses [[pushrod]]s to actuate forked rockers, and [
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• Engine configuration
  ...of an [[internal combustion engine]]. These components include [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s, [[piston]]s, [[crankshaft]] or crankshafts and [[camshaft]] o ...glish. This is because the most common forms are all based on a combined [[engine block]] and [[crankcase]] that are [[Milling machine|milled]] from a single
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• Volumetric efficiency
  ...wer, settings as they will lose less power to moving air in and out of the engine. ...greater percentage of the cycle time to move the charge in and out of the engine.
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• Variable Cylinder Management
  ...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
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• Overhead camshaft
  ...liced in half shows two overhead camshafts—one above each of the two valves]] ...ngine manufacturers easily accept the added complexity in trade for better engine performance and greater design flexibility. The [[Overhead Camshafts|OHC]]
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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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• Poppet valve
  ...ta and Schrader valves used on air-filled [[tire]]s are examples of poppet valves. The Presta valve has no spring and relies on a pressure differential for o Operation of poppet valves are described in [http://www.lexairinc.com].
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• V5 engine
  The '''V5 engine''' is a [[V engine|V form engine]] with five [[Cylinder|cylinders]]. ...and one with 3; rather, it has all 5 cylinders sharing a single bank. The engine is derived from the VR6, and is thus a staggered 5, and has much in common
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• Mitsubishi Astron engine
  {{Engine Infobox | |Engine Name = Astron 2
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• Fiat Twin Air Engine
  {{Engine Infobox | |Engine Name = Twin Air
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• Austin E-Series engine
  {{Engine Infobox | |Engine Name = Austin E-Series
  2 KB (332 words) - 08:17, 14 January 2009
• Nissan ZD30 engine
  {{Engine Infobox | |Engine Name = ZD30
  3 KB (436 words) - 07:50, 13 October 2010
• Austin R-Series engine
  {{Engine Infobox | |Engine Name = Austin R-Series
  2 KB (341 words) - 08:18, 14 January 2009
• MCE-5 engine
  {{Engine Infobox | |Engine Name = MCE-5
  2 KB (338 words) - 06:57, 17 November 2010
• Volkswagen CBZB engine
  {{Engine Infobox | |Engine Name = Volkswagen CBZB
  2 KB (335 words) - 13:31, 11 September 2010
• Volkswagen ADY engine
  {{Engine Infobox | |Engine Name = Volkswagen ADY
  2 KB (339 words) - 11:13, 16 September 2010
• Volkswagen CBBB engine
  {{Engine Infobox | |Engine Name = CBBB
  2 KB (343 words) - 09:01, 24 September 2010
• Volkswagen CAYB engine
  {{Engine Infobox | |Engine Name = Volkswagen CAYB
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