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  • ...he mid 1800’s, but by the turn of the century the advent of the [[Internal Combustion Engine]] revolutionized man kind’s mobility. Although there have been man
    3 KB (438 words) - 18:43, 16 December 2010
  • Certain high speed in-line internal combustion engines are prone to torsional vibration of their crankshafts; the straight
    3 KB (452 words) - 15:17, 18 December 2009
  • ...nies continued to manufacture their separate [[automobile]] and [[internal combustion engine]] brands until, on June 28, 1926, when Benz & Cie. and DMG formally
    3 KB (487 words) - 07:09, 19 February 2007
  • ...t of them is the [[automobile]]'s main power source—normally an [[internal combustion engine]] of some kind—but some way of transferring power to the vehicle's An easily-accessible source of power from an internal combustion engine is partial vacuum, available by tapping the [[manifold (automotive e
    7 KB (1,096 words) - 22:24, 6 July 2010
  • Toyota's V-10 combustion motor, the '''1LR-GUE''', arrived with Lexus's new 2010 [[Lexus LF-A|LF-A]]
    3 KB (413 words) - 11:05, 11 November 2009
  • ...[[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]] [[reciprocating engine|piston]] [[internal combustion engine]] in a [[W engine|W configuration]], or two imaginary 15 degree
    3 KB (410 words) - 10:46, 24 May 2010
  • ...lly tubing used to guide reaction [[exhaust gas]]es away from a controlled combustion inside an [[engine]] or stove. The entire system conveys burnt gases from t ...ey serves as an exhaust pipe in a stationary structure. For the [[internal combustion engine]] it is important to have the Exhaust System "Tuned" (refer to [[tun
    10 KB (1,599 words) - 08:07, 5 August 2009
  • ...g higher lift and duration; therefore a greater quantity of air into the [[combustion chamber]] which increases the power and torque output over a broad engine s *At idle, valve overlap is eliminated to stabilize combustion.
    11 KB (1,613 words) - 06:39, 25 June 2008
  • ...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
    3 KB (432 words) - 06:43, 19 February 2007
  • ...[Otto cycle]] and [[Diesel cycle]] [[internal-combustion engine | internal-combustion engines]] require the pistons to be moving before the [[ignition system|ign
    7 KB (1,055 words) - 22:37, 27 June 2006
  • ...gn for a [[sports car]] powered by a 1493 cc [[V10 engine|V10]] [[Internal combustion engine|engine]].
    3 KB (481 words) - 04:12, 2 March 2007
  • ...specific [[catalytic converter]]. The [[NOx|oxides of nitrogen]] formed at combustion are converted into elementary nitrogen and water. This method is called [[S
    3 KB (535 words) - 10:43, 17 August 2010
  • A '''distributor''' is a device in the [[ignition system]] of an [[internal combustion engine]] that routes high voltage from the ignition coil to the [[spark plu A distributor cap is used in an [[automobile]]'s [[internal combustion engine|engine]] to cover the distributor and its internal rotor.
    7 KB (1,238 words) - 19:36, 21 June 2010
  • ...t was much easier to build an electric car by hand than tinker on internal combustion engines. Even the Porsche Lohner Hybrid and Hybrid Race Car debuted around ...nt systems that automatically decide when to use the batteries or internal-combustion engine.
    12 KB (1,916 words) - 05:57, 8 January 2010
  • ...electric powerplants as its source of motivation, with the 47 hp internal combustion engine only coming to life to recharge the 17 kilowatt-hour lithium polymer
    3 KB (449 words) - 12:55, 2 March 2010
  • ...lso built [[automobile|cars]], steam locomotives and a range of [[internal combustion]] engines.
    3 KB (491 words) - 01:03, 20 February 2007
  • *generated on-board using a combustion engine, as in a [[diesel-electric]] locomotive ...c motors can provide high torque while an EV is stopped, unlike [[internal combustion engine]]s, and do not need gears to match power curves. This removes the n
    15 KB (2,113 words) - 15:32, 28 July 2009
  • ...ged to the six-cylinder 2-litre [[Triumph Vitesse]] chassis and [[Internal combustion engine|engine]].
    3 KB (499 words) - 19:49, 24 June 2010
  • ...g torus'') is rotated by the prime mover, which is typically an [[internal combustion engine]] or [[electric motor]]. The impellor's motion imparts both outwards ...ons, the pump typically is connected to the [[flywheel]] of the [[internal combustion engine|engine]]—in fact, the coupling's enclosure may be part of the
    9 KB (1,366 words) - 15:59, 25 August 2009
  • ...e XC60 with already proven [[gasoline]]- and [[diesel]]-burning [[internal combustion engine|engines]]. Further, the XC60 would share technology with the next-ge
    4 KB (524 words) - 21:25, 18 October 2010

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