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• Belt Alternator Starter (BAS)
  ...an alternator/generator mated to the engine and turns off the conventional engine when in idle or deceleration. ...mporarily shut off. The stored electricity can then be used to restart the engine when the driver releases the brake pedal.
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• Holden Efijy
  ...estion, ‘what would these people have created using all the skill sets and technology we have now’, and Efijy might be the all-Australian answer to that questi ==Engine==
  2 KB (271 words) - 23:36, 13 April 2007
• Diesel Particulate Filter
  ...rticulate Matter]] (including soot) from the [[exhaust gas]] of a [[diesel engine]]. Unlike a [[catalytic converter]] which is a flow-through device, a DPF c ...nology: high cost catalytic [[pollution]] control module added to [[diesel engine]]d cars to eliminate the characteristic black smoke trail. It was first off
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• Transverse engine
  ...e '''placement alignment''', or '''layout''', of the [[internal combustion engine]] ''within'' the [[chassis]] or [[Monocoque|body]] of a [[motor vehicle]].} ...hile most [[rear wheel drive]] vehicles use a front-to-back [[longitudinal engine|longitudinal]] arrangement.
  4 KB (631 words) - 07:45, 30 April 2010
• Dry sump
  ...cycle|four-stroke]] and large [[two-stroke]] piston [[internal combustion engine]]s that uses a secondary external reservoir for oil, as compared to a conve ...ankshaft]]. Oil is then pumped from this reservoir to the bearings of the engine by the pressure pump. Typical dry sump systems have the pressure pump and
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• BlueTec
  ...]] to share BlueTec technology with them. Together they try to push diesel technology to the masses in the United States. A [[Jeep Grand Cherokee]] with the same Bluetec engine is also expected, and Mercedes announced tentative plans for a BLUETEC/elec
  4 KB (579 words) - 13:33, 23 April 2008
• W16 engine
  [[image:W16.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A [[Volkswagen]]/[[Bugatti]] W16 Engine]] ...]] [[reciprocating engine|piston]] [[internal combustion engine]] in a [[W engine|W configuration]]. All W16 engines consist of two 'offset double-row' [[cy
  4 KB (561 words) - 11:29, 24 May 2010
• Slide valve
  ...ssion of steam into, and emission of exhaust from, the cylinder of a steam engine. ...ves) clearly relates to an engine with a vertical cylinder, such as a beam engine. Where the cylinders are horizontal, as in a steam locomotive, the valves
  2 KB (336 words) - 04:44, 2 March 2010
• Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid
  ...mlerChrysler]] [[Global Hybrid Cooperation|partnership]], and based on the technology in GM's [[Hybrid Cars|hybrid]] transit buses. The result is said to be a 25 ..., cam phasing, and late-intake valve closure, allowing even more efficient engine operation.
  4 KB (592 words) - 10:19, 10 July 2008
• Nissan S12
  ...a was upgraded in 1979 and became the S110, but was still hindered by 70's technology and emissions problems. In late 1983, Nissan released a complete redesign o ...r mounted [[intercooler]]s and accomplishing all this with eight different engine configurations and three separate drivetrain setups. Not only that, but the
  2 KB (338 words) - 04:33, 16 June 2010
• Crossplane
  ...gines have uneven [[firing order|firing patterns]] within each [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]] bank, producing a distinctive ''burble'' in the [[exhaust]] not ...th 60° and 90° the most common. They lack the V8 burble and the superior [[engine balance|mechanical balance]] of the crossplane design, but do not require t
  3 KB (415 words) - 12:07, 12 January 2010
• Turbocharging
  ...er''' is a device which increases the output power of a normally aspirated engine. It was invented by Swiss engineer [[Alfred Büchi]]. His patent for a turb ...ompressing ambient air and delivering it to the air intake manifold of the engine at higher pressure, resulting in a greater amount of the air entering the c
  5 KB (843 words) - 08:54, 25 August 2008
• Crankshaft deep rolling
  ...all types can be deep rolled. Most automakers are currently utilizing this technology including: GM, Ford, and Chrysler engines. Hegenscheidt-MFD Corporation, th
  1 KB (150 words) - 06:30, 31 May 2010
• Yamaha OX99-11
  |Engine = 3.5 litre (3498 cc) 70° [[V12 engine|V12]] ...rts car]] designed by [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] subsidiary [[Ypsilon Technology]] and IAD, an English engineering consultancy, which was supposed to come o
  4 KB (657 words) - 11:59, 25 May 2010
• Mitsubishi 8A8 engine
  {{Engine Infobox | |Engine Name = Mitsubishi 8A8
  4 KB (602 words) - 18:58, 6 July 2010
• Audi Pikes Peak Quattro
  | Engine ==Engine, Performance, and Design==
  3 KB (379 words) - 15:10, 6 June 2008
• Integrated Motor Assist (IMA)
  ...a generator for battery charging during regenerative braking. A [[Battery Technology|nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH)]] battery pack is used in all Honda hybrids; it ...nt variant without rendering the vehicle overly slow or weak. This smaller engine is the primary reason cars equipped with IMA get better highway mileage tha
  9 KB (1,330 words) - 02:05, 22 January 2009
• INVECS
  ...sed by [[Mitsubishi Motors]] for its electronic [[automatic transmission]] technology. ...ef name="controltech"/> INVECS would, for example, downshift to increase [[engine braking]] while travelling downhill, or similarly automate transmission pro
  4 KB (555 words) - 09:53, 20 July 2010
• Auto-Mixte
  ...rstal. Auto-Mixte made busses for the City of London as well; one electric engine driving each wheel, therefore creating one single walkway without obstructi
  1 KB (151 words) - 10:30, 18 September 2010
• Dead centre
  In a [[reciprocating engine]], the '''dead centre''' is the position of a piston in which it is farthes ...[flywheel]] to overcome the dead centre, or are designed, in the case of [[Engine configuration|multi-cylinder engines]], so that dead centres can never exis
  5 KB (735 words) - 19:04, 13 May 2010

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