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• Cam-in-block
  Also see '''[[Pushrod engine]]''' ...n a [[straight engine]] or directly above the crankshaft in the V of a [[V engine]]. This contrasts with an [[overhead camshaft]] (OHC) design which places t
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• Nardi
  ...932 (capable of 180km/h with a 65bhp JAP 998cc two-cylinder air-cooled vee engine!), Enrico Nardi worked for a period first for [[Lancia]] and then [[Ferrari ...sing a Fiat 1100 engine and the other using a prewar [[Maserati]] 4CS-1500 engine.''']]
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• Ferrari 312
  [[Image:Ferrari 312 F1.jpg|thumb|250px|left|'''1967 Ferrari 312 F1 V12 engine''']] The engine was rather heavy, and due to the reduced capacity, lower on power and espec
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• Two stroke
  ...exhaust) still occur. Thus, there is a power stroke per piston for every engine revolution, instead of every second revolution. Two stroke engines can be a ...cause the engine has twice as many combustions per second as a four stroke engine revolving at the same speed). For handheld devices, they also have the adv
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• Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems
  ...-rm-1.jpg] and had to use the spare car. He did not finish the race as the engine blew up after a handful of laps. As results failed to arrive, the team was ...t - as used in their road cars - that was ready in the Summer of 1989. The engine - now with a Subaru badge - was tested in a Minardi M188 chassis but due to
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• Aprilia RS250
  |Engine || Liquid cooled,249 cc,2-stroke,90-degree V-Twin ...released in 1994. The Aprilia RS250 is powered by a modified Suzuki RGV250 engine using Aprilia's own exhaust and intake systems. The fuel feeding system is
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• Track racing
  The use of methanol provides an increased compression ratio to the engine resulting in higher speeds (approx 80mph when cornering) although the skill
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• Carlos Reutemann
  The Brabham team switched to the [[Alfa Romeo]] flat-12 engine for [[1976]] and suffered from serious reliability problems, seemingly sapp
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• Kenny Roberts
  ...his knee to balance the bike on the track in corners, and the first to use engine power to spin the rear tyre exiting bends to help steer the bike (a techniq ...aboard a dirt track motorcycle with a Yamaha TZ 750 two-stroke road racing engine wedged inside its frame. On a bike that was considered unrideable due to it
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• Spark plug
  ...device that fits into the [[cylinder head]] of some [[internal combustion engine]]s and ignites compressed aerosol gasoline by means of an electric spark. S ...humbnail|right|Components of a typical, [[four stroke cycle]], DOHC piston engine. (E) Exhaust [[camshaft]], (I) Intake camshaft, (S) Spark plug, (V) [[poppe
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• Internal combustion engine
  ...acting on pistons, rotors, or even by pressing on and moving the entire [[engine]] itself. ...[[external combustion engine]]s, such as [[steam engine]]s and [[Stirling engine]]s, which use the combustion process to heat a separate working fluid, whic
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• Aerodynamics
  ...internal aerodynamics encompasses the study of the airflow through a [[jet engine]] or through an [[air conditioning]] pipe. ...ines]] where detailed flow patterns strongly affect the performance of the engine.
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• Ferrari 575M Maranello
  ...s semi-automatic (sequential) 'F1' gearbox. The model number refers to the engine's capacity in litres, whilst the 'M' is an abbreviation of 'modificato' or === Engine ===
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• Capriolo
  ...938 by Pezzi) with a helix CA-161/bis model powered by [[Piaggio]] pistons engine and the first one of the first [[Italian]] jet aircraft, the 1940 Caproni C ...the Arco factory. A realization was made by G. Perini. It already have the engine based on the scheme from where will come the lucky model [[Capriolo 75]] an
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• Bugatti Veyron
  [[Image:Volkswagen W16.jpg|thumb|300px|the W16 engine]] ...n production car. One major difference was the EB 18/4's use of a [[W18]] engine with three banks of six cylinders. The Veyron was designed by [[Hartmut Wa
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• Maria Teresa de Filippis
  ! Engine
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• Limited slip differential
  ...rque, when the cam is forced to rotate forward due to forces from braking, engine braking, etc.. it will just contact a flat "wall" and the casing will not e
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• Two-stroke cycle
  ...ston) rather than four. Thus, there is a power stroke per piston for every engine revolution, instead of every second revolution. Two-stroke engines can be a [[Image:Arbeitsweise Zweitakt.gif|center|thumb|500px|A two-stroke engine with an expansion pipe illustrating the effect of the reflected pressure wa
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• Ground effect
  ...t had two fans at the rear of the car driven by a dedicated [[two-stroke]] engine; it also had "skirts", which left only a minimal gap between car and ground ...ose with engine speed. The car was also observed to visibly squat when the engine was revved at a standstill, and could survive a 10,000rpm clutch drop in 1s
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