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  • ...ming pulleys, also external to the main [[engine block]], and transmit the timing information to the valves. ...reason for Desmodromic (Colloquial - "Desmo") systems is to improve valve timing at higher engine revolutions. On very high performance valve spring engine
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  • [[Image:FordtaunusV4front.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Poppet valve|Valve]] timing [[gear]]s on a [[Ford Taunus V4 engine]] — the small gear is on the [ ...ectly via a belt or chain called a ''[[timing belt]]'' or ''[[roller chain|timing chain]]''. In some designs the camshaft also drives the [[distributor]] and
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  • ...umference]]s of two [[pulley]]s connected with a drive [[belt (mechanical)|belt]]. ...lometers later, it synchronizes the two shafts exactly. A chain, called a timing chain, is used on other automobiles for this purpose. In a few automobiles
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  • ...r timing of valve actuation they are named timing chains, timing belts and timing gears, respectively.
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  • ...V system, these methods may include using a rubber/kevlar toothed [[timing belt]], [[Roller chain|chain]], or in less common cases, [[gears]]. Many OHC engines today employ [[Variable Valve Timing]] and [[multi-valve|multiple valves]] to improve efficiency and power. OHC
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  • ...g [[pushrod]]s. This arrangement is more complex, and relies on a [[timing belt]] or chain, but allows for greater valvetrain flexibility. Many OHC engines today employ [[Variable Valve Timing]] and [[multi-valve|multiple valves]] to improve efficiency and power. OHC
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  • Many OHC engines today employ [[Variable Valve Timing]] and [[multi-valve|multiple valves]] to improve efficiency and power. OHC ...the Fiat group is historically credited as the first car company to use a belt driven DOHC engine across their complete product line, comprised of coupes,
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  • ...her 999 models is attributed to the top end changes where more extreme cam-timing is countered by oversized [[titanium]] valves with reduced diameter stems o ...lets, 12-hole racing injectors, magnesium head covers, carbon fibre timing belt covers with vents and a carbon fibre silencer heat shield.
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  • ...with the engine [[RPM]], also the valve lift varies. See [[variable valve timing]]. ...gears, a chain or in modern engines with a [[rubber]] [[belt (mechanical)|belt]].
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  • ...nley Webb riding a 5hp Triumph had to stop at St. Johns to adjust a timing-belt and retired on lap 3 with a problem with the engine exhaust-valve. At the c
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  • ...a red pin-stripe, Pirelli tyres, plus carbon fibre fork protectors, timing belt covers, front fender and tail/ exhaust side panels. These upgrades made for
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  • ...t [[OHC]] engines drive the [[camshaft]] or [[camshaft]]s using a [[timing belt]], a [[Roller chain|chain]] or multiple [[Roller chain|chain]]s. These syst
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  • ...nd things like sealed cooling systems, thermatic fans and a toothed timing belt for the motor. AC 124 coupes gained small changes each year e.g. - an open
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  • This system uses a belt or camshaft driven pump from the engine to pressurise a special hydraulic f ...d gearbox/clutch assembly powered by high pressure hydraulic assistance. A belt driven 7-piston pump, similar in size to a power steering pump generates th
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  • ...n the Cayenne features modifications to the head as well as the intake and timing systems. ...ump housing is cast integral with the engine crankcase. In addition to the belt-driven water pump, VR6 engine will use an auxiliary electric pump to circul
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  • ** In any belt-driven OHC engine there is a residual loss of power through the belts that ...of [[multi-valve|multiple intake and exhaust valves]] and [[variable valve timing]]. Most cam-in-block engines have two valves per cylinder, while many moder
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  • ...ver, belt drives are limited in the amount of power they can transmit. The belt is frequently toothed. A shaft drive is completely enclosed, the visual cue ...ricants and fuel with precisely-tuned spark plugs, air / fuel mixture, and timing. This is obvious, but often neglected.
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  • ...modern Ducati engines are derivatives of the Pantah, which uses a toothed belt to actuate the engine's valves. Taglioni used the prancing horse (identifie ...otated by a [[timing belt]] driven by the motor directly. The teeth on the belt keep the [[camshaft]] drive pulleys indexed. On older Ducati motors, prior
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  • ...ger, which is most often driven from the engine's crankshaft by means of a belt (otherwise, and in many aircraft engines, by a geartrain), whereas a ''turb ...he exhaust gas does not become overheated (lean mixtures or retarded spark timing on a gasoline engine) a turbocharger can be very reliable but care of the u
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  • ...) [[overhead camshaft]], driven by a single rubber/kevlar toothed [[timing belt]]. Fuel supply was via a single [[Weber carburetor|Weber]] ADF twin-[[Vent
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  • ...0 L Twin Spark [[petrol engine]]s, the latter two with variable valve timing. The 1.7 L was not sold in the [[United Kingdom]]. ...rk ignition system but received Alfa-designed 16-valve cylinder heads with belt-driven camshafts based on engine blocks of Fiat design. They replaced the
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  • ...an 0.15 seconds, with the intake cams being controlled by [[variable valve timing]]. The [[crankcase]] and [[cylinder head]]s are made from an aluminum and s ...front and side driver and passenger [[air bag|airbags]] as well as [[seat belt]] pre-tensioners. Driving stability is provided by Maserati Stability Prog
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  • ...ger, which is most often driven from the engine's crankshaft by means of a belt (otherwise, and in many aircraft engines, by a geartrain), whereas a ''turb ...he exhaust gas does not become overheated (lean mixtures or retarded spark timing on a gasoline engine) a turbocharger can be very reliable but care of the u
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  • Apart from that, this engine was also notable for having a two stage valve timing system (before [[Honda]]'s famous [[VTEC]]), and an induction valve blade-t ...ditional Alfa chain-driven DOHC, the engine has a single fan and generator belt which drastically improves reliability and reduces parasitic friction. The
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  • * twin overhead camshafts driven by toothed belt; ...HPE. In 1996 was introduced two 1.8-litre engines, one with variable valve timing, the naturally-aspirated 2.0 was discontinued.
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  • ...16 [[Four-stroke cycle engine valves|valve]] engines with [[variable valve timing]], along with the [[straight-4]] 1.9 litre 8-valve 105 PS and [[straight-5] ..., although later models did add a full centre seatbelt in place of the lap belt in earlier models.
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  • ..., the F2007 and its drivers have improved considerably and have headed the timing sheets at multi-team tests on various occasions. [[Kimi Räikkönen]] won t ...nel was badly damaged in a testing accident, when a steel sheet [[conveyor belt]], representing the road under the down-scaled F1 car replica, broke up at
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