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• Hand brake
  ==Types of brakes== ...r actuated parking brakes. However, a decision was made late in the design cycle to broaden the cars' possible purchasing appeal by offering them with bench
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• Radial engine
  ...ts of the radial vs. the inline continued throughout the 1930's, with both types seeing at least some use. The radial tended to be more popular largely due ...ith the cylinders being fired in consecutive order. The engines were a two-cycle design and were also available in a dual-fuel gas/diesel model. A number of
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• Ignition system
  ...r the timely burning of the fuel mixture within the engine. Not all engine types need an ignition system - for example, a [[diesel engine]] relies on compre ...he spring-loaded points close again, the circuit is reestablished, and the cycle repeats rapidly. The rapidly collapsing magnetic field, however, induces a
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• Internal combustion engine
  [[Image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|[[Four-stroke cycle]] (or Otto cycle)<br />1. intake<br />2. compression<br />3. power<br />4. exhaust]] .... It was compression-less and based on what Hardenberg calls the "Leonardo cycle," which, as this name implies, was already out of date at that time. Just a
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• Connecting rod
  ...e diagram.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|Components of a typical, [[four stroke cycle]], DOHC piston engine. (E) Exhaust [[camshaft]], (I) Intake camshaft, (S) [ In certain types of engine, master/slave rods are used rather than the simple type shown in
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• Top dead center
  ...rank driven, including [[unicycle]]s, [[bicycle]]s, [[tricycle]]s, various types of [[machine press]]es, [[steam locomotive]]s, and other [[steam engines]]. ...also extended to [[pistonless rotary engine]]s, and means the point in the cycle in which the volume of a combustion chamber is smallest. This typically occ
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• Hybrid vehicle drivetrain
  ==Types by drivetrain structure== ...entional [[Otto cycle]], such as the [[Miller cycle|Miller]] or [[Atkinson cycle]]. This contributes significantly to the higher overall efficiency of the v
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• Dirt speedway racing
  ...World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 30s. Two different types of racecars predominated&mdash;[[Open-wheel|open wheel racers]] in the Nort ...act between open wheel racers usually disables both cars. In reality, both types of vehicles have weak and strong points. Open wheel racers are usually ligh
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• Turbo
  ...a turbocharger makes a big difference to total power output of both engine types. This last factor makes turbocharging [[aircraft engine]]s considerably adv .... The higher temperature is a [[volumetric efficiency]] downgrade for both types of engine. The pumping-effect heating can be alleviated by [[intercooler|in
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• Piston ring
  ...ings.jpg|thumb|250px|A pair of piston rings mounted on a 47mm [[two-stroke cycle]] [[Scooter (motorcycle)|scooter]] piston.]] Oil control rings typically are of three types: (1) single piece [[cast iron]], (2) helical spring backed cast iron or st
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• Electric vehicle conversion
  ==Vehicle types (including scratch built)== ...y impact the legal jurisdictional definition of an electric bicycle. A few types of electric bicycles are able to re-capture energy from braking and can re-
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• Anzani
  From his native Italy, Anzani moved to France where he became involved in cycle racing. He moved on to motor cycles and designed and built a record breakin ===Types===
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• Brooklands
  During the late 1930s, Brooklands also hosted massed start [[cycle racing]] events organised by the [[National Cyclists' Union]] (as the sport ...rong]]s in [[1946]] for continued use as an aircraft factory. New aircraft types including the [[Vickers VC.1 Viking|Viking]], [[Vickers Varsity|Varsity]],
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• Enduro
  ...ich is the prescribed time for Row 1 plus 20 minutes. There are different types of ''checkpoints'', such as ''known checks'', ''secret checks'', ''emergenc ...ry specific rules governing where race-sponsors may place checks, and what types. The rules usually refer to a distance from previous checks, or minimum dis
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• Engine displacement
  [[Image:Displacement.gif|thumb|350px|[[Displacement]], One complete cycle of a four cylinder, four stroke engine. The volume displaced is marked in r ...] of air/fuel mixture an [[engine]] can draw in during one complete engine cycle; it is normally stated in [[cubic centimetre]]s, [[litre]]s or [[cubic inch
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• Dirt track racing
  ...World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 30s. Two different types of racecars predominated&mdash;[[Open-wheel|open wheel racers]] in the Nort ...act between open wheel racers usually disables both cars. In reality, both types of vehicles have weak and strong points. Open wheel racers are usually ligh
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• Bicycle gearing
  {{transmission types}} ...ing is optimized to use this narrow range as best as possible. As in other types of [[transmission (mechanics)|transmission]]s, the [[gear ratio]] is closel
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• Kart racing
  ...[[Four-stroke cycle|4-stroke]] engines are the most common type, but other types of propulsion are available: ...d on a normal car. Similar to other motorsports, kart tyres have different types for use appropriate to track conditions:
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• Mopeds
  The term ''moped'' describes any low-powered motor driven cycle with an engine capacity of less than 50 cc and a maximum design speed of 50 ...cycle or cardriverslicense you can drive a big moped. All new mopeds (both types) bought after [[1 June]] [[2006]] must be registered with a license plate,
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• Nassetti
  ...t is told that [[Ettore Nassetti]], used his daughters names for its motor-types. With the Dilly-motor started a great series of motor-bike models. Which, i ...handle-bar, and long cranks, so when you have a brake-down, you always can cycle. Belief it or not, but after cycling 500 meters you rather like to walk. Ni
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