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• Independent suspension
  ...left and right sides of the suspension to be connected with anti-roll bars or other such mechanisms. The anti-roll bar ties the left and right suspensio ...or [[MacPherson strut]]s, [[trailing arm]]s, [[multilink|multiple links]], or [[double wishbone suspension|wishbones]].
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• Boost gauge
  ...gauge''' is a dashboard mounted instrument that indicates [[turbocharger]] or [[supercharger]] boost [[pressure]] in an [[internal combustion engine]]. A turbo- or supercharger are both engine driven air compressors and provide varying lev
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• Brös
  '''Brös''' (also '''Bros''', '''Bross''', '''Brus''' or '''Bruss''') is a [[Piedmont]]ese preparation of [[cheese]] and [[grappa]] ...original motivation was the avoidance of waste: pieces of stale, hard and/or mouldy cheese were mixed with homemade grappa (the distillate of the [[poma
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• Convertible
  ...]. The collapsible roof section is typically made from flexible [[canvas]] or [[vinyl]], although [[plastic]], [[aluminium]] and [[steel]] have occasiona In [[Europe]] this body style is frequently called ''[[cabriolet]]'' or ''cabrio''.
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• Polizia Provinciale
  ...ironmental protection. The forces' vehicles are usually white with a green or blue stripe along the side.
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• Macaroni
  ...ade dry commercial [[pasta]], used in contrast to fresh pasta made at home or in small local businesses. Macaroni technically must not contain eggs. Alth ...nd of barley-broth. Others think it comes from Italian maccare, "to bruise or crush" (referring to the crushing of the wheat to make the pasta) which com
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• Electronic brakeforce distribution
  ...etc. Often coupled with [[anti-lock braking system]]s, EBD can apply more or less braking pressure to each wheel in order to maximize stopping power. ...ing for the conditions – whether that's the front or rear wheels, the left or right. The final result is more precise and effective braking under all con
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• Contact Us
  '''If you have an idea, want us to add to the site, something needs changing or you just want to say "HI"...'''
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• Naturally-aspirated engine
  ...reathing) refers to an [[internal combustion engine]] (normally [[petrol]] or [[diesel]] powered) that is neither [[turbocharged]] nor [[supercharged]]. ...[[atmospheric pressure]] upon opening of the [[poppet valve|inlet valve]] or valves. The pressure within the cylinder is lowered by the action of the p
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• Threshold braking
  ...time and travel distance required to stop the vehicle to optimal amounts, or when racing, allows the driver to delay braking when entering a corner. Th
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• Valvetrain
  ...above the valves within the cylinder head, and operates either indirectly or directly on the valves. ...t is located within the engine block, and operates directly on the valves, or indirectly via pushrods and rocker arms. Because they often require pushrod
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• Multi-link suspension
  ...used in independent suspensions, using three or more lateral arms, and one or more longitudinal arms. These arms do not have to be of equal length, and m ...d compression, but not in bending. Some multi-links do use a [[swing arm]] or [[wishbone]], which has two bushings at one end.
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• Gasket
  ...tos]]. It is usually desirable that the gasket be made from a compressible or slightly compressible material such that it tightly fills the space it is d ...ost accepted of these. Most manufacturers of gasket materials will provide or publish these results.
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• Brake
  ...uch of the energy is recovered and stored in a [[flywheel]], [[capacitor]] or turned into [[alternating current]] by an [[alternator]], then [[Rectifiers ...ction brake]]s on cars store the heat in the rotating part ([[drum brake]] or [[disc brake]]) during the brake application and release it to the air grad
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• Coil spring
  ...pically used to store energy and subsequently release it, to absorb shock, or to maintain a force between contacting surfaces. They are made of an [[ela ..., the material of the spring acts in torsion when the spring is compressed or extended.
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• About Wheels Of Italy
  ...h-needed focus on Italian vehicles and their owners. There has been little or no activities with the clubs, lack of service providers and virtually no ad .../us/en/xhtml/welcome/signup-owner.php '''''Sign Up Here as a Vehicel Owner or Admirer''''']
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• Spaghetti alla Bolognese
  ...te wine]] is poured into [[casserole]] and reduced. [[cream (food)|Cream]] or [[milk]] is addeed about ten to fifteen minutes before the cooking process ...can be served with [[rigatoni]] or represent the stuffing for [[lasagna]] or [[cannelloni]].
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• Racing
  ...n conducted in [[vehicle]]s, such as [[boat]]s and [[automobile|car]]s, on or with [[animal|animals]] such as [[horse]]s and in [[aircraft]]. ...e at different times. A stage is a shorter section of a much longer course or a [[Individual time trial|time trial]].
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• Cam
  ...team hammer]], for example, or an [[Eccentric (mechanism)|eccentric]] disc or other shape that produces a smooth reciprocating (back and forth) motion in ...seen as a device that translates movement from circular to reciprocating (or sometimes oscillating). A common example is the [[camshaft]] of an [[autom
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• Engine knocking
  '''Knocking''' (also called '''pinking''' or '''pinging''')—technically [[detonation]]—in [[internal combust ...addition of octane-increasing "[[Tetra-ethyl lead|lead]]," [[isooctane]], or other fuel additives.
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