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• Naturally-aspirated engine
  ...ing of the exhaust valve at the appropriate time. A [[engine tuning|tuned exhaust]] can help with this but generally only works at a narrow range of [[RPM|en
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• Two stroke
  ...ad of four, although the same four operations (intake, compression, power, exhaust) still occur. Thus, there is a power stroke per piston for every engine re ...m the outside, the method of scavenging the [[cylinder]] (exchanging burnt exhaust for fresh mixture) and the method of exhausting the cylinder.
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• Poppet valve
  ...ht|Components of a typical, [[four stroke cycle]], DOHC piston engine. (E) Exhaust [[camshaft]], (I) Intake camshaft, (S) [[Spark plug]], (V) Valves, (P) [[Pi ...ves'' are used in most [[piston engine]]s to open and close the intake and exhaust [[cylinder head porting|ports]] in the [[cylinder head]]. The valve is usua
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• Alfa Romeo Twin Spark engine
  ...also saves parts by utilising a "wasted spark" system, where - between the exhaust and inlet stroke of each pistons "partner" - a useless spark occurs, this m ...a similar method to the tuned exhaust system on all modern cars, where the exhaust system creates back pressure to pull spent gasses from the cylinder bores.
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• Ohc
  ...within the cylinder head, where there are separate camshafts for inlet and exhaust valves. In engines with more than one [[cylinder bank]] ([[V engine]]s) thi ...camshafts are not required in order to have [[multivalve|multiple inlet or exhaust valves]], but are necessary for more than 2 valves that are directly actuat
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• Pushrod engine
  ...dy heavy use. It is sometimes possible to arrange the engine layout so the exhaust will be taken through a second set of similar chambers moved to the other s ...e|early 20th century Ford V-8]], which has both sets of valves (intake and exhaust) located on the inside of the "Vee," and which are all operated by a single
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• Colombo motorcycle
  ...e. The machine had no valves, but a spinning drive for the mixture and the exhaust was loaded and unloaded. The disk was driven by a bevel.
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• Delta engine
  ...aft contra-rotating with regard to the other 2 shafts, the lag between the exhaust and inlet ports opening and that ignition occurs when the pistons are not a ...engine was the clever way the crankshaft phasing was arranged to allow for exhaust port lead and inlet port lag in the gas-flow of the engine. These engines a
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• Camshaft
  ...critical importance. Since the valves control the flow of fuel intake and exhaust, they must be opened and closed at the appropriate time during the stroke o ...]], is quite common. Some engines use one camshaft each for the intake and exhaust valves; such an arrangement is known as a ''[[double overhead cam|double]]'
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• Ducati 999R Xerox
  ...ed front brake callipers, and comes with a racing kit described below. The exhaust silencer is integrated into the monoposto rear, and has a black anodised al ...ck use only”) includes a 102 dB Termignoni exhaust, with a horizontal exhaust rear section (no catalytic converter), and a special electronic control uni
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• Twin-turbo
  ...l twin-turbos. Commonly each turbocharger is mounted to its own individual exhaust/turbo manifold, however on inline-type engines both turbochargers could be ...rger]]s, this system changes the angle of the guide vanes depending on the exhaust pressure giving the system excellent power throughout the rev range. Once u
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• Two-stroke cycle
  ...ycle]] by completing the same four operations (intake, compression, power, exhaust) in only two strokes (linear movements of the piston) rather than four. Thu ...o-stroke engines, replacing either just the inlet valves or both inlet and exhaust valves.
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• Forced induction
  ...ly in the power source for the compressor. Turbochargers are driven by the exhaust gases of the engine, whereas superchargers are driven by a geartrain or bel ...ne through the crank pulley. A turbo relies on the volume and velocity of exhaust gases to spool, or spin the turbine wheel. The turbine wheel is connected
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• Ducati 748
  ...included an intermediate exhaust system of 50mm headers connected to 45mm exhaust cans. ...extremely expensive to purchase, run and maintain. The RS came with a 54mm exhaust system and a slightly smaller size and gauge of [[Chromoly]] tubing was use
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• SVM
  ...liquid cooled engine with admission, which is taken on a resonance chamber exhaust produced by the same SVM. The power is 24 hp at 9750 rpm, speed 130 km/h.
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• Parvus
  ...e [[flywheel]]. The engine speed was adjustable by means of a valve in the exhaust pipe.
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• Finzi
  ...ing [[frame]], with an angle of 36 °, 598 cc, overlapping valves (with the exhaust in the head) and head reported. The clutch was housed inside the engine [[f
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• Engine braking
  ...s extreme amounts of [[noise pollution]] if there is no [[muffler]] on the exhaust system of the engine. Use of a jake brake produces similar effects, due to *[[Exhaust brake]]
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• Overhead cam
  ...gine, based on the [[Coventry Climax|Coventry Climax FWMA]] race engines. Exhaust and inlet manifolds were both on the same side of the engine block (thus no ...within the cylinder head, where there are separate camshafts for inlet and exhaust valves. Typical automotive engines equipped with dual overhead camshafts c
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