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• Electromagnetic brake
  '''Electromagnetic brakes''', also called [[eddy current]] brakes, seek to retard motion or cause deceleration in a moving system. U ...gnetic field; to produce a braking force, [[current (electricity)|electric current]] is passed through the electromagnets. As the metal disc rotates inside th
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• Power transmission
  ...associated most often with [[electric power transmission]]. [[Alternating current]] is normally preferred as its voltage may be easily stepped up by a [[tran ...y an electrical transformer adjusts [[voltage]] vs [[current (electricity)|current]].
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• Timing light
  ...osition of the marks, frozen by the [[stroboscopic effect]], indicates the current timing of the spark. On multi-cylinder engines, the timing light is referen ...ing lights require the removal of the spark plug boot in order to attach a direct pickup between the wire's terminal and the center conductor of the spark pl
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• Maserati 5000GT
  [[Maserati]] is currently developing a direct successor for their Coupe model, alongside their stunning new two-seater Sp ...ge, the styling was reportedly too conservative and similar to that of the current [[Coupe]] and [[Spyder]]. Nor did the styling tie in with the brand’s fut
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• Automobile self starter
  ...ring gear on the [[flywheel]] of the engine. The solenoid also closes high-current contacts (powered through the thick [[red]] cable in the image) for the sta ...rger gear attached to the starter's pinion gear shaft. This allowed lower current to be drawn from the battery to run the starter, and still had the initial
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• Sequential manual transmission
  ...rmance cars or [[auto racing]], where [[gear]]s are selected in order, and direct access to specific gears is not possible. ...stem fitted to race and rally cars should not be confused with most of the current crop of so-called paddle-shift systems fitted to some high-end road cars. M
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• Ignition system
  ...of wire (made from e.g. nichrome) that will glow red hot when an electric current is passed through it. This ignites the fuel on contact, once the temperatur ...] inside a coil, and also operates a [[contact breaker]], interrupting the current and causing the voltage to be increased sufficiently to jump a small gap. T
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• GM High Feature engine
  ...t 6200 rpm and 322 N·m (237 ft·lbf) torque, with [[gasoline direct injection]] allowing a high [[compression ratio]] of 11.25:1. ...in power and 8% increase in torque over the highest-output version of the current model would allow it to generate over 300 horsepower and 270 ft·lbf o
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• Twin-clutch gearbox
  ...currently sold mostly by [[Volkswagen Group]] under the brand names DSG [[Direct-Shift Gearbox]] (for Volkswagen, SEAT and Škoda) and S-Tronic (for Audi). [[BorgWarner]] is the current leading supplier of wet clutches and hydraulic modules for these transmissi
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• Twin-clutch Gearbox
  ...currently sold mostly by [[Volkswagen Group]] under the brand names DSG [[Direct-Shift Gearbox]] (for Volkswagen, SEAT and Škoda) and S-Tronic (for Audi). BorgWarner is the current leading supplier of wet clutches and hydraulic modules for these transmissi
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• Hydroplane racing
  ...l at speeds between 130 and 160 mph. The boats are from 20' up to 26'. The current speed record holder is Greg Hopp, son of Jerry Hopp, with a speed of 166. U ...s that utilize a service outboard powerhead and a racing lower unit with a direct drive (i.e. start in gear). Racing in this form ranges from classes design
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• Semi-automatic transmission
  ...nd this input, together with a sensor in the [[gear box]] which senses the current speed and gear selected, feeds into a [[central processing unit]]. This un *[[Direct-Shift Gearbox]]
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• Tiptronic
  ...ng wheel]] with an optional display in the instrument panel indicating the current gear selection. ...such as [[Ferrari]]'s F1-Superfast and [[Volkswagen Group|Volkswagen]]'s [[Direct-Shift Gearbox|DSG]] are different from Tiptronic transmissions in that they
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• FIA
  ...sists of 207 national member organisations in 122 countries worldwide. Its current president is [[Max Mosley]]. ...the FIA lead to the disappearance of the FISA, putting motor racing under direct manangement of the FIA.
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• W engine
  ...r connecting rod with two slave rods, one on each side of the central rod, direct the three 4.0-inch pistons through the cylinders. Cory Ness built his chopp *[http://www.atomracing.se A current Swedish W9 racing engine]
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• Cockpit
  ...Voice Input ([[DVI]]). New advances in auditory displays even allow for [[Direct Voice Output]] of aircraft status information and for the spatial localisat ...r (local or standard), target speed and current speed, target altitude and current altitude, vertical speed and the condition of the Instrument Landing Syste
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• Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
  ...sists of 213 national member organisations in 125 countries worldwide. Its current president is [[Max Mosley]]. ...A in 1993 led to the disappearance of the FISA, putting motor racing under direct management of the FIA.
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• Hydrogen vehicle
  ...ction methods utilizing [[hydrocarbon]]s produce less pollution than would direct consumption of the same hydrocarbon fuel, [[gasoline]], [[diesel]] or [[met Current technologies use between 165% to 212% of the [[higher heating value]] to pr
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• Hemi engine
  ...ions markedly different from the 426ci Hemi engine of muscle car fame. The current-production "Hemi" V8 with its pinched chamber, does not have true hemispher ...bout fuel economy. Unfortuately, even with an ahead-of-its-time [[Gasoline direct injection|GDI]] system feeding a [[HCCI|stratifed charge]] chamber, the hem
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• Scooter
  ...her-performance motorcycles of the time and the trend has continued to the current day. With the release of the [[Honda Ruckus]], new trends towards dirt-bike ...g. Later on, more brands, such as [[Derbi]] and [[Peugeot]], started using direct injection systems for their scooters. Due to new environmental laws, scoote
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• Pushrod
  ...ned just above crankshaft and can be run with a much smaller chain or even direct gear connection. ...m 6,000 RPM to 9,000 RPM in road legal car engines and up to 18,000 RPM in current [[Formula One]] race engines using [[pneumatic valve springs]]. High-revvin
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• Electric car
  ...ty|electrical]] [[energy]] used to power the motors may be obtained from a direct connection to land-based generation plants, as is common in electric trains ...patent was granted in 1840 for the use of rails as conductors of electric current, and similar American patents were issued to [[Lilley and Colten]] in 1847.
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• San Marino Grand Prix
  | Current year || 2006 ...the high-speed [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]] circuit to Imola, as a direct result of 1978's startline pile-up, which claimed the life of the popular [
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• Electric vehicle
  ...ght|A [[streetcar]] drawing current from a single overhead wire, returning current through the rails and ground]] *from a direct connection to land-based generation plants, as is common in [[electric trai
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• Diesel engine
  ...diesel injectors easier, but all modern diesel engines employ some form of direct injection, coupled with more complicated bowl-in-piston designs. === [[Fuel injection#Direct injection|Direct injection]] ===
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• Automatic transmission
  ...peration of the planetary gearset to select the optimum gear ratio for the current operating conditions. However, in many modern automatic transmissions, the ...mmonly range from 3, 4 (the most common), 5, 6 (found in [[VW]]/[[Audi]] [[Direct Shift Gearbox]]), and 8 in the new model of Lexus cars.
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• Spark plug
  ...ge difference develops between the center electrode and side electrode. No current can flow because the fuel and air in the gap is an insulator, but as the vo As the current of electrons surges across the gap, it raises the temperature of the spark
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• Fuel injection
  Injection systems have evolved significantly since the mid 1980s. Current EFI systems provide an accurate and cost effective method of metering fuel. ===Direct injection===
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• Aprilia
  In 1998 Aprilia launched what is its current flagship model the [[Aprilia RSV Mille | RSV Mille]], a 1000cc [[V-twin| V- In 2000 Aprilia launched the 50cc [[Aprilia DiTech Engine | DiTech]] (Direct Injection Technology) two stroke engine for scooters which provides high mi
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• Pinarello
  In 1952 an opportunity presented itself to Giovanni Pinarello as a direct result of a major disappointment in his cycling career. The opportunity was ...al of Pinarello's advertising campaigns. More recently, the success of the current teams, particularly Telekom, Brescialat and Banesto, should be mentioned.
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• Maserati
  ...idea has since been abandoned because Volkswagen owns two of [[Ferrari]]'s direct rivals, [[Lamborghini]] and [[Bugatti]]. ==Current Models==
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• Panamerican Highway
  ...formerly ended at [[Cañita, Panama]], 110 miles (178 km) north of its current end. United States government funding was particularly significant to compl ...]] leads to [[Bogotá]], but [[Colombia Highway 11]] turns south for a more direct route. [[Colombia Highway 72]] is routed southwest from Bogotá to join Hig
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• Lamborghini Gallardo
  At current U.S. prices, a base Gallardo costs about $165,000. ...-5 engine found in the new [[Volkswagen Jetta]]. The 5.0-liter engine is a current Audi 4.2-liter V8 (featured in Audi's [[Audi S4|S4]], [[Audi A6|A6]], [[Aud
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• Electric vehicle conversion
  ...ns are important due to current price, weight, and performance limitations current battery technoligies.) For a given battery type, reducing the battery-to-v ...The Electric Vehicle Discussion List (EVDL) - A helpful resource for all current and future EV owners, converters, and enthusiasts]
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• Fiat 130
  ...rakes]], and was the first Fiat to adopt an alternator instead of a direct-current generator.
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• Alfa Romeo Sprint
  ...hough some revival ideas came through in the last two decades, its nearest current relative is the [[Alfa Romeo GT]] (which is derived from the [[Alfa Romeo 1
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• Two stroke
  ...addressed in newer engines which employ [[Gasoline_Direct_Injection_Engine|direct injection]], similar to diesel two-strokes. ...llier and more damaging than a four-stroke engine, thus struggling to meet current emission control laws. They are noisier, partly due to the more penetrating
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• Manual transmission
  ...sions that employ clutch packs but allow the driver to manually select the current gear are called [[semi-automatic transmission]]s. ...haft then behaves like a single, solid shaft, a situation referred to as ''direct drive''.
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• Tre Spade
  ...er is the engineer [[Giovanni Battista Rolle]], grandson and namesake of a direct of the two founders.
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• Internal combustion engine
  ...s, the root word only explains the beginnings of the word, rather than the current usage. It can certainly be argued that such is the case with the words mot ...ht ratio than piston engines. This type of engine is used in the [[Mazda]] current 'RX8' and earlier 'RX7' and other models.
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• American Championship Car Racing
  ...ican Open-Wheel motor racing championship, for specific information on the current Champ Car World Series and the Indy Racing League see [[Champ Car]] and [[I ...former [[Formula One]] champion [[Emerson Fittipaldi]] won the 500 but the current F1 champion [[Nigel Mansell]] won the National Championship, becoming the o
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• Transmission
  ...in and out as speed and such load factors as grade or wind vary slightly. Current computerized transmissions possess very complex programming to both maximiz ...re some specific types of this transmission, including [[Tiptronic]] and [[Direct Shift Gearbox]].
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• Football (soccer)
  ...the ball and where a foul by a defender which would usually punished by a direct free kick becomes punishable by a [[penalty kick (football)|penalty kick]]. * [[Direct free kick]]: awarded to fouled team following certain listed "penal" fouls.
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• Kart racing
  ...out 105 mph (160 km/h) for enduro karts. In the very early days karts were direct drive, but the inconvenience of that setup soon led to the [[centrifugal cl However, the top international classes still use direct drive engines, the reasoning being that at this level drivers should be goo
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• Bicycle brake systems
  '''Cantilever''', '''direct-pull''', and '''V-brakes''' have each arm attached to a separate pivot poin '''V-brakes''' (sometimes called linear- or direct-pull) mount similarly, but the arms extend straight up, and the outer housi
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• Two-stroke cycle
  This problem has been addressed in newer engines which employ [[gasoline direct injection]], similar to diesel two-strokes. ...llier and more damaging than a four-stroke engine, thus struggling to meet current emission control laws. They are noisier, partly due to the more penetrating
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• Motor oil
  ...film between surfaces of parts moving against each other so as to minimize direct contact between them decreasing friction, wear, and production of excessive ...obsolete. There are six [[diesel engine]] service designations which are current: CI-4, CH-4, CG-4, CF-4, CF-2, and CF. All others are obsolete. It is pos
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• Air brake (rail)
  ...e air pressure in the reservoir and brake cylinder to be maintained at the current level. ...the brake cylinder, while emergency applications cause the triple valve to direct all air in both the service portion and the emergency portion of the dual-c
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