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• Ducati 800 SPORT
  *Engine -- Air cooled, four stroke, 90°“L”twin cylinder, SOHC, desmodromic 2 valve per cylinder. *Bore x Stroke -- 88 x 66 mm
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• Square engine
  ...ased out in favour of in-line, [[four-stroke]] designs, as at the time two stroke engines were quickly being superseded by more economical and reliable four An engine can also be referred to as "square" when the bore and stroke are exactly equal. See [[Oversquare]] and [[Undersquare]] articles for comp
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• Piston
  [[image:piston.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''piston + connecting rod''']] In general, a '''piston''' is a sliding [[plug]] that fits closely inside the [[bore]] of a [[cylin
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• Straight-14
  ...e is a member of the [[Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C]] family. It is a huge [[2-stroke]] [[Diesel]] unit for use in [[container ship]]s. The engine became well-k ...in³) with a 38 in (.965 m) bore and 98 in (2.5 m) stroke. The engine is 89 ft (27.1 m) long, 44 ft (13.4 m) hig
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• Cargneluti
  ...he piston during the intake stroke to go down faster than during the power stroke.
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• Controlled Combustion Engine
  ...ut and uses fewer moving components. A [[four stroke cycle|four]] or [[two stroke cycle]] can be used and it can run on [[petrol]], [[diesel]], [[compressed
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• Cagiva W
  ...two-stroke engines, while the displacements are 350cc and 600cc with four stroke engines, this bike is the old project [[Cagiva Aletta Rossa]], and is flank ...of the model Eddie Lawson), whereas the piston has always used the curved piston bifascia code'' 8A0054888''.
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• Opposed piston engine
  [[Image:Opposed_piston_engine_1.jpg|thumb|300px|Fairbanks-Morse opposed piston [[diesel engine]]s on the [[submarine]] ''[[USS Pampanito]]''.]] ...a piston at each end and no cylinder-head. Some variations of the Opposed Piston or OP designs can use 1 crankshaft like the Doxfordship engines [http://www
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• Cylinder
  [[Image:cylinder.png|frame|right|A piston and cylinder from a steam engine]] ...n engine]] or [[external combustion engine]] is the space within which a [[piston]] travels. Multiple cylinders are commonly arranged side by side in a bank
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• Straight-twin
  A '''straight-two engine''' or '''parallel twin''' is a [[two]] cylinder [[piston]] engine that has its cylinders arranged in a single row. It is often impr Most of the British [[four-stroke cycle]] straight two cylinder engines had a crank angle of 360°, which mea
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• Cylinder (engine)
  [[Image:cylinder.png|frame|right|A piston and cylinder from a steam engine]] ...n engine]] or [[external combustion engine]] is the space within which a [[piston]] travels. Multiple cylinders are commonly arranged side by side in a bank
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• Connecting rod
  [[image:piston.jpg|thumb|right|150px|piston (top) and connecting rod from typical automotive engine (scale is in centim ...I) Intake camshaft, (S) [[Spark plug]], (V) [[poppet valve|Valve]]s, (P) [[Piston]], (R) Connecting rod, (C) [[Crankshaft]], (W) Water jacket for coolant flo
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• Four-stroke
  ...ne]] rather than the much more usual, [[reciprocating engine]] of the four-stroke cycle. [[image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|four-stroke cycle]]
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• Four-stroke cycle
  ...ne]] rather than the much more usual, [[reciprocating engine]] of the four-stroke cycle. [[image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|four-stroke cycle]]
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• Straight-2
  A '''straight-twin engine''' is a [[two]] cylinder [[piston]] engine that has its cylinders arranged in a single row. Most of the British [[four-stroke cycle]] straight-twin engines had a crank angle of 360°, which means that
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• Four stroke cycle
  ...ne]] rather than the much more usual, [[reciprocating engine]] of the four-stroke cycle. [[Image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right||Four-stroke cycle (or Otto cycle)]]
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• Camshaft
  The '''camshaft''' is an apparatus used in [[piston engine]]s to operate [[poppet valve]]s. It consists of a cylindrical rod ru ...must be opened and closed at the appropriate time during the stroke of the piston. For this reason, the camshaft is connected to the [[crankshaft]] either di
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• Crankshaft
  ...ts to a [[flywheel]], to reduce the pulsation characteristic of the [[four stroke cycle]], and sometimes a torsional or vibrational damper at the opposite en ...es as current [[Honda]] engines are classified as long-stroke, in that the stroke is larger than the diameter of the [[cylinder bore]]. In production [[V eng
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• V4 engine
  ...ther large use of the V4 engine is in [[outboard motor]]s. They are [[two stroke cycle]] and generally [[carburetor|carbureted]]. Some manufacturers are [[J {{Piston engine configurations}}
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• Straight-3
  ...r cylinder 2 fires, and then 180° later cylinder 3 fires. There's no power stroke on the final 180° of rotation--it's like a 4-cylinder engine that's missin ...e [[Subaru Justy]], the [[Honda Insight]], and also [[two stroke cycle|two stroke]] [[Saab Automobile|Saab]]s ([[Saab 93|93]] - [[Saab 96|96]]). One experime
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• Two stroke
  ...iston for every engine revolution, instead of every second revolution. Two stroke engines can be arranged to start and run in either direction. Two-stroke engines are used most among the smallest and largest reciprocating powerpla
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• Firing order
  ...ways an odd number of cylinders, as this allows for a constant every-other-piston firing order: for example, with a single bank of 7 cylinders, the order wou |Saab two-stroke engine
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• Piston ring
  [[Image:Piston rings.jpg|thumb|250px|Spring-loaded piston rings.]] ...gs mounted on a 47mm [[two-stroke cycle]] [[Scooter (motorcycle)|scooter]] piston.]]
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• Rotary combustion engine
  ...le is about [[internal combustion engine]]s that do not use conventional [[piston]]s. See also [[rotary engine (disambiguation)]] for other uses of this term ...'rotary engine''' is an [[internal combustion engine]] that does not use [[piston]]s in the way a [[reciprocating engine]] does, but instead uses one or more
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• Straight-10
  [[Image:10K90MC-C.jpg|thumb|250px|The MAN B&W 10K90MC-C two-stroke diesel engine, found on large container ships and developing 58,600BHP (43, {{Piston engine configurations}}
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• Reciprocating engine
  ...'' <br>Components of a typical, [[four stroke cycle]], internal combustion piston engine. <br> '''P''' - [[Piston]]<br>
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• Single cylinder engine
  [[Image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|[[Four-stroke cycle]] (or Otto cycle)]] ...ertuerkheim.jpg|thumb|280px|Motorbike Horex "Regina" with one-cylinder-two-stroke-engine]]
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• Molaroni
  ...'Molaroni Turismo''' with a two-speed Sturmey Archer exchange and 3 hp two-stroke motor]] ...company also produced a model with a two-cylinder horizontally opposed two-stroke with 600 cc engine. The same car, with some modifications, was produced unt
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• Wheel-driven land speed record
  | Still the non-supercharged piston-engine record Group II, Class 11: 2 or 4 stroke engine without supercharger, cylinder capacity > 8000 cm³ | Still the piston-engined record Group I, Class 11: 2 or 4 stroke engine with supercharger, cylinder capacity > 8000 cm³
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• Lambretta (company)
  ..., requiring a mixture of oil with the gasoline in order to lubricate the [[piston]] and [[cylinder]]. The mixture of oil in the fuel produced high amounts of ...rs, requiring a mixture of oil with the gasoline in order to lubricate the piston and cylinder. The mixture of oil in the fuel produced high amounts of smoke
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• Landi
  ...ner [[Lamberto Todini]], built their own 122 cc and 172 cc two-stroke comb piston engines.
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• Two-stroke cycle
  ...iston for every engine revolution, instead of every second revolution. Two-stroke engines can be arranged to start and run in either direction. [[Image:Arbeitsweise Zweitakt.gif|center|thumb|500px|A two-stroke engine with an expansion pipe illustrating the effect of the reflected pres
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• Solenoid
  .... To reverse the movement pressure is applied to the opposite side of the piston. Industrial solenoids are capable of applying enormous pressure using rela
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• Quota 1100 ES
  |Bore and Stroke || 92mm x 80mm |Front Brakes || Dual 296 mm discs, Brembo ORO twin parallel piston floating calipers
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• W engine
  ...in [[motorbike]]s of the [[MotoGP]] class. These are [[Two stroke cycle|2-stroke]], 500 [[Cubic centimetre|cc]] [[V engine]]s with two banks of two cylinder Displacement, bore x stroke: 142 cu. in. (2327 cc), 4.0 in. x 3.75 in. (101.6 mm x 98.4 mm)
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• Straight-5
  [[Image:5S50MC.jpg|thumb|300 pX|left|The MAN B&W 5S50MC 5-cylinder 2-stroke diesel engine. This particular engine is found aboard a 29000 tonne chemica ...engine gets a power stroke every 180 degrees. A [[V8 engine]] gets a power stroke every 90 degrees, (720° &divide; 8 = 90°).
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• Combustion chamber
  ...he chamber. This pressure can be used to do work, for example, to move a [[piston]] on a [[crankshaft]] or a [[turbine|turbine disc]] in a [[gas turbine]]. T ...h air/fuel mixture and will thus reduce the power potential of each firing stroke.
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• Aprilia RS50
  |Engine || 50cc Single cylinder two-stroke, liquid cooled ...[motorcycle]] made by [[Aprilia]]. It is powered by a single cylinder [[2-stroke]] aluminium cylinder block, liquid cooled 50cc AM6 engine. The bike is popu
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• Ducati 1000 DS
  |Front brake || 2 x 320 mm semi-floating discs, fixed 4-piston caliper |Rear brake || 245 mm disc, 2-piston caliper
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• Poppet valve
  ...t [[camshaft]], (I) Intake camshaft, (S) [[Spark plug]], (V) Valves, (P) [[Piston]], (R) [[Connecting rod]], (C) [[Crankshaft]], (W) Water jacket for coolant ''Poppet valves'' are used in most [[piston engine]]s to open and close the intake and exhaust [[cylinder head porting|
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• Ducati 999
  |Engine || Liquid cooled, four stroke, 90° "L" twin cylinder, DOHC, desmodromic four valves per cylinder *'''Engine:''' Liquid cooled, four stroke, 90°“L”twin cylinder, DOHC, [[desmodromic]] 4 valve per cylinder.
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• Ducati ST3
  |Front brake || 2 x 320 mm semi-floating discs, 4-piston caliper |Rear brake || 245 mm disc, 2-piston caliper
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• Ducati Streetfighter
  ...|| 1099 cc 90° [[V-twin]], [[DOHC]], 8v [[desmodromic]], bore x stroke 104.0 x 64.7&nbsp;mm, 12.5:1 compression, Marelli [[Electronic fuel inj ...nt: Four-piston Brembo Monobloc radial calipers, 330mm discs <br>Rear: Two-piston Brembo caliper, 245mm disc
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• Jake brake
  ...ed air in the cylinder preventing it from returning its energy back to the piston and accordingly, the vehicle.
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• Radial engine
  [[Image:Rotary_Piston_Engine_8b03590r.jpg|right|thumb|280px|A radial piston engine from [[Continental engine]] is torn down after testing, 1944]] ...ys have an [[odd number]] of cylinders, so that a consistent every-other-[[piston]] [[firing order]] can be maintained, providing smooth running.
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• SIM
  ...the [[scooter]] completely carinate SIM-Moretti of 125 cc engine with dual piston. In 1954, production at '''SIM''' remained unchanged, with the exception of
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• Ducati 998
  ...ve per cylinder [[desmodromic valve|desmodromic]], liquid cooled<br>Bore x stroke: 100.0&nbsp;mm x 63.5&nbsp;mm ...sp;mm disc, 4-piston Brembo caliper <br>Rear: Single 220&nbsp;mm disc, two-piston caliper
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• Napier Deltic
  ...reek letter [[delta (letter)|Delta]]) is used to refer to both the opposed-piston high-speed diesel engine designed and produced by [[Napier & Son|D Napier & ...was an [[opposed piston]] design. Instead of each cylinder having a single piston and being closed at one end with a [[cylinder head]], the elongated cylinde
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