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• Variable displacement
  ...or improved fuel economy. Many automobile manufacturers have adopted this technology as of 2005, but it is not a new concept. ...configurations and displacements. But the system was troublesome, and the technology was quickly retired.
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• Warm air intake
  ...pose of increasing the <nowiki>power</nowiki> of the [[internal-combustion engine]]. ...gen]] available for [[combustion]] with [[fuel]]. Warm air from inside the engine bay is used opposed to air taken from the generally more restrictive stock
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• Lamborghini V10
  ...vity]] of the engine low. For the same reason, a [[dry-sump]] lubrication system was also used. There is speculation that this engine will also be fitted to a planned [[Audi RSR]] [[supercar]] based on the [[A
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• Forced induction
  ...escribe [[internal combustion engine]]s that are not [[naturally-aspirated engine|naturally aspirated]]. Instead, a [[gas compressor]] is added to the air i ...single fogger...with fuel(wet nitrous system) or without fuel(dry nitrous system).
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• Engine tuning
  ...ding''' is the adjustment, modification or design of [[internal combustion engine]]s to yield more performance, either in terms of power output or economy. I ...ks on all engines and the final but essential steps in setting up a racing engine. On modern engines some or all of these tasks are automated.
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• Alfa Romeo Twin Spark engine
  ! colspan=2 |'''Alfa Romeo TwinSpark engine''' |Predecessor:||[[Alfa Romeo Twin Cam engine|Alfa Romeo Twin Cam]]
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• Ferrari Superamerica
  === Engine === *Fuel capacity: 105 L (27.7 US gal)
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• Engine Control Unit
  ...ECUs simply control the quantity of fuel injected into each cylinder each engine cycle. More advanced ECUs found on most modern cars also control the [[igni ...e quantity of fuel, ignition timing and other parameters by monitoring the engine through sensors. These can include, [[MAP sensor]], [[throttle position sen
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• Power steering
  ...r Corporation]] introduced the first commercially available power steering system on the 1951 [[Chrysler Imperial]] under the name Hydraguide. Most new vehi ...raulic fluid also increases, hence a relief valve is incorporated into the system to allow excess pressure to be bled away.
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• Pushrod
  [[Image:Pushrod2.PNG|thumb|Components of a pushrod valve actuation system]] [[Image:pushrod engine.jpg|thumb|Picture of a [[V8]] [[engine block]] (with [[intake manifold]] removed), showing the camshaft, pushrods,
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• Four-stroke
  ...otary combustion engine]] 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
  ...otary combustion engine]] 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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• Exhaust pipe
  ...he engine and includes one or more exhaust pipes. Depending on the overall system design, the exhaust gas may flow through one or more of:- *A [[turbocharger]] to increase engine power.
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• Weber
  ...r Fantuzzi engine.jpg|thumb|250px|1961 [[Ferrari TR|Ferrari 250TR Spider]] engine fitted with six Weber two-barrel downdraft carburetors.]] ...the same size were used. These were arranged so that each cylinder of the engine has its own carburetor barrel. These carburetors found use in [[Maserati]]
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• Powertrain
  ...propeller]], etc.). Sometimes "powertrain" is used to refer to simply the engine and transmission, including the other components only if they are integral ...le's '''driveline''' consists of the parts of the drivetrain excluding the engine and transmission. It is the portion of a vehicle, after the transmission,
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• Two stroke
  ...exhaust) still occur. Thus, there is a power stroke per piston for every engine revolution, instead of every second revolution. Two stroke engines can be a ...cause the engine has twice as many combustions per second as a four stroke engine revolving at the same speed). For handheld devices, they also have the adv
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• Hemi engine
  ...]] of [[Chrysler|Chrysler Corporation]], though they were neither the hemi engine's inventors nor the first to commercialize hemi engines. ==Technology & implementation==
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• Valvetrain
  [[Image:Engine movingparts.jpg|right|250px|thumb|'''Diagram of an engine''']] ...reciprocating internal combustion engine uses valves to to control air and fuel flow into and out of the cylinders, facilitating combustion. '''Valvetrain'
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• GM High Feature engine
  |Predecessor || [[GM 54-Degree V6 engine|54° V6]] |Class || [[DOHC]] 60° [[Multi-valve|24-valve]] [[V6 engine|V6]]
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• Effedi
  ...oot design - spacious enough to contain a bicycle. The Maranello4 combines technology and safety, and all models are provided with stainless steel chassis and rt ...nge is 500km. The third version (SCD) has a 505cc Lombardini Euro 2 diesel engine. This has a 4kW power output, a top speed of 45km/h, and a range of 600km.
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