Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
pump the throttle pedal — See pumping the gas pedal … Dictionary of automotive terms
throttle pedal — The gas pedal which operates the throttle butterfly through a series of linkages. See depress the throttle pedal ease up on the throttle pedal pumping the throttle pedal pump the throttle pedal step on the throttle pedal take foot off the… … Dictionary of automotive terms
throttle — The device that controls the vacuum created in the venturi of the carburetor. The greater the vacuum, the richer the fuel air mixture. The throttle enables the engine to run on a richer mixture and produce more power for high speed driving. It… … Dictionary of automotive terms
pedal — A lever operated by the foot. See accelerator accelerator pedal brake pedal clipless pedal clutch pedal dead pedal depress the gas pedal depress the throttle pedal ease up on the throttle pedal … Dictionary of automotive terms
gas pedal — The device actuated by the operator s foot for increasing or decreasing the amount of fuel entering the combustion chamber. Also called throttle pedal. Also see accelerator depress the gas pedal ease up on the gas pedal pumping the gas pedal pump … Dictionary of automotive terms
automobile — automobilist /aw teuh meuh bee list, moh bi list/, n. /aw teuh meuh beel , aw teuh meuh beel , aw teuh moh beel, beuhl/, n. 1. a passenger vehicle designed for operation on ordinary roads and typically having four wheels and a gasoline or diesel… … Universalium
gas — [1] A non solid material. It can be compressed. When heated, it will expand; and when cooled, it will contract (such as air.) [2] A common term for gasoline. The British term is petrol. [3] A term for LPG or propane. Also see bottled gas [4] A… … Dictionary of automotive terms
Valvetronic — The Valvetronic system is a variable valve timing system to offer continuously variable timing (on both intake and exhaust camshafts) along with continuously variable intake valve lift, from 0 to 10 mm, on the intake camshaft only. Valvetronic… … Wikipedia
Continuous variable valve timing — offers a unique ability to have independent control of the intake and exhaust valves in an internal combustion engine. For any engine load criteria, the timing of intake and exhaust can be independently programmed [1]. The main variations of… … Wikipedia
Manifold vacuum — Not to be confused with Vacuum manifold. Manifold vacuum, or engine vacuum in an internal combustion engine is the difference in air pressure between the engine s intake manifold and Earth s atmosphere. Manifold vacuum is an effect of a piston s… … Wikipedia
