camshaft engine
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high-camshaft engine — See hc engine … Dictionary of automotive terms
twin camshaft engine — An engine with double overhead camshafts … Dictionary of automotive terms
engine — A device for changing fuel energy to mechanical energy. The term applies to the primary source of power generation. In Britain there is a desire to make a clear distinction between engine and motor so that motor refers only to electric power… … Dictionary of automotive terms
Engine configuration — is an engineering term for the layout of the major components of an internal combustion engine. These components include cylinders, pistons, crankshaft(s) and camshaft(s).For many automobile engines, the term ´block is interchangeable with engine … Wikipedia
Engine tuning — is the adjustment, modification or design of internal combustion engines to yield optimal performance, either in terms of power output or economy. It has a long history, almost as long as the development of the car in general, originating with… … Wikipedia
Camshaft (Transformers) — Camshaft is the name of a fictional character in the Transformers universe.Transformers: Generation 1Transformers character name =Camshaft caption =Alternators Camshaft toy affiliation =Autobot subgroup =Omnibots Spy Changers Alternators function … Wikipedia
camshaft — ► NOUN ▪ a shaft with one or more cams attached to it, especially one operating the valves in an internal combustion engine … English terms dictionary
Camshaft — The camshaft is an apparatus often used in piston engines to operate poppet valves. It consists of a cylindrical rod running the length of the cylinder bank with a number of oblong lobes or cams protruding from it, one for each valve. The cams… … Wikipedia
engine type — Over the years of engine development, several types or configurations have been made. All of them relate to the position of the valves and the camshaft (s) that operates them. air cooled engine An engine which is not cooled by antifreeze but by… … Dictionary of automotive terms
Engine displacement — One complete cycle of a four cylinder, four stroke engine. The volume displaced is marked in orange. Engine displacement is the volume swept by all the pistons inside the cylinders of an internal combustion engine in a single movement from top… … Wikipedia
