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Engine, Gearbox — 70 articles
A look at the V10 engine
V10 engines in production and racing
An indepth look at the manual gearbox
It's all explained
Babbitt metal used in bearings
Used in engine bearings
Band brake
Measures torque
Blow off valve for turbo chargers
The technicalities of a blow off valve
Camshaft
The workings of the camshaft
Charge air cooler
Turbocharging and Supercharging
Crank pin
A description of the function of a crank pin
Crankshaft
A brief description of the purpose of a crankshaft
Crosshead bearing explained
A look at the crosshead bearing
Crower six stroke piston engine
A couple of extra strokes
Cylinder Head
A look at the application and use of the cylinder head
Daimlers Active Cylinder Control
shuts down banks of cylinders
Double declutch explained
Double de clutching
Double declutching technique
Why and how
Dry sump
Dry sump explained
Dump valve and its use with turbo chargers
The operation of the dump valve
Engine balance
For the smoother running engine get the right balance
Engine Displacement
What is engine displacement
Engine knocking
Explanation of engine knocking or 'pinging'
Flat engine design
The design layout and function of the flat engine
Flat engine explained
The workings of a flat engine
Flat-12 engines
Flat 12 engine overview
Flywheel and its use
Why we need a flywheel
Foot pound force explained
Measurement explained
Four Stroke Cycle
Taking a look at the four stroke cycle for combustion engines
Gearbox basics
A look at the purpose and different types of gearbox
Gearbox synchromesh, a detailed look
A detailed look at the workings of a manual gearbox
Gearbox with overdrive
Triumph used it a lot but what is overdrive
Gears and how they are useful in our cars
Gears in our gearbox and how they work
Horsepower explained
Horses under your bonnet
Common rail diesel explained
A look at the common rail diesel engine
Intercooler
Intercooler for supercharged systems
Internal Combustion Engine
Overview of the Internal Combustion Engine
Nikasil Coating for Engines
Explanation of Nikasil use in engines
Opposed piston engine
Opposed piston engines explained
Over Head Camshaft (OHC)
Placement of an over head camshaft
Over Head Valve (OHV)
A brief explanation
Overview of the Controlled Combustion Engine
Next generation of piston engine maybe
Piston
A brief description of the make up and workings of a piston
Poppet Valve
The function of a poppet valve
Pound force explained
What all thal lbf means
Saabs Automatic Performance Control
For higher compression on Turbo engines
Single cylinder engine
Description of the single cylinder engine
Straight 6 Engines
6 Cyclinder engines explained
Super charger
The ins and outs of a super charger
Taking a look at the Roots blower
Article on the roots blower
The job of the Pushrod
The workings of the pushrod
The mainstay of the American vehicle industry, the V8 engine
The V8 family of engines looked at in depth
The purpose of a clutch in your car
What your clutch does
The Timing belt
Friend or foe
The workings of the Atkinson cycle
An alternative to the Otto Cycle
Thermocouple temperature sensor
Thermocouple explained
Timing mark for perfect timing
Generally marked on most engines nowadays
Top dead centre timing
Know how to get to TDC and why you need to
Torque explained
Science behind torque
Transverse engine installations
A description of a transverse engine installation
Turbo Anti-lag
The function of eliminating turbo lag
Turbo charger
The in's and out's of a turbo charger
Two Stroke Cycle
A look at the two stroke combustion engine cycle
V-twin Engine Overview
What makes up a V Twin Engine
V12 engine usage
A run through of the use of the V12 engine
V6 engine construction
An overview of the V6 Engine
Variable engine displacement
The technology behind variable engine displacement
Variable Length Intake Manifold
VLIM explained
Variable Valve Timing explained
Common on modern cars and pushed forward by Honda
VTEC - Variable valve Timing and lift Electronic Control
Developed by Honda and embraced by kit car owners
W Engine Configuration
History and construction of the W engine
Wet sump
Wet sump explained
White metal coating
As used in piston engine bearings