Articles, tagged with "combustion chambers", page 2
07th May 2010
With today's difficult economy and sky-rocketing prices of gasoline it is a great deal for car owners when we are talking on how to perk up your gas mileage and at the same time save money. Just by replacing your auto air filters recurrently can save you ...
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tvt.articles
07th April 2010
Pontiac's Solstice roadster and coupe ended production on July 29, 2009. Leftover models have no powertrain changes for 2010.
The Solstice offers a choice of two ECOTEC four-cylinder engines: a normally aspirated 2.4-liter version for base models, and...
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Ronnie Tanner
31st March 2010
A butterfly valve is also called quarter turn valves. The "butterfly" is a metal disc mounted on a rod. When the valve is closed, the disc is turned so that it completely blocks off the passageway. When the valve is open, the disc is rotated a quarter tur...
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CNET Infosystem
26th February 2010
Marine exhausts systems are an important and often overlooked part of a marine engine. Most vessels have a 'wet' exhaust system. Salt water is injected at the riser - the outlet for exhaust from the exhaust manifold. This mixture of exhaust gas and water ...
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Conrad Nguyen
26th February 2010
Volkswagen's Eos convertible returns for 2010 with no changes to its standard 2.0-liter turbocharged four. The 3.2-liter VR6 engine available in earlier years was dropped in 2009.
The Eos shares its turbocharged, 16-valve 2.0 TSI engine with the Volksw...
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Ronnie Tanner
18th February 2010
For 2010, Volkswagen's compact hatchback changes its name from Rabbit to Golf, and a turbodiesel engine rejoins the lineup for the first time since 2006.
The Golf's standard engine is the same 2.5-liter inline five as last year's Rabbit. It has an alu...
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Ronnie Tanner
05th November 2009
People know that they need gasoline to make their vehicles run. Most also realize that this fuel is highly flammable but beyond these two major facts, very little is known about gasoline. The complexity of blending gasoline to fit the needs of the evolv...
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VehicleRide
28th October 2009
Honda has updated it's Adventure motorcycle to new specifications. The Transalp saw the light of day back in 1987 thanks to the success of the Paris-Dakar rally.
The new multi-use XL700V Transalp motorcycle does not show its age, or rather, it has age...
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forshopus
26th October 2009
Owning a muscle car is every young mans dream. Muscle cars also known as super cars refer to high performance automobiles. Know more about this luxurious collection.
American automobile models produced between 1960s and 1970s are called muscle cars. Th...
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Author:
Urmann
25th September 2009
A BMW super charger is an air compressor used for force induction of and internal combustion engine. The greater mass flow-rate provides more oxygen to support combustion that would be available in naturally aspirated engine. Which allow more fuel to be p...
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samycary
03rd September 2009
The last words any car owner wants to hear at a repair shop is they need a head gasket. It is not a cheap repair and often is a predictor of future problems down the road. The question in many cases, however, is whether the head gasket is actually the pro...
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Dirk Gibson
22nd January 2009
On August 10 1893, an engine running on Biodiesel ran for the first time. This is why this day has been declared as ‘International Biodiesel day'. This model was proposed by Rudolf Diesel. The transesterified oil that was used as source for the first ru...
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Joshua McNiel
05th September 2008
Do you feel disturbed when your car does not perform well or when it loses its speed? You have two options to get a peaceful drive; you have to make a huge investment in buying a new car or have to install high quality performance auto parts like Greddy i...
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Synapse India
18th August 2008
As the cost of fuel escalating, most of the diesel truck owners are in quest of various methods to improve their diesel mileage. In fact, there are a number of quality high performance products that help to improve diesel mileage as well as increase horse...
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Author:
lexiemarine
11th April 2008
The Chevy Corvette is a sports car that has been concocted by General Motors since 1953. Chevy Corvette is a performing car that is home in in essence any environment, whether daily commuting or weekend racing.
The Chevy Corvette is a high play vehicl...
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Author:
icurt06