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  • VW W12 Engine (2001-)

    VW W12 Engine (2001-)

    Volkswagen Group W12 Engine At the 2001 Tokyo Motor Show, Volkswagen Group showcased a prototype Volkswagen Nardo W12 Coupé, a mid-engined, rear-wheel drive supercar powered by a ...

  • VW W16 engine (1998-)

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    1990s
    VW W16 engine (1998-)

    Volkswagen Group W16 engine A W16 engine is a sixteen cylinder piston internal combustion engine in a four-bank W configuration. All W16 engines consist of two 'offset double-row' ...

  • VW water-boxer engine (1982-1992)

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    1980s
    VW water-boxer engine (1982-1992)

    VW Volkswagen Water-boxer engine Overview Manufacturer Volkswagen Group Production August 1982–July 1992 Combustion chamber Configuration flat-4 petrol engine Displacement 1,914 c ...

  • W12 engine

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    W12 engine

    W12 engine A W12 engine is a twelve cylinder piston internal combustion engine in a W configuration. W12 engines are manufactured in two distinct configurations. One configuration ...

  • W16 engine

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    W16 engine

    W16 engine A W16 engine is a sixteen cylinder piston internal combustion engine in a four-bank W configuration. All W16 engines consist of two 'offset double-row' banks of eight c ...

  • W18 engine

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    W18 engine

    W18 engine A W18 engine is an eighteen cylinder piston engine which usually has a single crankshaft with three banks of six cylinders arranged in an inverted broad arrow configura ...

  • Wankel engine History

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    Wankel engine History The Wankel engine is a type of internal combustion engine using an eccentric rotary design to convert pressure into a rotating motion instead of using recipr ...

  • Wastegate

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    Wastegate

    Wastegate A wastegate is a valve that diverts exhaust gases away from the turbine wheel in a turbocharged engine system. Diversion of exhaust gases regulates the turbine speed, wh ...

  • Water Injection

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    Water Injection

    Water injection In internal combustion engines, water injection, also known as anti-detonant injection, is spraying water into the cylinder or incoming fuel-air mixture to cool th ...

  • Water Pump

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    Water Pump

    Water Pump Works and replacement A water pump is used to circulate coolant throughout the engine block,cooling and heater systems. The water pump is driven by the engine viaserpen ...

  • Watt's linkage

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    Watt's linkage

    Watt's linkage explained Watt's linkage (also known as the parallel linkage) is a type of mechanical linkage invented by James Watt (19 January 1736 – 25 August 1819) in which the ...

  • Weber Carburetter

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    Weber Carburetter

    Weber carburetors Industry Automotive industry Founded (1923 (1923)) Headquarters Italy Area served Worldwide Weber is an Italian company which produced carburetors; it is owned b ...

  • Weight transfer

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    Weight transfer

    Weight transfer explained Weight transfer and load transfer are two expressions used somewhat confusingly to describe two distinct effects: the change in load borne by different w ...

  • Weissach axle

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    Weissach axle

    Weissach axle explained The Weissach axle (pronounced 'Vise-' as in 'advise' and '-ach' with guttural 'ch') is a special rear suspension arrangement devised for the Porsche 928. T ...

  • Welch plug

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    Welch plug

    Engine Welch plug The Welch plug,(misnomer: Welsh Plugs), is a thin, domed, disc of ferrous metal which is pushed, convex side out, into against an internal shoulder in the castin ...