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1. Manifold Intake Variable length

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Induction-extraction / Manifold Intake Variable length
Manifold Intake Variable length
... resonance induction system (VRIS). Acura — Variable Volume Induction 3.0 litre V6 C30A (1991-2005) and 3.2 litre V6 C32B (2002-2005) petrol engines Audi — 2.8 litre V6 petrol engine (1991–98); 3.6 and 4.2 litre V8 engines, 1987–present Alfa ...

2. Turbocharger

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Turbocharger
Turbocharger Turbocharger history and overview A turbocharger, or turbo (colloquialism), from the Greek "τύρβη" (mixing/spinning) is a forced induction device used to allow more power to be produced for an engine of a given size.A ...

3. Chevrolet Corvette C3 (1967-1982)

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Chevrolet / Chevrolet Corvette C3 (1967-1982)
Chevrolet Corvette C3 (1967-1982)
... strictly for off-road use (racing), with a published rating of 430 hp (321 kW), but featured a high-capacity 4-barrel carb, aluminum heads, a unique air induction system, and an ultra-high compression ratio (12.5:1). All small block cars had ...
Decade
1960s 1970s 1980s

4. Ford Cologne V6 (1965-)

Ford Engines / Ford Cologne V6 (1965-)
Ford Cologne V6 (1965-)
... Tuning options are very limited with the Bosch K-Jetronic models. The siamesed inlet and exhaust ports of the 2.8 only respond well to forced induction or an overbore; normal tuning will yield only minor power results. The MFI 2.8 Cologne ( ...
Decade
1960s

5. Ford CVH engine (1980-2004)

Ford Engines / Ford CVH engine (1980-2004)
Ford CVH engine (1980-2004)
... names throughout its production. From 1991 to 1996 in the Ford Escort, it was "1.9L SEFI"; and from 1997 to 2002, it was "Split Port Induction 2000". From 2000 to 2004 in the Ford Focus, it was "Split Port". Despite ...
Decade
1980s

6. Intercoolers

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Induction-extraction / Intercoolers
Intercoolers
Intercoolers Understanding Intercoolers Intercoolers increase the efficiency of the induction system by reducing induction air heat created by the turbocharger and promoting more thorough combustion. This removes the heat of compression (i.e., ...

7. Manifold vacuum

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Manifold vacuum
... on the induction stroke and the choked flow through a throttle in the intake manifold of an engine. It is a measure of the amount of restriction of airflow through the engine, and hence of the unused power capacity in the engine. In some engines, ...

8. Naturally aspirated engine

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Engine Guide / Naturally aspirated engine
... acting against a partial vacuum that occurs as the piston travels downwards toward bottom dead centre during the induction stroke. Owing to innate restriction in the engine's inlet tract which includes the intake manifold, a small pressure drop ...

9. Daimler Straight-8 (1934–1940)

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Daimler engines / Daimler Straight-8 (1934–1940)
Daimler Straight-8 (1934–1940)
... controlled (automatic choke). The induction system is split; four central cylinders are fed by one section, outer pairs by the other section. Fuel type petrol supplied by mechanical pump Cooling system water, pump and fan, thermostatically controlled ...
Decade
1930s

10. Ignition Inductive discharge

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Electrical & electronic / Ignition Inductive discharge
Ignition Inductive discharge
... described by Faraday's Law of Induction which states that the induction of electromotive force (emf) in any closed circuit is equal to the time rate of change of the magnetic flux through the circuit. In other words, the emf generated is proportional ...

11. Turbocharger Hybrid

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Turbocharger Hybrid
... Ltd who also hold the patents for the design. Physical arrangement The electric motors utilize permanent magnets which have a higher efficiency than standard high speed induction motors. Induction motors induce an electro-magnetic field into ...

12. Two-stroke engine

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Engine Guide / Two-stroke engine
Two-stroke engine
... out some basic principles for this system using time /area values. Exhaust port:.00014 to .00015 sec-cm3,Transfer .0008-.00010 sec-cm3,Induction .00014 to .00016sec-cm3,where time area = 60 divided by N times 0 divided by 360 times(A over D). ...

13. Ford Duratec 4,5 cylinder engine (1993-)

Ford Engines / Ford Duratec 4,5 cylinder engine (1993-)
Ford Duratec 4,5 cylinder engine (1993-)
... from standard power however, it is necessary to perform an induction change, preferably to throttle bodies although a manifold is available for DCOE side-draughts. We list the Weber Alpha and Omex throttle body kits as well as Cosworth and Titan ...
Decade
1990s

14. Ford Zetec engine (1991-)

Ford Engines / Ford Zetec engine (1991-)
Ford Zetec engine (1991-)
... 150bhp for a 1.8 130PS and 160bhp for the 2.0. However, these are really the limit of the standard induction and further increases are not possible, unlike their other kits. It has to be said that although these kits have been developed for ...
Decade
1990s

15. Gaz 3110 (1997–2004)

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Gaz 3110 (1997–2004)
... piston stroke limited potential forced induction, and was thus reduced from 92 to 86, hence a volume decline of 2445 cc to 2286 cc. Compression on the naturally aspirated 406 was now 9.3 instead of 8.5 of the 402, and the redline grew to 5500 ...
Decade
1990s 2000s