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11Jet engine — For a general overview of aircraft engines, see Aircraft engine. A Pratt Whitney F100 turbofan engine for the …
12Chrysler Neon engine — The Chrysler Neon engine is a small straight 4 piston engine designed originally for the Dodge and Plymouth Neon compact car. It was loosely based on the Chrysler K engine and the Rover K engine, sharing the same 87.5 mm bore. The SOHC cylinder… …
13Chevrolet Big-Block engine — The Chevrolet big block is a series of large displacement V8 engines that were developed in the USA during the 1950s and 1960s. As American automobiles grew in size and weight following the Second World War the engines powering them had to keep… …
14jet engine — an engine, as an aircraft engine, that produces forward motion by the rearward exhaust of a jet of fluid or heated air and gases. Also called jet, jet motor. [1940 45] * * * Any of a class of internal combustion engines that propel aircraft by… …
15Ford Flathead engine — The Flathead was the first independently designed and built V8 engine produced by the Ford Motor Company for mass production and ranks as one of the company s most important developments. Before the 1932 introduction of this engine (and the… …
16Chrysler 1.8, 2.0 & 2.4 engine — The Chrysler 1.8, 2.0, and 2.4 are inline 4 engines designed originally for the Dodge and Plymouth Neon compact car. These engines were loosely based on their predecessors, the Chrysler 2.2 2.5 engine, sharing the same 87.5 mm bore. The DOHC head …
17Knight Engine — The Knight Engine was an internal combustion engine, designed by Charles Yale Knight (1868 1940), that used sleeve valves instead of the more common poppet valve construction. HistoryBorn in Indiana in 1868, Knight was originally a printer and… …
18Mid-engine design — A mid engine layout describes the placement of an automobile engine between the rear and front axles. Another term for this is mid ship.[citation needed] Contents 1 Benefits 2 Drawbacks 3 …
19Traction engine — A traction engine is a self propelled steam engine used to move heavy loads on roads, plough ground or to provide power at a chosen location. The name derives from the Latin tractus , meaning drawn , since the prime function of any traction… …
20Oldsmobile V8 engine — The 1966Toronado s 425 V8, the first post war front wheel drive V8 application. The Oldsmobile Rocket V8 was the first post war OHV V8 at General Motors. Production started in 1949, with a new generation introduced in 1964. Like Pontiac, Olds… …
