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  • 31Butanol fuel — Butanol may be used as a fuel in an internal combustion engine. Because its longer hydrocarbon chain causes it to be fairly non polar, it is more similar to gasoline than is ethanol. Butanol has been demonstrated to work in some vehicles designed …

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  • 32Heptane — n Heptane Identifiers CAS number …

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  • 33Aircraft engine — An aircraft engine is a propulsion system for an aircraft. Aircraft engines are almost always a type of lightweight internal combustion engine. This article is an overview of the basic types of aircraft engines and the design concepts employed in …

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  • 34Shell V-Power — is the brand name given to Shell s enhanced high specification fuels for road vehicles.Initially used for Super Unleaded petrol/gasoline, (formerly known as Optimax in some regions), it is now additionally used for high specification diesel.V… …

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  • 35Compression ratio — For compression ratio in data compression, see data compression ratio. The compression ratio of an internal combustion engine or external combustion engine is a value that represents the ratio of the volume of its combustion chamber from its… …

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  • 36Antiknock agent — An antiknock agent is a gasoline additive used to reduce engine knocking and increase the fuel s octane rating. The mixture known as gasoline, when used in high compression internal combustion engines, has a tendency to ignite early (pre ignition …

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  • 37automobile — automobilist /aw teuh meuh bee list, moh bi list/, n. /aw teuh meuh beel , aw teuh meuh beel , aw teuh moh beel, beuhl/, n. 1. a passenger vehicle designed for operation on ordinary roads and typically having four wheels and a gasoline or diesel… …

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  • 38Pontiac GTO — Infobox Automobile name = Pontiac GTO manufacturer = Pontiac parent company = General Motors class = Muscle car production = 1964 ndash;1974 2004 ndash;2006 predecessor = Pontiac Grand Prix Coupe successor = Pontiac G8 (2008) layout = FR… …

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  • 39Ford 335 engine — Ford 335 V8 Manufacturer Ford Motor Company Also called Ford Cleveland V8 Production 1970–1985 …

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  • 40Fuel economy-maximizing behaviors — (also known as green driving) describe techniques that drivers can use to optimize their automobile fuel economy. The energy in fuel consumed in driving is lost in many ways, including engine inefficiency, aerodynamic drag, rolling friction, and… …

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