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| Cars - How They work and what does all the jargon mean? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| How to make a car faster | Front Wheel Drive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BHP, torque and VTEC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rear Wheel Drive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Differentials Page | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dispelling car myths | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight Transfer and Maneovres e.g. Handbrake Turns, 360 degree spins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Now before I rattle on about BHP, oversteer and V6s. I have to tell you how an engine works so that you may truly understand BHP and torque. Almost all cars have a four-stroke combustion cycle: 1) Intake stroke 2) Compression stroke 3) Combustion stroke 4) Exhaust Stroke |
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| First we must introduce ourselves to the various parts of the engine before we can understand how the four-stroke cycle works. Cylinder - This is the core of the engine, it is within this cylinder the piston move up and down to produce the turning motion. Below is a picture of first an Inline arrangement of four cylinders Second is a picture of a V6 engine. (3 cylinders either side). Then thirdly a Flat arrnagement. Aka. Boxer or Horizontally opposed. |
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