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The Fiat Twin Cam (also known as the Lampredi Twin Cam) is an advanced double overhead camshaft inline-four automobile engine produced from 1966 through 2000 as a Fiat/Lancia engine. Designed by ex Ferrari engineer Aurelio Lampredi , the engine was produced in a large number of displacements, ranging from 1.3 to 2.0 L (1,297 to 1,995 cc) and ...
The cam can be seen as a device that converts rotational motion to reciprocating (or sometimes oscillating) motion. [clarification needed] [3] A common example is the camshaft of an automobile, which takes the rotary motion of the engine and converts it into the reciprocating motion necessary to operate the intake and exhaust valves of the cylinders.
The Reher-Morrison-Shepherd team won NHRA's Division 4 Modified championship in 1973, [3] and took a class win at the 1974 Winternationals in a pumpkin orange Chevrolet-powered F/Gas [citation needed] Ford Maverick. [4] Shepherd ran back-to-back 10.67s to defeat John Smith’s M/Gas Volkswagen and defending event champion Bob Riffle’s C/Gas ...
From 1969 to Feb 1971 it was known as the 10R, but along with a removal of the tensioner gear in the interest of quieter operation, it was renamed the 8R-G to reflect the decision that twin-cam engines were henceforth to be identified by a "-G" suffix. [7] 4,931 twin cam engines were built, all installed in the Toyota Corona Mark II (RT72) 1900 ...
Harley-Davidson Twin Cam engine at the Harley-Davidson Museum. The Harley-Davidson Twin Cam are motorcycle engines made by Harley-Davidson from 1998 to 2017. Although these engines differed significantly from the Evolution engine, which in turn was derived from the series of single camshaft, overhead valve motors that were first released in 1936, they share a number of characteristics with ...
In 1968 Sanville began building a series of Twin Cams using a new camshaft called the Super Special Equipment cam, or D-Type, that was based on the Coventry Climax FWA 3060 cam. [9]: 35 Heads used in SSE engines were shaved by 0.04 in (1.0 mm), boosting the compression ratio to 10.3:1. The ignition was advanced slightly, and larger chokes and ...
The Toyota UZ engine family is a gasoline [1] fueled 32-valve quad-camshaft V8 piston engine series used in Toyota's luxury offerings and sport utility vehicles. [2] Three variants have been produced: the 1UZ-FE, 2UZ-FE, and 3UZ-FE.
Racing-spec cam, high-flow aluminum heads (casting #s varied by model year) and some upgraded, competition-grade parts: 12.50:1 [b] 430 hp (321 kW) [c] 1969: 1969: ZL1: Aluminum block with open chamber "3946074" aluminum heads (the early Corvette RPO engine featured a closed chamber head); cam even "hotter" than L88's; upgraded parts similar to ...