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Advanced Engine Technology

Covering various types of automobile engines, this book provides a comprehensive reference for anyone studying the way in which modern vehicle engines work, and why they are designed as they are. It deals with a range of engines encountered in production vehicles, offers over 1200 diagrams of individual parts and whole assemblies, and more.

Contents: Preface - Acknowledgements - Valves and camshafts - Camshaft chain belt and gear train drives - Engine balance and vibration - Combustion chamber design and engine performance - Induction and exhaust systems - Supercharging systems - Carburreted fuel systems - Petrol injection systems - Ignition systems - Engine testing equipment - Diesel in-line fuel injection pump systems - Diesel rotary and unit injector fuel injection pump systems - Emission control - Cooling and lubrication systems - Alternative power sources - Index.

Author:Heinz Heisler
Specs:808 pages, 24.5 x 19 x 4 cm / 9.7 x 7.5 x 1.57 in, paperback
Illustrations:illustrated
Publisher:Elsevier Science & Technology (GB, 1995)
EAN:9780340568224
Advanced Engine Technology

Advanced Engine Technology

Language: English

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The V12 Engine - The Technology, Evolution and Impact of V12-Engined Cars 1909-2005

Lavishly illustrated and meticulously researched, The V12 Engine explores the great 12-cylinder racing and production cars that made automotive history.
Biggest of all production twelves was Hispano-Suiza's Type 68-bis of the 1930s, whose 11.3 litres produced 250 bhp. It displaced a stunning 50 percent more than America's largest twelve of the classic era, the Pierce-Arrow. Driving such a 68-bis, one driver credited it with a "mighty, effortless surge of power which completely grips the imagination."

At the other extreme was Ferrari's first V12 of 1947 measuring only 1.5 litres. Powering both road and racing cars, it was the foundation stone of Ferrari's exotic reputation. Inspiring Enzo Ferrari was his fond memory of a racing car built by America's Packard, first to offer a production V12 in 1915. Ferrari's exclusive production is the opposite of America's Lincoln, which put 220,000 twelves on the roads of the world.

Ludvigsen also explains how and why twelves evolved as they did and introduces such major movers as Jesse Vincent of Packard, Sunbeam's Louis Coatalen, Louis Delage, W.O. Bentley, Sir Henry Royce, Hispano's Marc Birkigt, Ferruccio Lamborghini, Sir William Lyons of Jaguar, Bugatti's Paolo Stanzani and, of course, Enzo Ferrari. He brings to life their struggles to achieve their aims and quotes contemporary verdicts on their cars.

Ferrari's fabulous Enzo V12 brings the story up to date, along with contemporary twelve-cylinder engines from Mercedes-Benz, Lamborghini, BMW, Maybach, Aston Martin, Maserati and Rolls-Royce, and such newcomers to the V12 ranks as Toyota, Bentley, Volkswagen, Cadillac, Peugeot and Audi.

Author:Karl Ludvigsen
Specs:590 pages, 26 x 21 x 3.6 cm / 10.25 x 8.25 x 1.42 in, hardback
Illustrations:585 b&w and colour photos, drawings
Publisher:Bentley Publishers (USA, 2016)
EAN:9780837617336
The V12 Engine - The Technology, Evolution and Impact of V12-Engined Cars 1909-2005

The V12 Engine - The Technology, Evolution and Impact of V12-Engined Cars 1909-2005

Language: English

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The V12 Engine - The untold inside story of the technology, evolution, performance and impact of all V12-engined cars

With its highly readable text and stunning illustrations, this masterpiece of a book tells the story of the creation, evolution and exploitation of the V12 engine.
From the big American V12s of the early 1900s to today's Aston Martin Vanquish V12, these glorious engines have been revered as more than just feats of engineering; in many cases they are respected as works of art.

Here is an insightful, analytical and technical history of the V12 engines that have powered some of the most exciting and dramatic cars ever built for road or track.

Author:Karl Ludvigsen
Specs:432 pages, 27 x 21 x 3.2 cm / 10.6 x 8.25 x 1.26 in, hardback
Illustrations:350 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:Haynes Publishing (GB, 2005)
EAN:9781844250042
The V12 Engine - The untold inside story of the technology, evolution, performance and impact of all V12-engined cars

The V12 Engine - The untold inside story of the technology, evolution, performance and impact of all V12-engined cars

Language: English

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Classic Racing Engines - Expert Technical Analysis of Fifty of the Greatest Motorsport Power Units 1913-1994

From the earliest days of motor racing, engineers have sought to develop engines that push the boundaries of technology. In "Classic Racing Engines", Karl Ludvigsen, award-winning automotive historian and author of "The V12 Engine", takes a deep dive into the design, development and performance milestones of 50 of the most innovative and ground-breaking classic racing engines from 1913 to 1994.

The 50 engines covered are wonderfully elucidated with photographs, technical drawings and specification tables as well as Ludvigsen's own expert analysis of what makes them noteworthy. The author draws upon his extensive network of contacts throughout the racing engine world to provide behind-the-scene stories of the cutting-edge technology and colorful personalities involved in developing these historic power units.

Karl Ludvigsen's chronological exploration of these 50 landmark engines in "Classic Racing Engines" provides the perfect foundation for understanding and appreciating the record breakers of today.

Author:Karl Ludvigsen
Specs:226 pages, 26 x 21 x 2 cm / 10.25 x 8.25 x 0.79 in, hardback
Illustrations:255 photos and drawings
Publisher:Bentley Publishers (USA, 2017)
EAN:9780837617343
Classic Racing Engines - Expert Technical Analysis of Fifty of the Greatest Motorsport Power Units 1913-1994

Classic Racing Engines - Expert Technical Analysis of Fifty of the Greatest Motorsport Power Units 1913-1994

Language: English

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Moteur à combustion interne

La série "Mécanique automobile : diagnostic et réparation" est une collection de livres sur la théorie, la vérification des systèmes, sous-systèmes et composants, du diagnostic de défaillances et les techniques de réparation pour les automobiles et camions légers en langue française.

Ce tome traite des moteurs à combustion interne.

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Table de matières :

1 - Conception et diagnostic de moteurs automobiles
Introduction aux moteurs / Classifications des moteurs / Configurations des moteurs / Emplacement de l'arbre à cames et des soupapes / Emplacement du moteur / Mesures et performances du moteur / Moteur diesel / Autres groupes propulseurs pour automobiles / Identification du moteur / Diagnostic du moteur / Évaluation de l'état du moteur / Bruits suspects

2 - Démontage et nettoyage du moteur
Dépose d'un moteur / Démontage et contrôle du moteur / Nettoyage des composants du moteur / Détection et réparation des fissures

3 - Théorie et réparation du bloc embiellé
Démontage du bloc embiellé / Bloc-cylindres / Remise en état du bloc-cylindres / Arbre à cames / Vilebrequin / Inspection et réfection du vilebrequin / Pose des coussinets, des paliers et du vilebrequin / Piston et segments de piston / Pose des pistons et des bielles / Contrôle de l'arbre à cames et des composants connexes / Pose de l'arbre à cames et de ses composants / Calage du vilebrequin et de l'arbre à cames / Pompe à huile / Inspection et entretien de la pompe à huile / Installation de la pompe à huile / Système de lubrification / Diagnostic et entretien du système de lubrification du moteur

4 - Théorie, entretien et réparation de la culasse
Culasse / Chambre de combustion / Soupapes d'admission et d'échappement / Distribution variable des soupapes / Démontage de la culasse / Inspection du dispositif de commande des soupapes / Remise en état des culasses / Rectification des soupapes / Remise en état du guide de soupape / Remise en état des sièges de soupape / Joints de tige de soupape / Assemblage de la culasse

5 - Étanchéité et remontage du moteur
Principes du couple de serrage / Joints d'étanchéité / Joints spécifiques / Adhésifs, produits d'étanchéité et autres enduits chimiques d'étanchéité / Joints d'étanchéité / Remontage du moteur / Pose du moteur.

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Author:Jack Erjavec
Specs:214 pages, 28 x 21.5 x 1.4 cm / 11 x 8.5 x 0.55 in, spiral binding
Illustrations:numerous photos and drawings in colour
Publisher:Éditions Reynald Goulet (CDN, 2015)
Series:Diagnostic et réparation
EAN:9782893774367
Moteur à combustion interne

Moteur à combustion interne

Language: French

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