Inside the engine are several fascinating parts, which you can see in Figure 7-8. At the top are the cylinder heads. These contain the mechanisms that allow the valves to open and close, letting the ...

In 1860, Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir invented and patented internal combustion engine that was further modified by Eugen Langen and Nikolaus August Otto in 1866. Sir Dougald Clerk in 1876 invented the ...

Of all the engine components that are often changed when modifying an engine, the cam and related components are some of the most critical. Pick the wrong combination of parts and the advantages of ...

At the heart of an internal combustion engine lies a series of cylinders, cylindrical chambers that house the fiery combustion process. These cylinders, arranged in various configurations such as ...