By implementing
a new cylinder wall coating process, in which a plasma beam coats the cylinder surface with iron, engineers reduced friction and thereby the consumption of fuel and oil.
Not exact matches
Gangs of looters, numbering sometimes in the hundreds, have pilfered
cylinder seals, sculptures, urns, bronze tools, clay tablets with cuneiform writing, and even reliefs carved into
walls — all to supply an illegal international trade in antiquities that stretches from Taiwan to
New York.
Schnieders — The history of this French manufacturer — founded in 1910 — is related by Marc Douezy / 1932 Riley special — Malcolm Robertson describes this unique car a replica of the Rileys that drove overland from Australia to enter the 1932 Monte Carlo Rally / 1957 Ferrarids 500 TRC — A superbly restored junior (4 -
cylinder) Testa Rossa has been driven by Ian Fraser / History on the
Wall — John Dunne describes a series of commemorative plaques of Sir Malcolm Campbell and former Wolverhampton motor car manufacturers / Body - swap Sunbeam — This interesting story of an old (1914) body fitted to a
new (1929) chassis is told by Bill Dowsing / 1929 Rolls - Royce Phantom I. — This month The Editor examines a splendid example of «the best car in the world», and asks whether the claim can be justified / Streamlining — Nick Walker writes about the development of streamlining as applied to motor cars from the early 1930s onwards / The Bleriot Whippet — Michael Worthington - Williams recalls the cycle car manufacturer who enjoyed a limited success in the 1920s.
The
new engine builds on the strengths of the old one and adds iron - coated
cylinder walls, graphite - coated pistons, reinforced pistons made out of a
new steel alloy, a freer - flowing intake, and a pair of
new 350 - bar (5,000 psi) direct injection fuel pumps (one on each
cylinder bank) to yield an increase of 67 hp and 74 lb - ft of torque over the previous iteration of the 4.4 - liter eight -
cylinder.
At the word «go,» the
new four -
cylinder boxer tears down the
wall that used to separate cruise mode from instant grunt, which is no mean feat.
A
new chain - driven timing gear and a complex
cylinder wall machining process have reduced internal friction.
145 6
cylinder, 2 speed power glide automatic transmission, AM radio, bucket seats, stock steel wheels with covers, white
wall tires, RWD, recent LOF and
new door panels.
Its brand
new, low - friction architecture includes a 10 mm offset crankshaft with minimal piston side - load, reducing lateral forces against the
cylinder walls.
The dank and dangerous
cylinder of a
new well, where the
walls could collapse at any moment, crushing the digger in a muddy grave; a valley so overwhe