Rocker arms are a part of an engine that helps open and close the valves. They "rock" back and forth to transfer the rotating motion from the engine's camshaft to the valves, allowing fuel and air into the engine and letting exhaust out.
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- It uses a common rocker shaft for both the intake and exhaust rocker arms. (autospeed.com)
- The size of intake valves was increased to 28 mm, and the weight of rocker arms was reduced. (mywikimotors.com)
- However, each secondary intake rocker arm is shaped similar to a «Y» which allows it to contact two intake valves at once. (en.m.wikipedia.org)
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