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Ducati variable timing improves engines

Ducati has announced it will introduce new engine technology that will boost power and torque, improve fuel economy, reduce emissions and won’t affect servicing intervals. Ducati Testastretta engine ...
JSTOR Daily

Diesel Fuel Ignition Quality as Determined in a Variable Compression Ratio, Direct-Injection Engine

SAE Transactions, Vol. 96, Section 4: RECIPROCATING ENGINES–SPARK IGNITION AND DIESEL (1987), pp. 614-623 (10 pages) A single-cylinder, variable–compression ratio, direct–injection diesel engine was ...
JSTOR Daily

Electronically Controlled High Pressure Unit Injector System for Diesel Engines

To achieve the future emissions regulations with low particulate and Nox levels, both the engine combustion system and the fuel injection equipment will have to be improved. For the fuel injection ...
Car and Driver

Timing Changes: How Honda’s VTEC Variable-Timing System Works

Trademark erosion may not impact the environment, but marketers have noted the lexicographical slide of some brand names into generic labels. Kleenex, Band-Aid, Xerox, and Zamboni (yes, other ...