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Engines & Systems

How fuel becomes motion — the internal combustion engine, fuel injection and delivery, turbochargers and emissions systems.

Internal combustion engine

Internal combustion engine

Fuel injection

Carburetor

Carburetor

Turbocharger

Turbocharger

Catalytic converter

Catalytic converter

Spark plug

Fuel tank

Exhaust system

Diesel engine

Four-stroke engine

Four-stroke engine

Engine control unit

Engine control unit

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