A housing that fits over the brake disc and holds the pistons and brake pads. Connected to the master cylinder via a hose that is called the brake line. Read More »

On modern motorcycles, this is located on the left handlebar. Squeezing the clutch lever against the handgrip disengages the clutch. The clutch is engaged when the lever is released. Read More »

The total displacement of an engine expressed in cubic inches. This is the total volume within an engine devoted to the combustion which produces power. Read More »

Part of the mechanism that opens and closes the valves. Read More »

Coverage that pays for damage to your car or someone else’s when involved in an accident that you or someone else cause. This is vehicle-to-vehicle insurance. Read More »

This is the end of the drive train before power is transmitted to the wheels. In a typical car, the engine (or electric motor) transmits its power through some sort of clutch into a transmission. Then the power is transmitted to differential gears that adjust the engine speed to the most efficient for the use intended. These final drive differential ... Read More »

The fuel system component that meters the fuel and air and supplies the proper amounts of both to the engine. The part of the engine that handles the job of changing ratios or air and fuel mixture within an engine to meet different operating conditions (e.g. heat or altitude). Read More »

The most common type of spring on modern cars, where a coil of tempered metal takes the compression loads as the wheels move. Read More »

This was International Motorsports Assocation’s (IMSA) premier racing category until 1993 when it was replaced by the controlled cars World Sports Car Championship. GTP cars were the most powerful and the fastest on most road racing circuits in North America at that time. Over the years, many automakers fielded factory teams in this series including Ford, Toyota, Jaguar, Nissan and ... Read More »

A stretchy net-like device with four hooks attached. A cargo net is used to secure odd-sized or large items to the passenger seat or luggage rack. Be sure the item that is being secured cannot fit through the holes of the cargo net, and be sure the cargo net is not too large for the item. If the cargo net ... Read More »