A 17-digit combination of letters and numbers that identify an individual vehicle. It is located on the driver’s side of the dashboard at the base where the windshield glass and dashboard meet. This inconvenient location was chosen so that in most cars the windshield would have to be removed to falsify the VIN number, discouraging tampering. Read More »
Visibility
Visibility for a motorcycle: Do car drivers see and notice you on the road? If they don’t, what you do as a rider to cope with the fact that car drivers do not see or notice you on your bike. Read More »
Vtec Valve System
Variable Valve Timing and Electronic Lift Control. Changes intake and exhaust valve timing and lift so that it more closely matches the engine’s changing air-fuel needs. The result is maximum torque at all engine speeds and under all driving conditions. Read More »
Variable Valve Timing
Engine valves can be adjusted to create higher fuel-to-air ratios. The higher the ratio, the bigger the explosion that drives the engine and thus more power. Read More »
Variable Assist Steering
A power steering system that enables the stiffness or tension of the steering to increase at higher speeds for more control or to soften at low speeds when performing slower activities, such as parallel parking. Read More »
X-Valve
There are two kinds of valves in a car, intake and exhaust. The intake valves allow oxygen and fuel into the cylinder head and the exhaust valves allow the used-up gases to exit. Read More »
Valve Body
The valve body is the brain of the transmission, up and down shifting are controlled by it through hydraulic pressure. The valve body, through the use of valves, directs the flow of transmission oil where it needs to go to perform a function such as the application of a gear. Read More »
Valve
A device that can be opened (fully or partially) and closed to meter or prevent the flow of a liquid or gas. Most internal combustion engines use intake and exhaust valves to control the fuel air mixture into the cylinders and to exhaust burnt gases. Some engines have three, four or even more valves per cylinder to increase total valve ... Read More »
Variable Volume Induction System Intake Configuration
A restrictor plate that opens and closes controlling the amount of oxygen that can go into the engine. Read More »
Veeder Root
The brand name of a common type of odometer. Read More »
