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 »
Coil Spring
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 »
Camel Grand Touring Prototype (GTP)
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 »
Displacement Taxes
Taxes levied on cars with larger engines. Read More »
Engine
When applied to autos, it is invariably an internal combustion powerplant that utilizes the force of exploding fuel to create a rotating action to drive the car’s wheels. This fuel is usually gasoline, but can be diesel fuel, natural gas, various alcohols or propane. The engine is normally comprised of pistons linked to a crankshaft to create this rotating motion, ... Read More »
Fuel Cell (Race Cars)
A Fuel Cell is energy efficient and quiet with no moving parts. Its exhaust is water — clean enough to drink — and is its only by-product. Fuel Cells are currently very expensive to produce. Fuel Cells work by mixing hydrogen with air via a special membrane. This causes a noncombustive electro-chemical reaction that produces electricity. This electricity is used ... Read More »
Gearing
The relationship of engine revolutions to drive-wheel revolutions, expressed as a ratio. The transmission allows gear ratios to be changed, while gearing at the differential (called the “final drive ratio”) is constant. Gearing is expressed as a ratio, such as 3:1 (three input revolutions for every one output revolution). The higher the first number, the lower the gearing. Low gearing ... Read More »
Kawi
Nickname for Kawasaki — a motorcycle brand. Read More »
Money Factor
A small fraction which is used by some lessors to calculate the average monthly rent charges. Read More »
O-Ring Chains
Drive chains consist of a number of links that contain pins, rollers, bushings, and plates. The O-rings work in conjunction with the pins, plate, and bushings to hold lubrication inside the pins and rollers. Read More »
