Front Wheel Drive Front-wheel drive (FDW) is a form of engine transmission layout used in motor vehicles where the engine drives the front wheels only. The wave of front wheel drive began in earnest with the invasion of the Japanese brands, even those models sold in the US until the mid-1980s were predominantly rear-wheel … Read more
What Is A Shaft? A shaft is described as a rotating machine element, usually circular in cross-section, which is used to transmit power from one part to another, or from a machine that produces power to a machine that absorbs power.Shaft accepts and drives gears, pulleys, sprockets, and other rotary power elements. Shaft form the … Read more
Drum brakes Drum brakes are a type of mechanical braking system used in cars, trucks, and motorcycles. They have been part of automotive braking systems for many years, although disc brakes have gained more popularity in recent times due to their superior performance. Drum brakes consist of several essential components. The primary element is the … Read more
Mechanical disk brakes Mechanical disk brakes are component in the automotive and cycling industries that provide reliable and efficient stopping power. These braking systems are widely used in automobile from bicycles to motorcycles and even some smaller automobiles. Mechanical disk brakes consist of several key components. The primary components include a rotor, caliper, brake pads, … Read more
The Chevrolet Camaro 1SS and 2SS are both performance-oriented trim levels of the Camaro sports car, but they come with some differences in terms of features and equipment. The famous Chevrolet car Company is locally called Chevy and officially Chevrolet. It was founded in Michigan’s Detroit city in the United States of America on November … Read more
Inline and V engines are very popular configurations among cars and even in multiple cylinder motorcycles. Engine configurations have different names, and those names are based on the design of the engine, particularly with respect to configuration of the engine’s cylinders, and the pistons inside those cylinders. What are Inline Engines? The straight or inline … Read more
What Is Battery Ignition System? Battery Ignition system is used in automobiles to produce spark in the spark plug for the combustion of the fuel in the engine. This battery is rechargeable and drives energy for its recharging from an alternator. This alternator is connected from the crankshaft of the engine and converts its mechanical … Read more
A clutch is a mechanical device which engages and disengages power transmission especially from driving shaft to driven shaft. The clutch connects the two shafts so that they may be locked together and spin at the same speed (engaged), locked together but spinning at different speeds (slipping) or unlocked and spinning at different speeds (disengaged). … Read more
An Otto cycle is an ideal thermodynamic cycle that describes the function of a spark ignition piston engine. The idea of Otto cycle was first proposed by Nicolas Otto back then in 1876. It is the thermodynamic cycle most commonly found in automobile engines. It describes what happens to a mass of gas as it … Read more
A supercharger is an air compressor that increases the pressure or density of air supplied to an internal combustion chamber of the engine. It gives each intake cycle of the engine more oxygen, allowing it burn more fuel and do more work, thus increasing power. The power for the supercharger can be provided mechanically by … Read more