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Jenvey Heritage DCOE Throttle Bodies – Fuel Injection For Classic Cars

Ben Branch June 1, 2019
Jenvey Heritage DCOE Throttle Body Open
  • British
  • Engineering

The Jenvey Heritage DCOE throttle body was developed to evoke the styling of the classic Weber DCOE – the acronym stands for “Doppio Corpo…

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A Rare 1967 Ford 427 ci SOHC “Cammer” V8 Engine

Ben Branch May 29, 2019
Ford 427 ci SOHC Cammer V8 Engine
  • American
  • Engineering
  • Ford

  The Ford 427 ci SOHC “Cammer” V8 engine was nicknamed the “90 Day Wonder” by the team at Ford’s version of Area 51…

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What Is One Horsepower? This 9 Minute Film Explains It All

Ben Branch May 19, 2019
What Is Horsepower
  • Engineering
  • Films

We still frequently use the term horsepower as the primary indicator of how much power an engine produces, but very few can explain what…

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An Original Dodge 426 Hemi V8 Display Engine

Ben Branch May 1, 2019
Dodge 426 Hemi V8 Engine
  • American
  • Engineering

This Dodge 426 Hemi V8 was constructed by the factory back in the late 1960s as a cutaway display engine for the car show…

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A Scratch-Built 40% Scale Model of a Ducati Square Case Engine

Ben Branch April 11, 2019
Ducati Square Case engine 3
  • Engineering
  • Gear

This Ducati square case model engine is exact down to the smallest detail, it’s not made from a commercially available kit, each of the…

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For Sale: An Original Concorde Jet Engine (With Afterburner)

Ben Branch April 9, 2019
Concorde Jet Engine
  • Engineering
  • Planes

This is an original Rolls-Royce Olympus Turbojet engine (593-610), fitted with afterburner. It was fitted to a Concorde and flown at supersonic speeds as…

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For Sale: A Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 Engine

Ben Branch March 28, 2019
Rolls-Royce Merlin Engine
  • British
  • Engineering
  • Planes

The Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 is almost certainly the most famous aircraft engine in history, I’m sure there are other contenders of course but I’m…

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Riding the Film – Video: How Engine Oil Lubricates Your Engine

Ben Branch March 24, 2019
Riding The Film
  • Engineering
  • Films

Editor’s Note: This film starts with 2 minutes of skiing and ice skating footage, stick with it and it’ll all make sense in the…

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Continental R-670 7-Cylinder Radial Engine

Ben Branch February 23, 2019
Continental R-670 Radial Engine
  • American
  • Engineering

The Continental R-670 is a 7-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine that was used in planes, blimps, tanks, landing craft, and armoured vehicles – mostly during…

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Crate Engine Royalty: A 740 HP Ferrari F50 GT V12 Engine

Ben Branch February 2, 2019
Ferrari F50 V12 Engine Cams
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Racing

This Ferrari F50 V12 engine was built to F50 GT specifications along with three chassis and another three or four race-specification engines. The F50…

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The Bimota DB1 SR – A Double-Barrelled Italian Superbike

Ben Branch January 14, 2019
Bimota DB1 SR
  • Engineering
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

The Bimota DB1 was the first Ducati-engined bike from Bimota, it was originally developed as a joint project between the two companies overseen by Dr….

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26 Pictures Unseen For Over 25 Years: A Visit To The Britten Motorcycle Workshop In 1993

Ben Branch January 10, 2019
Building The Britten V1000 3
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

This series of 26 images were taken in March 1993 by Matt Thompson and his family, on a special birthday trip to the Britten…

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