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ALMOST ALL CARS CURRENTLY USE WHAT IS CALLED A FOUR-STROKE COMBUSTION CYCLE TO CONVERT GASOLINE INTO MOTION. THE FOUR-STROKE APPROACH IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE OTTO CYCLE, IN HONOR OF NIKOLAUS OTTO, WHO INVENTED IT IN 1867.
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The piston starts at the top, the intake valve opens, and the piston moves down to let the engine take…

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Then the piston moves back up to compress this fuel/air mixture. Compr ession makes the explosion more powerful.
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Page 1: The piston starts at the top, the intake valve opens, and the piston moves down to let the engine take…

ALMOST ALL CARS CURRENTLY USE WHAT IS CALLED A FOUR-STROKE COMBUSTION CYCLE TO CONVERT GASOLINE INTO MOTION. THE FOUR-STROKE APPROACH IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE OTTO CYCLE, IN HONOR OF NIKOLAUS OTTO, WHO INVENTED IT IN 1867.

Page 2: The piston starts at the top, the intake valve opens, and the piston moves down to let the engine take…
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