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V-Charging aims to add muscle to downsized engines

2015-07-31

Can a supercharger with a mechanical variable speed drive give a downsized engine the performance “feel” of a larger-displacement, naturally-aspirated unit without sacrificing efficiency? A joint U.K. research project aims to find out.

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Piston ring coating for high-output GTDI engines

2015-10-29

Mahle claims to deliver improved top piston rings using a new CrN-based thermal spray coating for gasoline turbocharged DI engines.

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Low-friction techniques push advanced city-car project toward 84-mpg target

2015-12-02

The cloak of confidentiality has been partially lifted on the T25M project, under development by Shell Lubricants, Gordon Murray Design, and Geo Technology.

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2017 Lincoln MKZ gets exclusive 400-hp twin-turbo V6, torque-vectoring AWD

2015-11-18

Still based on Ford's CD4 platform, the MKZ will pack a Lincoln-exclusive (at least for the short term) twin-turbocharged V6 packing an SAE-rated 400 hp (298 kW) and 400 lb·ft (542 N·m), the new Ford-GM “alliance”-engineered 9-speed automatic, and torque-vectoring AWD driveline.

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Stanadyne introduces diesel products to improve off-highway emissions in India

2015-10-02

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Power struggle produces eSupercharger

2015-10-27

Claimed to be the “world’s most power dense variable speed electric motor,” Aeristech's novel boosting device was designed to solve a major challenge facing downsized engines.

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GE’s clean-sheet turboprop engine to launch with Textron Aviation

2015-11-30

GE Aviation is combining the expertise from its turboprop facility in the Czech Republic, along with ground-breaking technologies courtesy of its military and commercial jet engines, to pursue new turboprop engines.

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Frictionless engine seals

2015-10-29

Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies recently won its first major order for its new generation of automotive seals. The frictionless Levitex seals will go into an engine for a global platform in 2017.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: EGR's benefits

2015-07-29

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Porsche unveils new downsized, boosted 3.0-L boxer six

2015-09-08

Porsche's all-new turbocharged flat-six engines for the 2016 911 Carrera and Carrera S are full of technology tricks for more power and fuel efficiency. Will anyone miss the unblown 3.4-L and 3.8-L units they replace?

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Deutz diesels take to Stage V

2015-05-07

Deutz says its experience from series production of Stage V-capable DPF solutions provides a headstart for customers and offers long-term planning certainty.

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Supercharging advances with clutches

2015-07-31

With an electromagnetic clutch located between the drive pulley and supercharger rotors, the blower can be disengaged during idle, light throttle, and cruising situations.

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FPT plans engines for complex market

2015-08-24

The challenges for the off-highway industrial engine supplier goes beyond simply meeting ever more stringent emissions regulations in Europe. Their engine designs also need to minimize total cost of ownership while delivering power and fuel efficiency in a worldwide market.

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Castrol’s removable oil cell heralds 90-s oil changes, reduced friction and CO2

2015-10-27

The Nexcel oil cell is a removable one-piece engine oil tank and filter that integrates with the powertrain. But there is far more to it than that.

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Alternative drive system for Wacker Neuson’s smallest excavator

2015-06-04

At this year’s Intermat, Dieter Freisler, Regional President, Wacker Neuson, emphasized that the company plans in the future to “always have double digit growth,” and that “technology development will be the basis of our growth."

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LEAP for Boeing 737 MAX makes first flight

2015-05-18

At the end of April, Boeing and CFM International initiated flight testing of the LEAP-1B engine on a modified 747 flying testbed at GE Aviation Flight Test Operations.

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Injecting a sense of urgency to clean up diesels

2015-05-26

RKLAB AG is developing a self-pressurizing fuel injector that uses an electro-hydraulic multiplier to magnify pressure, and high speed, high flow valving to control fuel delivery. It is designed to provide the potential to reduce engine out emissions sufficiently to eliminate the need for aftertreatment.

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Kohler extends its hand in off-highway diesels

2015-06-05

Kohler Engines has launched the KDI 3404, a 3.4-L engine in a compact footprint with a power density of 30 kW/L that reaches 100 kW (134 hp) and features an innovative Stage V ready aftertreatment system.

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Automakers vie for Le Mans with different solutions

2015-07-23

Porsche, Audi, Toyota, and Nissan each chose a different path for its hybrid-electric prototype racer at Le Mans, but one solution rose to the occasion.

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Audi evolves the Miller cycle in its new 2.0-L spark-ignition engine

2015-05-11

To debut in the next-generation A4 due later this year, the new 2.0-L TFSI unit takes gasoline technology a step closer to diesel-like fuel consumption and torque capability.