How a Car Engine Works... for dummies.

[TLSheff]

Interesting setup from How A Car Engine Works (animated infographic)

 

[blueguy]

I like the colors.

 

[TLSheff]

Its like a story book for adults. "Pictures That Move" I believe is the expression :th_thumbsup-wink:

 

[genki]

But what about wasted spark? Some car uses waste spark (ignites on exhaust stroke) mainly because it's cheaper to have one coil handling 2 spark plugs at the same time than to have 2 smaller coils for each plugs.

 

[ericspecullaas]

umm this is forgetting about the W12 or the W16 engines.

 

[matt5112]

Yaaaaay: Suck, squeeze, bang, blow.

But what about wasted spark? Some car uses waste spark (ignites on exhaust stroke) mainly because it's cheaper to have one coil handling 2 spark plugs at the same time than to have 2 smaller coils for each plugs.

Fires on the exhaust and power IIRC.

 

[dsmuts]

umm this is forgetting about the W12 or the W16 engines.

And the straight 5,6, and 8 cylinders

 

[TLSheff]

Dirty hookers always find things to complain about. A simple that's cool and thanks Mr. Sheff would have sufficed, but no.

Ungrateful sonsab****es!

:th_tongue2:

 

[ericspecullaas]

Suck, squeeze, bang, blow.

sounds like my last gf. wonder how she knows you.......

 

[Booba5185]

Too bad there isn't something like this for transmissions, that'd be awesome.

 

[TLSheff]

Too bad there isn't something like this for transmissions, that'd be awesome.

HowStuffWorks "Continuously Variable Transmissions"

Not quite as good, and is 5 pages long, but has some neat illustrations that you can actually play with
(moving shift lever changes gear placement on page 4)

 

[Booba5185]

Thanks! I meant more for showing my friends and such how they work, this GIF does that easily, lol.

 

[TLSheff]

Yeah, it would be nice if there was one for trannies but I haven't been able to find one like it yet. That link was the closest I could get.

 

[IR II IP IDEATH]

How my engine works(civic)

 

[Fivefingerdeathpunch]

 

[IR II IP IDEATH]

Lol! well I don't know how to make videos attach...just the link. But yea that was much better.

 

[Matt Palm]

where is the like button when i need it

 

[DirtDog]

where is the like button when i need it

What the **** happened to my like button. I know I left it here when I went out of town. So I try to share and be nice and you ass holes just stab me in the back

 

[TLSheff]