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  2. Hemispherical combustion chamber - Wikipedia

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    A hemispherical head ("hemi-head") gives an efficient combustion chamber with minimal heat loss to the head, and allows for two large valves.However, a hemi-head usually allows no more than two valves per cylinder due to the difficulty in arranging the valve gear for four valves at diverging angles, and these large valves are necessarily heavier than those in a multi-valve engine of similar ...

  3. Chrysler Hemi engine - Wikipedia

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    Chrysler developed its first experimental hemi engine for the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft. The XIV-2220 was an inverted V16 rated at 2,500 hp (1,860 kW). The P-47 was already in production with a Pratt & Whitney radial engine when the XIV-2220 flew successfully in trials in 1945 as a possible upgrade, but the war was winding down and it did not go into production.

  4. Pent-roof combustion chamber - Wikipedia

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    Pent-roof combustion chamber. Cylinder head of the Nissan VQ35DE engine. In engine design, the penta engine (or penta head) is an arrangement of the upper portion of the cylinder and valves that is common in engines using four valves per cylinder. [1] Among the advantages is a faster burn time of the air-fuel mix. [2]

  5. Chrysler IV-2220 - Wikipedia

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    The Chrysler XIV-2220 (XI-2220 from 1944) was an experimental 2,500 hp, 2,220 cubic inch (36.4 liter) liquid-cooled inverted- V-16 World War II aircraft engine. Although several aircraft designs had considered using it, by the time it was ready for use in 1945 the war was already over. Only a few engines were built by Chrysler during a program ...

  6. Tom Hoover (engineer) - Wikipedia

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    Tom Hoover was the leading engineer of the Chrysler 426 Hemi engine. Tom Hoover's development of the first trademarked Hemi engine through Chrysler Corporation was a major success for the brand through the mid to late 1960s and early 1970s. The original 426 cubic inch Hemi converted to a massive 7.0 liter displacement in current terminology ...

  7. Jeep Tornado engine - Wikipedia

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    The Jeep Tornado engine was the first post-World War II U.S.-designed mass-produced overhead cam (OHC) automobile engine. [1] The 230.5 cu in (3.78 L) hemi-headed straight-six was introduced in mid-year 1962, and replaced the flathead "6-226" Willys Super Hurricane that was in use since 1954. The Tornado engine was also manufactured in ...

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