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- adjective Describing an engine that has a pair of
overhead camshafts within thecylinder head
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Hoyt's Cam&1/2 system, which gives you the speed of a twin-cam bow and the reliability of a single-cam, zips arrows out at a fast 310 fps (IBO speed).
Compound Bow 2007
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The 2.0T's Theta II engine is an all-aluminum, 2.0-litre, twin-cam, four-valve-per-cylinder actuated by a continuously variable timing system four-cylinder, which make it pretty much state of the art.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed BOB ENGLISH 2011
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From these brainstorming sessions emerged the twin-cam XK engine, whose output, durability and smoothness became legendary.
NYT > Home Page By PHIL PATTON 2011
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Propelling the Orlando is a 2.4-litre, twin-cam, inline-four rated at 174 hp and 171 lb-ft of torque, which on the test car powered the front wheels through a six-speed automatic a six-speed manual is standard fare.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed BOB ENGLISH 2011
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The new naturally aspirated engine available only in the Forester at the moment still displaces 2.5 litres, but now has twin-cam cylinder heads with improved intake and exhaust performance and Subaru's Active Valve Control System.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed BOB ENGLISH 2011
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The 2.5-liter, twin-cam four-cylinder base engine for the Camry has peak torque of 170-foot-pounds at 4,100 rpm, while torque peaks at a heartier 248 foot-pounds at 4,700 rpm in the uplevel 3.5-liter, double overhead cam V-6.
The Seattle Times 2012
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THE BEST PRICEQUALITY YOU CAN'T IGNORELA CASA DE LOS MEJORES AUTOS POR LOS MEJORES PRECIOS www. econoautosale.com Chevrolet Cavalier 2002 Coupe, Our LS sedan was equipped with the optional 2. 4-liter twin-cam engine ($450) that provides 150 horsepower and 155 pounds-feet of torque.
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Its 1. 6-liter, twin-cam, 120-hp four-cylinder is the same engine sold in Fiestas around the world; the spring and damper tuning on the independent/MacPherson-strut front suspension and beam-axle rear suspension are essentially the same as what you get elsewhere.
Jalopnik Sam Smith 2010
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Blending the twin-cam 3. 5-liter inline-six from the defunct M1 supercar with the mid-size 5 series body shell created a whole new segment.
Luxist Sam Abuelsamid 2010
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The M88 was a down-tuned version of the short-stroke, 3. 5-litre, twin-cam, 24-valve straight six from the M1 supercar.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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