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Overhead camshaft engine

An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine in which the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustion chamber in the engine block.

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Overhead camshaft engine

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related to World War I · 28
Overhead camshaft engine → Allied, American Liberty L-12 V12, Central Powers, During World War, England, French Grand Prix, German BMW IIIa, German Empire's Luftstreitkräfte, GP, Great Britain, III, IIIa, Large, Max Friz-designed, Mercedes, Most, Other SOHC, Rolls-Royce, Rolls-Royce Eagle V12, Rolls-Royce's
related to 1900–1914 · 16
Overhead camshaft engine → Among, Another Peugeot, DOHC, French Grand Prix, GP, Italy, KM, Marr Auto Car SOHC, Maudslay SOHC, Mercedes-Benz, Peugeot, SOHC, The, The Isotta Fraschini Tipo, United Kingdom, United States
related to Single overhead camshaft (SOHC) · 4
Overhead camshaft engine → Most SOHC, Motion, SOHC, The
related to Dual overhead camshaft (DOHC) · 3
Overhead camshaft engine → DOHC, Some, Therefore
is a · 1
Overhead camshaft engine → single overhead camshaft
related to Gear train · 1
Overhead camshaft engine → Gear

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engine engines camshaft dohc overhead sohc timing cylinder use used car drive ohc first valves camshafts per bank design valve

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Overhead camshaft engineis asingle overhead camshaft0.90text
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valve movement will usually be off.The first known automotive application of timing belts to drive overhead camshafts was the 1953 Devin Panhard racing specials built for the SCCA H-modified racing series in the United Statesinstance ofsince the timings0.80text
Overhead camshaft enginerelated to 1900–1914Among0.60section
Overhead camshaft enginerelated to 1900–1914Maudslay SOHC0.60section
Overhead camshaft enginerelated to 1900–1914United Kingdom0.60section
Overhead camshaft enginerelated to 1900–1914Marr Auto Car SOHC0.60section
Overhead camshaft enginerelated to 1900–1914United States0.60section
Overhead camshaft enginerelated to 1900–1914The0.60section
Overhead camshaft enginerelated to 1900–1914DOHC0.60section
Overhead camshaft enginerelated to 1900–1914Peugeot0.60section
Overhead camshaft enginerelated to 1900–1914French Grand Prix0.60section

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