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A flathead engine, also known as a sidevalve engine or valve-in-block engine, is an internal combustion engine with its poppet valves contained within the engine block, instead of in the cylinder head, as in an overhead valve engine.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| the D-Motor | instance of | They are currently experiencing a revival in low-revving aero-engines | 0.80 | text |
| lengthy pushrods | instance of | The flathead system obviates the need for further valvetrain components | 0.80 | text |
| rocker arms | instance of | The flathead system obviates the need for further valvetrain components | 0.80 | text |
| overhead valves or overhead camshafts | instance of | The flathead system obviates the need for further valvetrain components | 0.80 | text |
| aircraft | instance of | while OHV designs came to be specified only for high-performance applications | 0.80 | text |
| luxury cars | instance of | while OHV designs came to be specified only for high-performance applications | 0.80 | text |
| sports cars | instance of | while OHV designs came to be specified only for high-performance applications | 0.80 | text |
| and some motorcycles | instance of | while OHV designs came to be specified only for high-performance applications | 0.80 | text |
| laser ignition or microwave enhanced ignition might help prevent knocking | instance of | but improvements | 0.80 | text |
| the Ford Model T | instance of | Flathead carsMulticylinder flathead engines were used for cars | 0.80 | text |
| Ford Model A | instance of | Flathead carsMulticylinder flathead engines were used for cars | 0.80 | text |
| the Ford flathead V8 engine | instance of | Flathead carsMulticylinder flathead engines were used for cars | 0.80 | text |
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