The way that the manufacturer of any given vehicle determined to engineer it.
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What is a sprag unit and what does it do?
I know a sprag unit is used in the transmission.
What is it and how does it work?
Is it used anywhere else or is it strictly a thing used in transmissions?
Are there different kinds of sprags?
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Effects and factors of wheelbase in the design of a motor vehicle
How does varying wheelbase during automobile design affect the properties of the vehicle that is going to be built (both two-wheelers and four-wheelers)? I know that greater wheelbase means less maneuverability (or maybe it's the other way around).…
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Books to learn about how a car works, in a well structured manner
Lets assume that I want to build a custom vehicle using spare parts lying around in a mechanic shop.
I don't know squat about how cars work.
What books do you suggest I read in order to understand the powertrain, body, electronics and other parts of…
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What makes Maseratis and Aston Martin motors sound the way they do
It's clear these manufacturers design their motors to sound good and the buyers expect them to sound like they sound. But mechanically, how do they manage to have such a distinct sound? Could other smaller motors have an equally pleasant sound?
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Automobile research
I am looking for a project in field of automobile engineering.So if any one can suggest what are the areas in which there is scope for development/improvement in automobiles
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