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1. What device detonates the air/gas mixture?
2. What do the valves do?
3. What do camshafts do?
4. What part is considered the regulator of the engine?
5. What two devices are used as a drivebelt for the camshaft?
6. What part is in between the pistons and crankshaft?
7. What happens when a valve cannot shut due to weak valve springs?
8. What does a turbo-charger or super-charger do?
9. What does DOHC stand for?
10. What is the term used when the engine is operating at maximum efficiency (right amount of fuel/air mixture)?
11. What electronic device makes sure the fuel/air mixture is just right?
12. Before overhead cam engines came along, what device connected the cams to the valves?
13. Which of the following won't noticeably increase engine horsepower?
14. What popular horsepower increasing device was first used by German pilots in World War II?
15. Why is an overhead cam more efficient than a pushrod engine?
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