A camshaft mounted above the cylinder block of an internal combustion engine.
the unit has double overhead camshafts
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- The vehicle is powered by a twin overhead-camshaft 3.0-litre diesel turbo engine.
- This very famous sports car began its life with a 34-year-old six-cylinder overhead camshaft engine.
- The overhead camshafts are hollow to reduce weight.
- The single overhead camshaft drives a four-valves-per-cylinder system.
- Each cylinder features two valves, operated by followers running on an overhead camshaft controlling the charge cycle.
- This innovative water pump is driven directly off one of the overhead camshafts.
- It beats a dual overhead camshaft design in terms of torque and power for a heavy-duty truck.
- The engines cannot have overhead camshafts or more than two valves per cylinder.
- The engines had twin overhead camshafts which were gear driven.
- The three petrol engines are all double overhead camshaft four-cylinder units.