The related angles made by the front wheels when the vehicle is negotiating a turn. Sometimes used to describe the various angles made by the components of the front wheel turning arrangement, such as [..]

Toe angle is the direction in which the front wheels of the car are pointed. When both front wheels are parallel there is 0 degrees toe. When the front of the wheels is pointed inward, there is a posi [..]

A restriction in the flow of exhaust gasses caused by the exhaust system or by a turbocharger but is ultimately required of efficient scavenging of the exhaust gasses in the combustion chamber.

A shaft designed to reduce engine vibration by rotating in the opposite to the crankshaft. This complicates crankshaft and conecting rod modifictions, such as lightening and stroking, slightly as the [..]

Used to refer to a supercharger. Technically, a blower is supercharger that does not have internal compression. The term has become interchangeable with the term "supercharger" but refers sp [..]

The point in the rotation of the crankshaft at which the piston is at its lowest point in the cylinder. This lasts for a few degrees of crankshaft rotation. The kinetic energy of the fly wheel helps t [..]

Brake fade occurs when brake effectiveness is lost after repeated hard braking. There are actually three types of brake fade: friction fade, mechanical fade, or fluid fade. Friction fade and mechanica [..]

The degree of inward or outward tilt from the wheel center line when viewed from the front of the vehicle. An outward tilt produces positive camber and tops of the tires are further apart than the bot [..]

The angle between the vertical line through the wheel when viewed from the side and the line from the center of the wheel to the upper connecting point on the vehicle. The caster causes the front whee [..]

A fixed point in a body through which the resultant force of gravitational attraction acts. The entire weight of a body may be considered as concentrated at this point so that if supported at this poi [..]