Automotive History
Engines
Transmissions
Turbos and Superchargers
Maintenance and Lubrication
100
The Japanese sedan that has become the best selling car of all time, with over 40 million units sold since 1966.
What is the Toyota Corolla?
100
Intake, Compression, Power, Exhaust are commonly referred to as what?
What is the 4 stroke cycle?
100
This component is used to connect/disconnect the crankshaft from the input shaft on a manual transmission.
What is the Manual Clutch?
100
This device directs the exhaust gas to bypass the turbine under max boost.
What is a Wastegate?
100
This motor oil reduces friction, improves fuel mileage, and extends oil change intervals.
What is synthetic oil?
200
An American sports car that was introduced in 1953, and is still produced today.
What is The Chevrolet Corvette?
200
This component controls the movement of the valves.
What is the camshaft?
200
This component connects the crankshaft to the input shaft of an automatic transmission.
What is the Torque Convertor?
200
This component dumps the boost pressure when the throttle plate is closed.
What is a blow off valve/bypass valve?
200
This automotive engine belt is able to drive a pulley from either side of the belt.
What is a serpentine or "V" ribbed belt?
300
The first company to offer a wankel (rotary) engine in a mass-produced automobile, which was introduced in 1964.
What is NSU?
300
This component connects the piston to the crankshaft.
What is a Connecting Rod?
300
This component helps to smooth the engagement of gears on a manual transmission.
What are Syncros?
300
This is the RPM the turbine shaft can reach under full boost.
What is over 100,000RPM?
300
This agency is responsible for additives added to motor oil.
What is the American Petroleum Institute (API)?
400
A Swedish company know for building safe automobiles. In 1958, they became the first in company in Automotive history to offer a car that came with seat belts as standard equipment.
What is SAAB?
400
This component starts the combustion process in a gasoline engine.
What is a Spark Plugs?
400
This type of gear is found on the reverse gears in a manual transmission.
What are strait cut gears?
400
This component cools the supercharged air after it leaves the turbo.
What is an Intercooler?
400
This agency is responsible for establishing viscosity ratings for motor oil.
What is the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)?
500
The Benz Patent-Motorwagen, which was the worlds first production gasoline-powered automobile, began production in this year.
What is 1888?
500
This component is used on diesel engines to add in cold starts.
What is a Glow Plug?
500
These gearsets are most commonly found in automatic transmissions.
What are Planetary Gears?
500
This component is driven off the crankshaft to make boost.
What is a supercharger/blower?
500
This letter indicates that the motor oil has been tested at zero degrees Fahrenheit.
What is the letter "W"?