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A Dutch physicist designed but never built the Internal Combustion Engine.
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Jean Joseph created the first electric spark ignition internal combustion engine.
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Siegfried Marcus built a one cylinder engine with a crude carburetor and attached his engine to a cart for a 500-foot drive.
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The first successful two-stroke engine was invented by Sir Dougald Clerk.
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Edouard Debouteville built a single cylinder four stroke engine that ran on stove gas.
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Karl Benz received the first patent (DRP No. 37435) for a gas fueled car.
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Wilhelm Maybach built the first four cylinder four stroke engine.
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In 1990 Honda made a VTEC engine. VTEC stands for variable valve timing and lift electronic control.
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The Bugatti has a w-16 cylinder engine.
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Turbos and superchargers are made to add HP to the engine. Turbos usually need intercoolers to cool the air off before it enters the combustion chamber. Superchargers dont use intercoolers but they can be used. Superchargers create low RPM boost but they dont make alot of boost around 16 to 18psi. Turbos create alot of boost but not until higher RPMs. Turbos can make up to about 30 to 40psi.
