Engines

The first Engine

Mar 1, 1680

A Dutch physicist designed but never built the Internal Combustion Engine.

Electric spark engine

Mar 1, 1858

Jean Joseph created the first electric spark ignition internal combustion engine.

Siegfried Marcus

Mar 1, 1864

Siegfried Marcus built a one cylinder engine with a crude carburetor and attached his engine to a cart for a 500-foot drive.

First 2 Stroke engine

Mar 1, 1876

The first successful two-stroke engine was invented by Sir Dougald Clerk.

4 Stroke Engine

Mar 1, 1883

Edouard Debouteville built a single cylinder four stroke engine that ran on stove gas.

Patent on gas fueled car

Mar 1, 1886

Karl Benz received the first patent (DRP No. 37435) for a gas fueled car.

First 4 stroke 4 cylinder engine

Mar 1, 1890

Wilhelm Maybach built the first four cylinder four stroke engine.

VTEC

Mar 1, 1990

In 1990 Honda made a VTEC engine. VTEC stands for variable valve timing and lift electronic control.

Most cylenders in an engine

Apr 1, 2006

The Bugatti has a w-16 cylinder engine.

Turbo and Superchargers

Mar 1, 2013

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.