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twin-cam en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of twincam.
   alt of twincam
   • Light and elegant, with a body style that echoed the far more pricey racing Bugattis, the Salmsons were powered by a beautiful and advanced twin-cam engine and put up remarkable performances at Le Mans and Brooklands where, in 1927, the works' supercharged car could lap at more than 100mph. 2009, Design Museum Enterprise Limited, Fifty Cars that Changed the World: Design Museum Fifty, →ISBN:
   • The Espada was a sporty 1.6 litre twin-cam car with 14-inch alloy wheels, sports seats, power steering (with the SR and GSR three-spoke steering wheel), white faced gauges (also employed on the high-performance Lancers), and a rear spoiler. 2007 -, Brian Long, Mitsubishi Lancer EVO I to X: The Road Car and WRC Story, →ISBN:
   • It isn't the cops, though, unless they're driving around undercover in souped-up Toyota twin-cams. 2017, Ciaran McMenamin, Skintown, →ISBN:
   • Every bit a bargain-basement special, it missed out on the wonderful twin-cam 4A-GELU engine, instead using the mundane 1452cc 3A-LU single overhead cam 4-cylinder unit also found in Corolla and Carina saloons. 2015, Nigel Burton, Toyota MR2: The Complete Story, →ISBN:

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Translations (1)

it bialbero (Describing an engine with a pair of overhead camshafts)