Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
acelerador a mariposa
English translation:
butterfly throttle
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acelerador a mariposa
Spanish to English
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"El sistema de acelerador debera ser a mariposa." Muchas gracias.
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| 5 | butterfly throttle |
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| 2 | accelerator with butterfly valve? |
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butterfly throttle
Particularly in engines with carburetors, opening the butterfly air valve, by pressing on the accelerator pedal (connected by linkage), allows more air to be drawn in which in turn aspirates more fuel and causes acceleration.
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accelerator with butterfly valve?
Not sure if all accelerators have them
" or a dual fuel injection unit comprising two throttle butterfly valves controlled
by the vehicle's accelerator pedal through an operating mechanism.. ...
search.globalspec.com/ Engineering-search/Patents/butterfly_valves "
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Note added at 51 mins (2005-04-15 22:55:43 GMT)
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http://www.modernracer.com/history/bmw330ihistory.html
This engine is also the first six-cylinder to use BMW VALVETRONIC. With infinitely variable valve lift in place of the traditional throttle butterfly, this system improves both throttle response and fuel efficiency. Like previous BMW engines which have incorporated VALVETRONIC, the gains are impressive. In the case of the 330i, horsepower increases ...
" or a dual fuel injection unit comprising two throttle butterfly valves controlled
by the vehicle's accelerator pedal through an operating mechanism.. ...
search.globalspec.com/ Engineering-search/Patents/butterfly_valves "
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Note added at 51 mins (2005-04-15 22:55:43 GMT)
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http://www.modernracer.com/history/bmw330ihistory.html
This engine is also the first six-cylinder to use BMW VALVETRONIC. With infinitely variable valve lift in place of the traditional throttle butterfly, this system improves both throttle response and fuel efficiency. Like previous BMW engines which have incorporated VALVETRONIC, the gains are impressive. In the case of the 330i, horsepower increases ...
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