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Baffles

French translation: chicane


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English term or phrase:Baffles
French translation:chicane
Entered by: BOB DE DENUS
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03:23 Apr 29, 2002
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Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / Automotive
English term or phrase: Baffles
Baffles ensure that all cylinders are swept evenly.
Nina Khmielnitzky
Local time: 07:04
chicane
Explanation:
Dans l'industrie automobile on emploie presque toujours le terme chicane.

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BOB DE DENUS
Local time: 21:04
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5Gotta disagreezaphod
4 -1chicaneBOB DE DENUS


  

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chicane


Explanation:
Dans l'industrie automobile on emploie presque toujours le terme chicane.

On peut assi dire déflecteur

BOB DE DENUS
Local time: 21:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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disagree  zaphod: Sorry man, you gotta look this stuff up! The Chicane is composed of deflecteurs.
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Gotta disagree


Explanation:
Baffles are perforated tubes inside mufflers (silencieux) they are formed so that the exhaust gases circulate evenly, and do not create "back pressure" which would increase cylinder temperature with disasterous results to exhaust valves. The configuration in which they are laid out is called a "Chicane" in French. The actual baffles are called deflecteurs. I've been building engines for twenty five years.

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