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Any electronic box including capacitive discharge ignition and computer controlled devices. Also called 'environmental box', which houses the ECUs for engine and (where appropriate) automatic transmission, and has its own air circulation fan, with ducting to and from the passenger cabin.

Acronym for "Electronic Air Control Valve", a valve used in fuel-injection system, usually computer controlled, that controls the amount of air bypassing the throttle during idle. So, directly, this controls the idle speed of the engine by allowing some air to bypass the throttle plate when it's closed. Indirectly, the ECU controls the idle speed by controlling the EACV.

Acronym for "Electronically Controlled Injection" or "Electronic Control Injection", a computerized emission and fuel control system.

A coupe produced by Lotus from 1975 to 1982. The Lotus Eclat was a fastback version of the new Elite. The styling was by Oliver Winterbottom, ex-Lotus designer.

Model cars made by Ford in 1957-1960 period. Before the name Edsel was chosen, these was know simply as the "E" car. After considering almost 6,000 names, in the end, the car was named after Edsel Ford, Henry Ford's only son.

A Cadillac vehicle brand. Over its 50-year history, starting from 1953, the Eldorado existed in two distinct forms. The first was the most stylish and often most powerful Cadillac available, but it still was a variation upon the standard rear-drive Cadillac. The second was its own unique model: a front-drive coupe and convertible that defined the idea of a personal Cadillac.

A general term for major engine work that usually requires removing the engine from the vehicle, and rebuilding or replacing internal components (e.g. pistons, connecting rods, camshaft, valves etc.). There are three names used to describe engine overhaul: Top Overhaul, Major Overhaul and Zero Time Overhaul.

International automotive conferences organized by the University "Politehnica" of Bucharest. First edition of these scientific conferences was in 1981 and the next in 1984, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2003 ... In Romanian language, ESFA means the acronym of "Economicitatea, Securitatea si Fiabilitatea Autovehiculelor" ("The fuel economy, the safety and the reliability of the motor vehicles"). The conference logo is a stylized front car running on a figurative ESFA road.