How Cars Work

Engines, transmission, fuel system, brakes - explained visually and simply

What's Inside

This course explains the working of important parts of a car in simple language, with rich, clear illustrations.

Engines: How internal combustion engines work; the differences between Gasoline and Diesel engines; 4-stroke and 2-stroke engines; the details of each engine stroke; ignition systems

Fuel Systems: Rich and lean mixtures; an elementary carburettor; best power and best economy mixtures; improvements for idling, starting and racing

Transmission and drive train; the complex relationship between torque and RPM; gearing; the differential and final drive

Suspension, Steering and Brakes

This course is for everyone - you don't even need to know how to drive!

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Janani Ravi

Loonycorn is comprised of a couple of individuals —Janani Ravi and Vitthal Srinivasan—who have honed their tech expertises at Google and Stanford. The team believes it has distilled the instruction of complicated tech concepts into funny, practical, engaging courses, and is excited to be sharing its content with eager students.

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