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	ECU Centralina elettronica		In electronic injection engines, the central processing unit supervises ignition and injector management. >>>


	ECU ECU		Acronym for “Electronic Control Unit”. >>>


	Exhaust gases Emissioni		Substances coming out of the combustion chamber and released to the environment through the exhaust manifold. >>>


	EP EP		EP ("Extreme Pressure") additives are used to enable certain lubricants to withstand extremely heavy loading, or extremely high stress. >>>


	Energy Energia		Energy can be defined as a body's (or system of bodies') ability to carry out (physical) work. >>>


	Expansion Espansione		The working stroke of four-stroke and two-stroke engines. >>>


	Electronic injection Iniezione elettronica		Assembly of electromechanical and electronic devices for the preparation and injection in the inlet tracts of the most suitable air-fuel mixture for each engine operation condition. >>>


	Eccentric chain adjusters Mozzo eccentrico posteriore		In this type of chain adjuster, the axis does not coincide with the wheel rotation axis; the adjuster is free to rotate in the special housings in the rear swinging arm. >>>


	EPROM EPROM		An EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) is a special electronic data storage unit. >>>

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