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	Metering Dosatura		Air-fuel mixture ratio. >>>


	Main shaft Albero primario cambio		Shaft driven by the primary gear. >>>


	Magnesium alloys Lega di magnesio		These alloys are even lighter than aluminium and weigh on average 35% less. Compared to steel, they weigh as much as 75% less. >>>


	Magnesium Magnesio		Metal characterised by exceptionally low weight with respect to its volume. >>>


	Manometer Manometro		Instrument used to measure the pressure of fluids or liquids. It generally consists of a sensor and a receiving element with an analogue (or, more rarely, digital) reading dial. >>>


	Mapping Mappatura		Set of reference values stored in the electronic control unit memory, used to control the engine operation, especially as far as ignition and injection control is concerned. >>>


	Muffler Marmitta		Informal term used to refer to the silencer of an exhaust system. >>>


	Mass Massa		It generally indicates an amount of matter. >>>


	Micrometer Micrometro		Instrument that can be used to measure thicknesses or diameters up to one micron accuracy. >>>


	Micron (μm) Micron (μm)		Unit of measure equal to one thousandth of a millimetre (mm) or, according to the IS, one millionth of a metre (m). >>>

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