Engine or Motor?
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Engine or Motor?
I have to laugh when I hear someone talking about swapping the motor in their truck or rebuilding the motor for their car, etc. My understanding is that a MOTOR is electrically powered and an ENGINE is powered by fuel.(? Is that really the difference?) I know I've probably used the right word in the wrong sentence before too, or maybe I just misunderstand it all together????
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Engine or Motor?
I rarely see any professional books/literature that refer to engines as motors, but I seldom give it a second thought when someone asks, "What motor do ya got in there?"
Motors may also be hydraulic or air powered; driven by a pump which in turn is powered by an engine or electric motor.
BTW, what is the deal with search engines. They are more electronic than they are combustion, so why are thay not called search motors?
Motors may also be hydraulic or air powered; driven by a pump which in turn is powered by an engine or electric motor.
BTW, what is the deal with search engines. They are more electronic than they are combustion, so why are thay not called search motors?
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From: Conway Arkansas
Engine or Motor?
Ha, I remember a thread like this coming up about 3 or 4 months ago.
It doesn't matter to me
But i usually say something like "I have a 390 cubic inch motor"
Or "My engine is a Ford FE"
etc
It doesn't matter to me
But i usually say something like "I have a 390 cubic inch motor"
Or "My engine is a Ford FE"
etc
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Engine or Motor?
Whats the differance? They both turn over and over inside and work their magic to get all of us from point A to point B.
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Engine or Motor?
I don't know about the technical meanings behind each word, but we race a dirt late model with a 700hp, alluminum block, 15:1 compression, Titanium valves and springs, jeff gordon heads, bowtie intake manifold, and we call it a "motor".
To me, a motor is something with lots of horsepower and has lots of expensive things on it. Of course, that's just me.............
To me, a motor is something with lots of horsepower and has lots of expensive things on it. Of course, that's just me.............
