Category: Engines

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  November 13, 2017

  Bananas!

  Some automotive design innovations last (Otto cycle 4-stroke) and some do not (Bugatti Brescia cam box design).  Today I dove into the cam box of a 1923 Bugatti Brescia, a model with which I had not previously been introduced. I had heard of the “banana tappet”, but not held one in my hands. For some…