carburetor
noun
car·bu·re·tor
ˈkär-bə-ˌrā-tər 
-byə-
: a mechanical apparatus for premixing vaporized fuel and air in proper proportions and supplying the mixture to an internal combustion engine
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By the 1970s, the model’s 1.6-liter Renault R16 TS engine—given twin Weber carburetors and shoved way in the back of the vehicle—made about 125 hp and 106 ft lbs of torque.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
The period-appropriate mill features electronic fuel injection instead of the triple carburetor found on the original units.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
They’ll both be powered by a modernized version of the classic, 3.8-liter straight six (used from 1961 to 1964), now running electronic fuel injection rather than sucking air through carburetors.
—Michael Taylor, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
If Tyner and guitarist Kramer were the MC5’s inventive, jazz-freak carburetors, then guitarist Fred Smith (the eventual husband of rock poet Patti Smith) was the musical gear fluid and bassist Davis the piston.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2024
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
The period-appropriate mill features electronic fuel injection instead of the triple carburetor found on the original units.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
They’ll both be powered by a modernized version of the classic, 3.8-liter straight six (used from 1961 to 1964), now running electronic fuel injection rather than sucking air through carburetors.
—Michael Taylor, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
If Tyner and guitarist Kramer were the MC5’s inventive, jazz-freak carburetors, then guitarist Fred Smith (the eventual husband of rock poet Patti Smith) was the musical gear fluid and bassist Davis the piston.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Carburetor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carburetor. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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carburetor
noun
car·bu·re·tor
ˈkär-b(y)ə-ˌrāt-ər
: the part of an engine in which fuel (as gasoline) is mixed with air to make it burn easily
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