2023年3月9日 · SOHC stands for a single overhead camshaft engine. DOHC stands for dual overhead camshaft, which means that there are two camshafts in the cylinder head. Most modern motors fit into one of these categories. There’s more to evaluate aside from how many camshafts are in each cylinder head.

­­Generally, engines with dual overhead camshafts (DOHC) are higher performance engines, they produce more power, and can run at higher spe­eds. The camshafts have the job of opening the valves that let air into and exhaust out of the engine. The camshaft uses rotating lobes, called cams, that push against the valves to open them.

2019年10月25日 · DOHC means Double Over Head Cam. A DOHC engine design is often called Twin Cam or Dual Cam. It's the most widely used engine today. The majority of today's cars have a DOHC engine, see the photo of a modern DOHC engine. A typical DOHC engine has two camshafts and four valves per cylinder, like the one in this animation.

2018年2月28日 · So, for all those people, here's what DOHC means, and it's a pretty technical thing to wear on a car badge, if you think about it: Dual OverHead Camshafts.

2019年8月12日 · What does this mean and what does my vehicle have? To put it shortly, DOHC refers to Dual Overhead Camshaft, SOHC refers to Single Overhead Camshaft, and OHV refers to Overhead Valve. To better understand what these mean, it is important to know how a typical 4 stroke engine works (this is the type of engine you would find in any modern car).

2023年12月14日 · What is a DOHC 16V Engine? DOHC stands for “dual overhead camshaft” and 16V refers to “16 valves” per cylinder. This means the cylinder head has two camshafts located above the cylinders that control a total of 16 valves – 8 intake and 8 exhaust valves.

2022年11月2日 · The abbreviations DOHC, SOHC, and OHV usually refer to different types of car engines. A particular setup mostly depends on the type and age of your vehicle − be it a vintage car dating back to the 70s or 80s, a used pickup truck, or a modern sport-utility vehicle (SUV).

2022年1月27日 · DOHC engines range from small, inexpensive, and utilitarian to large, expensive, and astoundingly exotic. For example, the Ferrari 812 features a DOHC V12 that has about 800 horsepower on tap. This exotic DOHC motor offers extreme performance and costs hundreds of thousands of dollars.

2020年8月6日 · In the automotive context, DOHC stands for Dual or Double overhead Camshaft. Prior to the engine innovation, four-stroke engines were SOHC. You guessed it: single overhead camshaft. Let’s break that down.

2014年12月17日 · What is DOHC? Secondly, DOHC stands for Double Over Head Camshaft. This newer-generation design uses two separate camshafts instead of the common camshaft. One of them operates the inlet valves exclusively, while the …