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• A circular element that moves up and down the cylinder, compressing the air-fuel mixture in the top of the chamber, helping to produce horsepower.

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  Piston. (n.d.). Sports Illustrated NASCAR Glossary. Retrieved June 10, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/piston.

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  Piston. sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Sports Illustrated NASCAR Glossary. Sports Illustrated. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/piston (accessed: June 10, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Piston." Sports Illustrated NASCAR Glossary. Sports Illustrated. 10 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/piston.

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