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Type of weights kerb weight - It is the total weight of a vehicle with standard equipment, all necessary operating consumables such as motor oil, transmission oil, coolant, air conditioning refrigerant, and sometimes a full tank of fuel, while not loaded with either passengers or cargo. Gross weight - Gross weight is the total weight of a shipment of goods, including their packaging such as crates, pallets etc. Number of cylinders The number of cylinders indicate the total no of cylinders that re available for combustion. Bore – It may be defined as the diameter of the cylinder in which the piston travels . Stroke – I t may be defined s the amount of length a pistion has to travel between the TDC and BDC (TDC – top dead centre , BDC – bottom dead centre) Compression ratio It can be defined as the ratio o f the volume of its combustion chamber from its largest capacity to its smallest capacity