Gasoline direct injection (DI) engines have been lurking in the shadows of gasoline-burning, internal combustion engine development for decades but are now becoming mainstream. This is all good, as DI ...
Every new car sold in the United States today uses fuel injection, but not all fuel injection systems are the same. Some cars use port injection, while others use direct injection. Some even use both.
Automakers have long touted the benefits of fuel injection, claiming increased efficiency and power. But as more cars have the system installed (around 73% in 2023), more and more consumers are ...
Turbo Fuel Stratified Injection technology for gasoline engines was once a remarkable innovation that has since become quite commonplace. Traditional fuel-injected engines that don't use direct ...
However, not all innovations are equal, and nor do they follow a constant upward trend. Instead, their evolution takes the form of an S-shaped curve that reflects their typical lifecycle from early ...
Brian Tooley, the founder and head gearhead at the business that carries his name, told us about different projects, and it was an LT1 test engine that caught our attention. It had just made 785 hp ...
Electronic fuel injection is older than you think, the earliest example being the failed Bendix Electrojector system from 1957. Bosch bought the rights to the Eletrojector system and developed it into ...
The other day I dropped my car off at a European specialist shop, and while I was there, a technician was working in the engine bay of a Mk7 Golf R, cleaning out carbon deposits off the intake valves.
What is an oil catch can anyway? Oil catch cans keep direct-injection engines from choking on their own blow-by — here's the quick-and-dirty on why you may need one. Think of an oil catch can as a ...
Ford first introduced the Coyote engine back in 2010, and in the years since, this 5.0 L modular V8 has been a constant, important part of the company's line of engines. In 2023, Ford had already ...