If you are a motorhead, an unusual engine will immediately get your attention. Most vehicles today have either an inline or V-shaped configuration, so anything peculiar will immediately stick out. If ...
The earliest piston engines typically had only one cylinder, and at best, produced horsepower measured in single digits. But once you have a working engine, it’s a relatively short step to adding ...
As Ram touts a refreshed HEMI engine for 2026 and Dodge makes HEMIs stock for all 2026 Durangos, we dove into the history of ...
Diesel engines can technically run backwards, though there's very little (if any) practical applications for this, especially ...
We know gasoline is flammable. It burns. And we know gasoline creates heat energy when it ignites. Heat created by the igniting gasoline and air mixture is what gives us the power necessary to propel ...
Since Michigan has a stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus, I've been partaking in what I am now officially dubbing Wrenchfest 2020—an all-out repair assault on my various broken cars. Last ...
The 700-horsepower Porsche 911 GT2 RS is already pretty darn fast — over three times faster than the average regular-person car on the road today. For the sports car enthusiast, there’s likely no ...
The theoretical approaches for determining the amount and distribution of heat flow in pistons are discussed and their limitations pointed out. A simplified theoretical model of a cylindrical disk ...