The advent of turbochargers on road cars began in the mid-1960s, during the muscle car era when the phrase "there is no replacement for displacement" meant more power output was best achieved with ...

During the early days of the automobile, many disparate technologies and ideologies fought for dominance. Steam, gas, and electric-powered vehicles all competed for a slice of the lucrative new ...

You just put your new crate engine together and your adrenaline is pumping. Pump the throttle, turn the key, and… the thing runs like a total dog. It idles fine, but as soon as you step on the ...

An engine depends on perfect timing the same way a symphony depends on a conductor. Every valve opens at the exact moment it should, every piston moves in perfect rhythm, and everything stays ...

Every engine has a means of coordinating the timing between the valve train and the rest of the engine. Some engines use a timing chain and some a timing belt. A timing belt has the relatively ...