Assuming a properly tuned engine, there are three factors that contribute to poor streetability: long cam duration, high compression ratios, and excessive cruise rpm. Since cam selection is largely ...
Shown here are the component volumes that comprise the total clearance volume when the piston is at TDC. If the piston is domed or dished, that affects the clearance volume too. To measure both the ...
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F1’s new engines have teams worried about compression ratios
Formula 1’s next-generation power units are not even on the grid yet and they are already reshaping the competitive landscape ...
Increasing an engine’s compression ratio is a proven way of unlocking extra horsepower, but there’s a point of diminishing returns. The team at Garage 54, the Russian mechanics who built a V16 using ...
It's a common misconception that modern fuel-injected engines are more immune to flooding than older carbureted motors. Given the right (or wrong) conditions, any internal combustion engine –- whether ...
In the ruthless seconds of a dogfight, it could be survival that hangs on a number that rarely makes it into a Hollywood film: the thrust-to-weight ratio. This seemingly harmless figure the ratio of ...
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Mercedes, Red Bull and F1's 2026 engines: The loophole controversy explained
The compression ratio in Mercedes’ and Red Bull's 2026 engines has come under scrutiny in F1, but what’s really behind it?
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