Picking up where we left off last month, here is the remainder of potent powerplants neatly packaged in a crate. Crate engines have, for some time, fascinated rodders, and why not-they provide ...

Positive Crankcase Ventilation—three dirty words, but do they really need to be perceived that way? In general, the PCV system has two main functions: vapor relief and liquid separation. PCV systems ...

For car enthusiasts and performance seekers, optimizing engine response is a thrilling endeavor. Ignition systems play a pivotal role in enhancing this aspect by delivering precise sparks that ignite ...

Ferrari is exploring a groundbreaking approach to the internal combustion engine, as revealed by a recent European patent filing. Departing from the industry-standard round pistons, this new design ...

In a long-running collaboration with GE Aerospace, researchers at the University of Melbourne in Australia have been steadily ...

Honda engines have a reputation for smoothness and refinement. But these characteristics were never the goal; they are a ...

BMW fans, you can breathe a sigh of relief. The German automaker says its high-performance M straight-six and V8 engines will live on past the introduction of tougher Euro 8 emissions regulations. As ...

The rise and fall of Ford's Voodoo V8 engine, a powerful and exotic-sounding powerplant that faced problems and was killed off too soon.

During the 1960s and early 1970s, American carmakers were one-upping one another in the factory-built performance segment. This saw the introduction of many iconic V8s, of which the following five ...