At least 150hp of a Pro Stock engine is due to the use of ultra high compression ratios (CR) of 16:1--or more. 110 octane race fuels make this possible, but don't be fooled into thinking that the use ...

Most pickup trucks sold today have internal combustion engines. Passenger vehicles are powered by two main types of engines: compression, aka diesel, and spark ignition, aka gasoline. Besides the type ...

If you want to know what kind of bike engine fits your needs, you need to know how a two-stroke differs from a four-stroke. Each of them has advantages and disadvantages. But you can't, or shouldn't, ...

At one time or another all of us have felt the hurt of misapplied modifications. Even the most respected names in the tuning industry have been pwned at least once. Those who have moved on to make ...

The piston rides up and down inside the cylinder on a connecting rod that attaches to the crankshaft, causing the crankshaft to turn. Each movement of the piston is called a stroke. Four strokes — ...

From the January/February 2025 issue of Car and Driver. A patent for a six-stroke engine would normally go directly into our crackpot-engine file, but when the patent filer is Porsche, we feel ...

Back in August Infiniti tantalized us with a bit of info on a radical new 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline engine that promises V-6 gas-engine performance with four-cylinder diesel fuel economy and ...

At least 150hp of a Pro Stock engine is due to the use of ultra high compression ratios (CR) of 16:1--or more. 110 octane race fuels make this possible, but don't be fooled into thinking that the use ...