Have you ever wondered why engine builders argue over connecting rod shapes? Here's a closer look at the trade-offs between H ...

The internal combustion engine has been around for a long time. Just when it seems like every part that could be optimized or improved upon has been already, something new comes out. This latest ...

Utah's Transcend Energy Group claims it has a relatively simple and cheap way to dramatically increase the torque output of combustion engines, simply by replacing the standard connecting rods with ...

In this video, we explore the innovative Heart Combustion Engine, which features a unique design combining conventional ...

Most of the time, it's hard to know why an uncrashed car ended up at the junkyard. With this Mini Cooper S, we know why. Street car engines mostly don't blow up in such spectacular fashion, perhaps ...

When you consider the crazy monkey motion of reciprocating internal combustion engines it is remarkable they work as well as they do. You have eight pistons and connecting rods doing a “do-si-do” ...

Sebastian's spare time is spent watching Formula 1, fiddling with his friends' cars (usually German money pits), and soaking up as much architectural amazement and engineering excellence as he can ...

What can't JB Weld do? It's the metal glue that works wonders, and has left dozens of flat surfaces around my workshop with a swirled glop of grey permanently affixed. This is rarely the kind of thing ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is looking into 414 reports of connecting-rod bearing failures in Honda and Acura vehicles with the automaker's 3.5-liter V-6 engine. The ...