Your engine, the air pump On the wall of most any auto shop classroom hangs a chart depicting the four elements of the four-stroke-cycle internal combustion engine: intake, compression, power and ...

Most pickup truck fans probably know the new 2016 Toyota Tacoma will feature a new 3.5-liter V-6 engine, yet that isn’t the whole story. This new engine will use the “Atkinson” cycle, most notably ...

From a gearhead's viewpoint—take that back, anybody's informed perspective—there's one guy who stands out as a catalyst in the art of automotive as we know it. Not talking about the caveman who ...

Despite sounding like a thoroughly entertaining evening out, it is actually a description for one of the most important processes in the majority of engines. Known as the four-cycle, it is the process ...

The roar of an engine coming alive is a result of a process that creates thousands of explosions every minute. There are four steps that create these explosions: intake, compression, power and exhaust ...

Engine builders explain how camshaft specs relate to horsepower targets, airflow, and rpm in LS, Coyote, Hemi, and ...