In previous installments of our Basic Tech Series, we have discussed the harsh environments that the core components of an internal combustion engine must endure. We have explored connecting rods and ...

There are three things an engine needs in order to run: fuel, spark and a place to burn. This place, a combustion chamber, must be fairly gas-tight or the pressures developed during burning will be ...

Engine building is technically a science, but the truth is that there is just as much art as there is science. Where most might think that the “art” part of engine building is in the design and ...