Alabama Gov. Bob Riley, left, and Navistar and plant officials applaud the unveiling of the new MaxxForce big-bore engine to be built in Huntsville. International Truck and Engine announced Wednesday ...

Gearheads and faithful Jalopnik readers already know the basics of an engine's bore and stroke, but for those that might be new here, let's dip our toes in the shallow end. An engine's bore refers to ...

We're not sure why, but most people tend to shy away when talk turns to block sleeves. The rap may go, "Yeah, it runs strong, but there's a sleeve in number 6," and somehow it seems tainted. Is there ...

The guys who invented the Internet probably didn't think it would ever get as big as it did, either. Way back in the late '40s GM was a step behind. Ford's flathead V-8 and any of the straight-sixes ...