The mailbox is loaded each month with the inevitable "How to I get more power from my..." questions-and many of them are for oddball engines for which there just plain are no speed parts. Pretty much ...

A.Here's a pressure-volume diagram for a combustion engine. Although rough, it is an approximation of the so-called air-standard cycle. '' Point (a) is at atmospheric pressure, after which the air is ...

A 383 Stroker engine has certain advantages due to its customization, but does that mean it can have more power than a Stock ...

Will joined the TopSpeed team over two and a half years ago, bringing his lifelong automotive passion, writing experience, and editorial expertise along with him. Whether classic or modern, American ...

The LM7 is one of those fly-under-the-radar performance engines. We've seen tuners get four-figure horsepower ratings out of this motor, but to most drivers this is the 295-hp motor found in Chevy ...

Invented by Frenchman Leon Levavasseur to power airplanes, the mighty V8 has become an icon of American automotive history. Cadillac introduced America to the V8 motor in 1914, and the car industry ...

Internationally renowned builder of bespoke customer cars, Paul Bacon, has completed his most ambitious project yet – a ...