It is generally acknowledged that connecting rod geometry, particularly center-to-center length, can have a material influence on a variety of engine conditions. These include specific relationships ...

In case you’ve disassembled your Toyota VVTi engine to replace the piston rings or perform other repairing jobs, you’ll need to put all the parts back together correctly. Follow us: We’ll see here how ...

Ferrari submitted a patent for a super interesting engine anatomy comprised of pill-shaped pistons and two connecting rods joined into one. First, let’s observe a traditional piston and cylinder. The ...

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 ...

Since its introduction in the ’97 Corvette, GM’s LS-series V-8 has undergone a process of steady improvement, growing in displacement from 5.7 to as much as 7 liters and nearly doubling in available ...

Once upon a time, Ford had a factory high-performance parts program-known as "Muscle Parts" or "OHO" (Off-Highway Only) parts—that rivaled the best of the present Chevy and MoPar efforts. Then, in the ...

In 1860, Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir invented and patented internal combustion engine that was further modified by Eugen Langen and Nikolaus August Otto in 1866. Sir Dougald Clerk in 1876 invented the ...