For decades, engineers have used small-displacement engines to prove that raw capacity is not the only path to victory. By ...

Tiny engines less than 50ccs have been commercially popular for a while now, and they’re growing in complexity. Simple single-cylinder models have given way to inline-four cylinders and even V8s.

Jim Carles got his start running a small engine repair shop in a back room at Mallow’s on 25th Avenue. “He quit school in ninth grade to work for Mallow’s,” his daughter Janet Mowery said. He ran the ...

The small-block Chevrolet V8 has powered over 100 million vehicles throughout the years, providing power for everything from high-horsepower muscle cars to workhorse pickup trucks. It's also one of ...

Engines are always a fascinating topic, but everyone seems to focus on extremes. The biggest, loudest, most powerful, and most complicated. After yesterday’s story regarding the cars that you can buy ...

When you find yourself in the market for a new vehicle, you may have to pick between a diesel- or gas-powered car. As a fuel, diesel may be a little more expensive than gas, but it comes with a host ...

If you've ever owned a car with a small turbocharged engine, you may have noticed a difference in fuel economy between the advertised numbers and your real-world numbers. When I owned a Fiesta ST, I ...

Q I have a question about fuels. I understand the difference between premium gas with ethanol and premium gas without ethanol. I have been told that this is also called "racing fuel." Since ...

The small-block Chevy crate engine is the great performance equalizer; no single performance bolt-on has had more of a democratizing effect on citizens of the performance world than the small-block ...

So let's take a look at the numbers and figure it out: will a turbocharger compromise your engine's long-term durability, or ...

The small-block Chevy crate engine is the great performance equalizer; no single performance bolt-on has had more of a democratizing effect on citizens of the performance world than the small-block ...