Engineers have a lot to think about when designing new engines, and one of the biggest considerations is the shape of the ...

Not pretty, but we’ve done worse ourselves. By 12 minutes in, we were worried it wasn’t going to work again, but it did work although it wasn’t terribly reliable to start. Still, when it worked, it ...

In the first two installments of this series on engine fundamentals, we've covered the subject from its absolute beginning. An internal combustion engine is a machine that converts the energy of a ...

Gilbert Smith is an automotive journalist with over five years of specialized research and writing experience. Before joining CarBuzz in 2024, he produced in-depth buyer’s guides and feature articles ...

The team at Garage 54 replace aluminum pistons inside of an engine with custom-made plastic pistons. The engine, surprisingly, runs for longer than it has any right to run. Garage 54 specializes in ...

Pistons are an engine-building element we like to brag about, but you won't catch many of us boasting about having cast pistons. Cast pistons are for wimps. Many of us like to talk up hypereutectic ...

In this video, you'll see the different types of engines and propulsion systems used for aircraft, my favorite ones: Turbojet ...

While a lot of automotive engines have one spark plug per cylinder, the HEMI V8 might have two per cylinder. What is the science behind that?