Low- And High-Compression Fuel Economy Engines: The Techniques Are About The Same, But The Approach To Each Is Somewhat Different. A.Most stock cylinder heads have factory-cut undercuts of the type ...

2.Reduced engine rpm (without attending losses in net torque) tend to improve overall fuel economy and driveability. 3.Treat multi-cylinder engines as a combination of several single-cylinder engines, ...

As we face the end of the internal-combustion era, the straight-six has made an unlikely comeback. Well, unlikely might not be the right word for an engine configuration of such fundamental rightness.

Increasing an engine’s compression ratio is a proven way of unlocking extra horsepower, but there’s a point of diminishing returns. The team at Garage 54, the Russian mechanics who built a V16 using ...

Formula 1’s next-generation power units are not even on the grid yet and they are already reshaping the competitive landscape ...