Time was when a valve job was done with some valve-grinding compound and a vacuum cup on a stick. But no more. Today's high performance engines require the same machining precision in the valves that ...

The choke valve in an engine's carburetor, whether it's a Holley carburetor or another brand, helps a cold engine start by restricting some of the airflow into it. When the engine is cold, the choke ...

The latest trend in street rods is really not a new trend at all: Building cars with engines other than the belly-button Chevy small-block. While this might not be the easiest way to make power, if ...

Wear in engine valve systems arises from the complex interaction of mechanical loading, high temperatures and chemical environments at the valve–seat and valve–guide interfaces. Contact between the ...

The 3.3L V6 twin-turbo in the 2018 Kia Stinger won a 2018 Ward’s Auto 10 Best Engines award. The aluminum engine produces 365 horsepower and 376 lb-ft of torque. The engine has a wide range of useful ...

Regardless of what type of vehicle you drive, if it was built in the last few decades, its engine has some form of emissions control system designed to reduce the harmful environmental impacts of ...