Learning how to build and understand a mini engine is an exciting journey for anyone interested in mechanics. A mini engine, ...

Golf balls have dimples, so they fly farther than balls that don't. Apply the same principle to diesel engines, and you have a gross oversimplification of why dimpled pistons were invented. It's a ...

Ferrari is exploring a groundbreaking approach to the internal combustion engine, as revealed by a recent European patent filing. Departing from the industry-standard round pistons, this new design ...

While they're not quite ready for production, the printed parts were lighter, ran cooler and unlocked more power than the standard forged pistons. Antuan started out in the automotive industry the old ...

It goes up, compresses a violent explosion, and goes down. A piston's job is easy enough to understand, but if you examine what it's required to do, you may be amazed it works at all. Think about ...

We've highlighted the guys at Garage 54 a few times for some of their craziest builds and bizarre engineering experiments. With all due respect to the American tuners and hot-rodders squeezing extra ...

Picking up where we left off last month, here is the remainder of potent powerplants neatly packaged in a crate. Crate engines have, for some time, fascinated rodders, and why not-they provide ...

If you've been into cars for a while, you've probably swung a few engines over the fender that were assembled by someone else. That's cool, but it's probably about time to build one yourself. Overall, ...

The German company's 500-hp A03 is the most powerful piston aircraft certified to date and could act as a turbogenerator to power electric motors and recharge batteries. RED Aircraft's A03 piston ...

The Rolls-Royce Merlin is not just an engine; it is an icon of aviation history, and it is as legendary as the magician who carried the same name. From the desperate days of the Battle of Britain to ...