For years, there has been an almost mystical quality associated with the word "blueprinting." Visions of Grumpy Jenkins and Ed Pink are conjured up, along with clusters of guys in white coats with ...

To make the dream work, it was going to take some teamwork. And who better to call in such a situation, but Late Model Engines in Houston? In addition to cranking out all of the 7-second LS motors for ...

A flexible hybrid machining system from Heller Machine Tools works on a diesel engine block at Detroit Diesel. Walk the floor of any automotive manufacturing facility and see several types of ...

Witness the ultimate custom engine project as we transform two 7.5HP single-cylinder engines into a powerful, horizontally opposed twin-cylinder masterpiece. Follow a detailed step-by-step process ...

Bearing clearance is one of the fundamental aspects of engine building and one that continues to spark debate and divisive opinions—and as with everything from nitrous systems to eating chocolate, ...

A gigantic new metal additive manufacturing system at Roush Industries may finally give engineers a glimpse of 3D printing’s ultimate potential in the auto industry. The new system, an X Line 2000R 3D ...

Several race teams rely on the Standard General Motors engine block, the SB2, to power their NASCAR racers. Engineers at Richard Childress Racing digitized a standard General Motors engine block, the ...

Your car's internal combustion engine relies on a huge number of large, small, and oddly-shaped parts. One of the biggest and most important parts of your motor is the engine block or cylinder block, ...