You might have heard about high compression ratios, but what exactly are they, and what kind of effect do they have on an ...

"Making horsepower is all about building adequate cylinder pressure," proclaimed Mike Dezotell of Dez Racing, as we embarked on our latest adventure into the world of compression ratios for boosted ...

The effects of compression ratio on brake thermal efficiency at full load as well as part load operating conditions typical of those encountered in the CAFE test procedure are important considerations ...

Rod ratio is simple to calculate: Take the length of the piston rod and divide by the length of the crankshaft stroke. Why or how would that make a difference in building an engine? Piston rod length ...

At first glance, the concept of engine compression is simple enough:It's the ratio of the volume of the combustion chamber and bore when thepiston is at bottom dead center (BDC) versus when it is at ...

It's only teasing a bit of information for now, but it will be properly unveiled during this year's Paris Motor Show. Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car ...