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 ...

Many don't realize that pistons can make power...or not if you make the wrong decisions. In most cases more compression means more power. What are two of the main factors that determine the ...

Bore and stroke are important measurements when it comes to calculating an engines displacement, and the kind of performance an engine offers.

Recently, I had an opportunity to spend a day with "Mr. Horsepower" Nick Arias Jr., while covering a tech article pertaining to an Arias engine he built some time ago. Nick Arias is a man of genius ...

The team at Garage 54 replace aluminum pistons inside of an engine with custom-made plastic pistons. The engine, surprisingly, runs for longer than it has any right to run. Garage 54 specializes in ...

Many performance cars, including the supercharged Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and most Ferrari GT models, rely on forged pistons — instead of cast-aluminum pistons — for their additional strength. Forged ...

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 ...

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 ...

We’ve heard all the stories through the years about crate engines: Missing parts, poorly machined or bad castings, and even the hassle of having to replace a failed crate engine and fighting with the ...

Free-piston engine generators and linear machines represent an innovative departure from conventional rotary systems, offering high thermal efficiency and operational flexibility by eliminating the ...