Your engine, the air pump On the wall of most any auto shop classroom hangs a chart depicting the four elements of the four-stroke-cycle internal combustion engine: intake, compression, power and ...

Being knowledgeable and aware of the inner workings of your vehicle can be pretty helpful at times: for instance, if your vehicle brakes start squeaking or your engine will overheat too often. Doing ...

From a gearhead's viewpoint—take that back, anybody's informed perspective—there's one guy who stands out as a catalyst in the art of automotive as we know it. Not talking about the caveman who ...

Most pickup truck fans probably know the new 2016 Toyota Tacoma will feature a new 3.5-liter V-6 engine, yet that isn’t the whole story. This new engine will use the “Atkinson” cycle, most notably ...

I can never resist a good oddball engine, and this one’s pedigree is impressive. See if you can bend your mind around it. Most of you reading this probably have at least a basic understanding of how ...

The roar of an engine coming alive is a result of a process that creates thousands of explosions every minute. There are four steps that create these explosions: intake, compression, power and exhaust ...