When building an engine, it's understandable how the sight of all those parts laid across the workbench can be a bit intimidating to most novice engine builders. After having the block freshly ...

When it comes to hot rods, bench racing - never seems to stray very i far from engines. Power is where hot rodding will always be. When it comes right down to it, the only way to learn how to build ...

Piston rings have small gaps that allow them to expand during engine operation. If these gaps line up, fuel and gases can ...

Heat is a byproduct of combustion. Both air-cooled and water-cooled engines need to dissipate that heat to keep the engine from running too hot. Can piston rings play a role in managing that heat?

It's fair to assume that if you're currently building a high-performance engine, it's because you've pushed your engine to its limits, and the time has come for a rebuild. There isn't a universal set ...

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 ...