In an effort to increase the basic understanding of automobile technology for those new to the hot rod world or those who have been involved for a while but don't have a good foundation of knowledge.

Not pretty, but we’ve done worse ourselves. By 12 minutes in, we were worried it wasn’t going to work again, but it did work although it wasn’t terribly reliable to start. Still, when it worked, it ...

If you are a motorhead, an unusual engine will immediately get your attention. Most vehicles today have either an inline or V-shaped configuration, so anything peculiar will immediately stick out. If ...

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 ...

Warped Perception is one of the more interesting Youtube channels that try to push the boundaries of internal combustion engines with amazing experiments. Matt Mikka, the guy behind the channel, has a ...

Building an engine yourself is something every hot rodder should try at least once. As gratifying as that experience may be, the smart hot rodders among us will simply order up a crate engine the ...

Picture a large-displacement piston engine in your mind. Perhaps the first image to come up is an engine you'd see in construction equipment, like the 20-cylinder quad-turbo 6.5-liter powerplant from ...

A partnership between Diamond Aircraft and the Austrian government is developing options to power general aviation aircraft with liquid hydrogen. A team from Austro Engine and Bosch General Aviation ...

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 ...

The rotary engine is unique in its success and failure and its ability to make an impact with a completely different way of thinking. As it is, every production car for the last 130 years, aside from ...

The Speed Demon is the world’s fastest piston-engine wheel-driven vehicle. And it just scored a new victory at the Bonneville Salt Flats, becoming a genuine racing legend. The Speed Demon won the Hot ...