Time was when a valve job was done with some valve-grinding compound and a vacuum cup on a stick. But no more. Today's high performance engines require the same machining precision in the valves that ...

The latest trend in street rods is really not a new trend at all: Building cars with engines other than the belly-button Chevy small-block. While this might not be the easiest way to make power, if ...

The choke valve in an engine's carburetor, whether it's a Holley carburetor or another brand, helps a cold engine start by restricting some of the airflow into it. When the engine is cold, the choke ...

An internal combustion engine, at its core, is similar to a giant air pump. To produce power, it sucks in fresh air and fuel, compresses that mixture, and then explodes it, before expelling the burnt ...

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. Despite recent advancements in environmentally conscious electrified vehicles, most of the cars and trucks we drive ...

Regardless of what type of vehicle you drive, if it was built in the last few decades, its engine has some form of emissions control system designed to reduce the harmful environmental impacts of ...