We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Owning a vehicle is an expensive undertaking, especially with the cost of gas on the rise again. Repairs can also be costly and difficult to ...

The vast majority of vehicles are powered by what's known as an internal combustion engine. It's a concept that's been around for a long time but a Belgian engineer, called Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir, ...

Editor's Note: The purpose of the Shop Series has been to acquaint and enlighten the car enthusiast with some of the more involved aspects of automotive mechanics, vehicle repair and modification. As ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Just as death and taxes are unavoidable in life, maintenance cannot be avoided if you own a car. Since cars are one of the largest purchases ...

At one time or another all of us have felt the hurt of misapplied modifications. Even the most respected names in the tuning industry have been pwned at least once. Those who have moved on to make ...

For the most part, car engines are pretty conservative things—the vast majority of the cars you see and drive use one of a handful of basic engine designs and layouts. That's why unusual engine ...

We're going back to basics. The more we learn in the engine-building world, the easier it is to forget some of the basics. So whether you're an old pro or just about to bolt together your first engine ...