If there's any commonality among many small-displacement OEM high-performance engines, it's that they like to scream. And enthusiasts like to make them scream. In some cases (we're looking at you, ...

They're too lazy to think about it. Well, those are the people whose doors you'll be blowing off, because you who are still reading have an edge—you're willing to learn. That's why we've started the ...

Over the past two years or so, we've covered many things in the How It Works series, especially when it comes to the engine. Due to the success of this series, we thought we'd condense some of the ...

Gearheads and faithful Jalopnik readers already know the basics of an engine's bore and stroke, but for those that might be new here, let's dip our toes in the shallow end. An engine's bore refers to ...

Today's hot ticket for big power from a small-block Chevy is the 383. Simply taking any 350 small-block and installing a longer-stroke, 3.75-inch crank and a set of new pistons can get you lots of ...

Ferrari submitted a patent for a super interesting engine anatomy comprised of pill-shaped pistons and two connecting rods joined into one. First, let’s observe a traditional piston and cylinder. The ...