Who needs soap operas when we've got racing? Mostly, the wild rumors, back-room dealings, and unsubstantiated gossip are confined to the team level at the tracks-who's running a ported head, who's ...

Nearly everyone has heard the words “head gasket” at some point in their life, but nowhere near that many people actually know what one is or what it does. The head gasket is a seal that lives between ...

"I want big power," was the comment from Editor Smitty to Mike Dezotell and myself during a brainstorming meeting last month. The power he was referring to is the little supercharged Two-Valve bullet ...

Engine, head gasket and transmission issues stood out for 11 vehicles, and each model often experienced problems around the same mileage. It all started with Gran Turismo. From those early PlayStation ...

The idea behind this effort was to use one flow bench to test as many small-block and big-block Chevy cylinder heads as possible. By using one flow bench and the same test procedure, we eliminated ...

Imagine a letter showing up in your mailbox from the company that made your car, requesting you to bring it in for a crucial engine component replacement. That might sound a bit strange, but it’s ...

Diesel enthusiasts invest in strong bolts (or even studs) to clamp our engines’ cylinder head(s) to the block, but it’s our engines’ head gaskets that actually seal these two critical surfaces ...

Honda decided to take on the Americans at their own game, and the result was the Gold Wing. It started life powered by a flat ...

Modern engines are more advanced and more demanding, which is why fuel chemistry is a critical factor when it comes to keeping them performing at their peak. Today’s engines face stress from heat, ...