Today's low-octane unleaded gas mandates a compression ratio reduction for '60s supercars. The easiest way to lower compression is usually to swap on late-model heads; not only do their larger ...

Legend has it that 30 seconds after Nikolaus Otto, the German engineer credited with developing the conventional four-stroke internal-combustion engine, successfully demonstrated his invention, his ...

While we like to think of 2002 as being part of a high-tech age, our beloved internal combustion engine hasn't really changed much in the last 50 years. We're still using pushrods and overhead valves, ...