In any pre-1954 Ford or Mercury, a piston displacement advantage of some 38 per cent or more may be obtained by installing a 1949 or later 331 cubic inch Cadillac engine in the chassis. This is ...

When John Walker builds an engine, he builds it in style. Cadillac style. John is one of those rare few who think outside the box and dare to go where few have tread. When asked how he got into the ...

High-output engines live in a world of brutal cylinder pressures, extreme temperatures and razor-thin safety margins, and the humble piston sits at the center of that storm. When power levels climb, ...

Piston ring end gaps matter more than you think because they manage pressure and heat, preventing catastrophic failures ...

Sandia National Laboratory led by Sandia researcher Peter Van Blarigan that has been testing physical components of free-piston engines which could be 50% efficient. This is about twice as good as ...