A loophole in Formula 1’s new technical regulations offers a way around the 16:1 compression ratio cap, introducing ...
Low- And High-Compression Fuel Economy Engines: The Techniques Are About The Same, But The Approach To Each Is Somewhat Different. A.Most stock cylinder heads have factory-cut undercuts of the type ...
A technical loophole involving thermal expansion has triggered accusations, secret letters to the FIA, and a war of words ...
2.Reduced engine rpm (without attending losses in net torque) tend to improve overall fuel economy and driveability. 3.Treat multi-cylinder engines as a combination of several single-cylinder engines, ...
As we face the end of the internal-combustion era, the straight-six has made an unlikely comeback. Well, unlikely might not be the right word for an engine configuration of such fundamental rightness.
Increasing an engine’s compression ratio is a proven way of unlocking extra horsepower, but there’s a point of diminishing returns. The team at Garage 54, the Russian mechanics who built a V16 using ...
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Why some performance engines are failing earlier than engineers expected
High output engines were once expected to run reliably for hundreds of thousands of miles if owners kept up with basic ...
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