Engineers have a lot to think about when designing new engines, and one of the biggest considerations is the shape of the ...

It's amazing that an object as simple as a piston can withstand the rigors of combustion for hundreds of thousands of miles without failing. There's a lot more to a piston than meets the eye, matey.

It goes up, compresses a violent explosion, and goes down. A piston's job is easy enough to understand, but if you examine what it's required to do, you may be amazed it works at all. Think about ...

Everyone generally knows about piston and rotary engines, with many a flamewar having been waged over the pros and cons of each design. The “correct” answer is thus to combine both into a single ...

Piston rings are the seals in your cylinders, giving you better compression and power, but what happens if they wear or break ...

The Automotive Piston Companies Quadrant delivers an in-depth analysis of the global automotive piston market, spotlighting major players, technological advances, and emerging trends. With 102 ...

When Honda unveiled the Integra Type R in 1997, the company said the engine made more naturally aspirated horsepower per liter than anything else built on an assembly line. It said the 1.8-liter ...