Diesel Quiz
While diesel earned itself a bad reputation for spewing soot in the early days, improvements have made it much cleaner. Test your knowledge of all things diesel with this quiz.
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Engine Quiz
It's under the hood of every car, truck and SUV, but how many people really know how one works? Do you know a spark plug from a fuel injector? Test your knowledge in our Engine Quiz.
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How Car Engines Work
It's the reason you can put the pedal to the metal and go from zero to 60 in seconds. But to the uninitiated, an engine can look like a jumble of metal and wires.
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How Diesel Engines Work
Ever wonder what the difference is between a gasoline engine and a diesel engine? Diesels are more efficient and cheaper to run than gasoline engines. Learn what makes diesel engines different!
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How Diesel Two-Stroke Engines Work
Take diesel-engine technology, throw in a two-stroke cycle, and you've got the basis for the huge engines found in trains and big ships. Learn about the diesel two-stroke engine!
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How HEMI Engines Work
Even if you don't know much about cars, the word "HEMI" might still mean something to you. It's become a synonym for big, powerful engines.
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How In-wheel Motors Work
It's possible that someday there may be no need for a lot of the components that you currently find under the hood of a car or truck. That is, if the vehicle is equipped with in-wheel electric motors.
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How Quasiturbine Engines Work
The quasiturbine engine takes the Wankel concept and improves on it: Instead of three combustion chambers it has four and the setup of a quasiturbine allows for continual combustion. Learn all about the quasiturbine.
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How Rotary Engines Work
A rotary engine is an internal combustion engine, but it's not like the one in most cars. Learn about the unique rotary setup and how it compares performance-wise to a piston engine.
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How Stirling Engines Work
The Stirling engine is a heat engine that is vastly different from the internal-combustion engine in your car. It has the potential to be more efficient than most types of engines, but it hasn't made it into mass production yet. Find out why.
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How the Tesla Turbine Works
High gas prices are driving people to look at alternatives to fossil fuels, such as a turbine designed by the father of alternating current, Nikola Tesla.
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Is it true that a diesel engine can operate under water while a gasoline engine cannot?
Diesel powered Humvees are capable of running in "extreme" conditions, and these conditions can include deep submersion during river fording. Is it only possible to go underwater with a diesel powered vehicle?
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Chevy 265-cid V-8 Engine
The Chevy 265-cid V-8 was a performance favorite for two generations. It was considered a benchmark engine design for its days. Learn about the history and specs of this marvelous engine.
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Chevy 283-cid V-8 Engine
The 283 Chevy V-8 has become one of Chevy's most revered engines -- the definitive small-block enshrined by a generation of car enthusiasts who followed. Learn more about the fuel-injected small-block Chevy V-8 that powered the Corvette.
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Chevy 348-cid V-8 Engine
Dubbed "Turbo-Thrust," the 348 Chevy V-8 was the largest and most powerful Chevrolet engine you could buy in 1958-61. These powered some of the most memorable of the "performance" Chevys.
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Chevy 396-cid V-8 Engine
After doing surprisingly well in a 500-mile race at the Daytona International Speedway, the 396 Chevy V-8 was created as a high-performance option for the Chevelle and Corvette. Learn more about one of Chevy's milestone performance engines.
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Chevy 409-cid V-8 Engine
The high-revving 409 Chevy V-8 was a favorite of racers and hot rodders. Its most glamorous home was in the lmpala Super Sport. The 409 was the standard-bearer in full-size Chevys until 1965. Learn more about it.
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Chevy 427-cid V-8 Engine
Available for the Corvette and full-size Chevrolet in 1967, the 427 Chevy V-8 superseded the 396 with its aluminum cylinder heads with enlarged ports, hotter crankshaft, and bigger carburetor. Learn about one of Chevy's milestone performance engines.
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Chevy 454-cid V-8 Engine
Chevy engineers had to bend some of their rules to get as much power out of the Chevy 454-cid V-8. America's "fuel shock" would ultimately sentence big-inch high-performance cars to oblivion. Learn about one of Chevy's milestone performance engines.
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Classic Chevy Engines
Take a look at the powerful engines that made the Corvette, Impala, and Chevelle hi-performance machines. Learn about the history and specifications behind these memorable engines.
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