Unless you own a Yugo, you probably already realize that your car’s engine is a meticulously designed and engineered hunk of metal. Even so, you may not know that if one part of the engine fails, it ...

Good timing can turn a mediocre product into a breakout success; bad timing can destroy an otherwise successful career. In business, timing is everything. Unfortunately, most people think timing is ...

Ignition timing is an often-misunderstood concept that has a big effect on performance. An air/fuel mixture burn rate doesn't increase in direct proportion to engine rpm. Therefore, the faster the ...

Improving fuel economy or gaining horsepower means making the engine more efficient. Fuel economy or maximum power is only obtainable when the correct air/fuel mixture or ratio (a richer mixture for ...

We must first understand what each of these two systems does for a car. They both serve the same purpose, which is to coordinate the movement of the crankshaft as well as the camshaft(s) so that the ...

An engine's health depends on several key measures and functions. For example, air and fuel need to be present in the correct quantities, coolant is required to keep the engine operating at a safe ...

It happens to every driver more often than he or she would probably like: Travel along a planned route, and somehow one manages to hit every single light along the way. Not only is it frustrating, but ...

Track and field is set to dominate the last week of the Olympics, and so is the art and science of timing. Who are the people, and what are the machines behind official timing? We find out. During the ...

What Does the Timing Belt or Timing Chain Do? On a conventional piston engine — which is found in virtually all modern passenger cars — the up-and-down motion of the pistons turn the crankshaft, and ...