Inside the engine are several fascinating parts, which you can see in Figure 7-8. At the top are the cylinder heads. These contain the mechanisms that allow the valves to open and close, letting the ...

The internal combustion engines that power our vehicles have come a long way in the past several decades. Not only have they become more efficient and better for the environment, but car engines have ...

At the heart of an internal combustion engine lies a series of cylinders, cylindrical chambers that house the fiery combustion process. These cylinders, arranged in various configurations such as ...

There are so many different engine types in the marketplace. You have your V6s, V8s, flat engines, inline engines, and more. However, before you get down to the specifics of what kind of engine you ...

Single-cylinder engines are the simplest form of engine. They have just one piston and tend to be mounted either horizontally or vertically. You'll typically find single-cylinder engines in lawn ...

Honda Racing Corporation has unveiled the HRC-K20C, a high-performance engine based on the Civic Type R’s 2.0L K20C turbo 4-cylinder. The HRC-K20C is a motorsport specific powerplant built from most ...

When Airbus launched the A350 XWB program in the mid-2000s, it wanted to build not just another widebody jet, but a flagship capable of challenging the Boeing 787 and Boeing 777 families. To achieve ...