Ford Racing's New 363 Crate Engine Hits the Dyno
25 Feb 2014, 12:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford Racing has released a new video featuring their brand new 363 cubic inch crate engine while being put through a dyno test. Developed to deliver more low-end torque, the engine was fitted wit...
How To Check Crankshaft Bearing Condition on Toyota VVTi Engine
21 Feb 2014, 18:05 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The crankshaft is exposed to high frictional forces when the engine is running. In order to sustain these forces for a long period of time, the crankshaft is mounted on specially-designed bearings, ...
How To Assemble Crankshaft on Toyota VVTi Engine
20 Feb 2014, 14:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Assuming that you’ve assembled the pistons correctly and put them in their corresponding cylinders, you’ll now need to couple them with the crankshaft and put the bearings back. The o...
Lotus and Renault Extend Formula One Partnership
20 Feb 2014, 13:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Lotus F1 Team and Renault Sport F1 have announced the extension of their chassis-engine partnership for the 2014 Formula One season and beyond. In other words, Lotus F1 Team will be powered by Re...
Two 2JZ Combined for Quad-Turbo V12 - Insane
20 Feb 2014, 13:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / What’s better than a tuned twin-turbo 2JZ? Well, two of them reunited in a quad-turbo V12, that’s a lot better. Toyota had a single V12 engine in its whole history, the 1GZ-FE 5-liter...
Toyota To Add More BMW Diesel Engines for Hybrid Skeptical Clients
20 Feb 2014, 09:50 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / There are still a lot of customers in Europe that are not convinced about the performance of hybrid powertrains. For them, Toyota will fit BMW-sourced engines in more models. So far, the new Toyo...
Done in 60 Seconds - Lexus IS F CCS-R Swaps Engine With RC F
19 Feb 2014, 14:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait a bit more for “plug-n-play” engines that can be swapped in 60 seconds, but this video shows on fast forward how the Lexus IS F CCS-R gets the RC ...
Toyota Alabama Celebrates For Second V6 Assembly Line
19 Feb 2014, 11:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Around 1,200 Toyota Alabama team members got a little “revved” up recently in order to celebrate the launch of the factory’s second V6 engine line, along with special guests like A...
1,557 HP Edelbrock 548 CI Engine Rocks the Dyno
14 Feb 2014, 13:42 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / In today’s insanely-powered engines news, we present you a 548 cubic inch (9.0-liter) Chevrolet engine that pulls 1,557 horsepower and 1,158 pound-feet of torque on the dyno at Vrbancic Broth...
How To Correctly Install Pistons and Rods on Toyota VVTi Engine
13 Feb 2014, 17:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / In case you’ve disassembled your Toyota VVTi engine to replace the piston rings or perform other repairing jobs, you’ll need to put all the parts back together correctly. We’ll ...
Cummins Diesel Toyota Tundra - More Details
12 Feb 2014, 10:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As the new CAFE regulations are closing in, Toyota was already pondering fitting the Tundra with an oil-burner last year. The latest reports now tell it will indeed be a Cummins diesel. According...
2015 Ford Mustang 2.3-liter EcoBoost Engine Up Close and in Detail
10 Feb 2014, 11:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / We know you’ve all been anxious to see the new 2.3-liter EcoBoost engine that Ford developed for the 2015 Mustang, so we’ve been on the look out for photos of the four-pot and its engine...
Ram Truck, Cummins Celebrate 25 Years of Diesel Engines
6 Feb 2014, 11:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chrysler-owned brand Ram Truck and engine manufacturer Cummins are celebrating 25 years since they’ve teamed up to develop the first turbocharged diesel mill for heavy duty pickup trucks. T...
DMAX Invests $60 Million in Ohio Engine Plant
5 Feb 2014, 17:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / DMAX Ltd, the General Motors - Isuzu joint venture that builds Duramax diesel engines for heavy-duty trucks, has announced plans to invest $60 million in its Ohio plant. The investment that will be ...
Broken Toyota Supra Automatic Gearbox Analysis
4 Feb 2014, 13:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Unlike the good ol’ manual transmissions, automatic ones are way more complicated and have lots of parts that can go wrong at some point in their life. A normal automatic transmission consi...
1989 Pontiac Firebird Gets Blown LS1, 657 RWHP
31 Jan 2014, 14:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Dropping LS1 engines into 1980s Chevrolets and Pontiacs is pretty common nowadays (just like putting late model Coyotes into Fox Body Mustangs), but one Firebird Formula 350 owner decided to take th...
Next-Gen Ford Mondeo Coming with 1.0-liter EcoBoost Engine
30 Jan 2014, 15:23 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Scheduled to hit European dealerships in the fourth quarter of the year, the next-generation Ford Mondeo - already available as the Fusion in the United States - will be offered with a tiny 1.0-lite...
Cadillac Pondering Small Crossover, Diesel Engines
30 Jan 2014, 13:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / GM-owned luxury brand Cadillac is considering adding a small crossover to its lineup, as well as diesel engine options for several of its vehicles, Edmunds reports. The new crossover would be abo...
How To Correctly Position Piston Rings on Toyota VVTi Engine
29 Jan 2014, 17:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Presumably that you want to replace the worn out piston rings of a Toyota VVTi engine, you’ll need to know how to correctly put the new ones in place. The hardest part is to reach the pisto...
Volvo 245 Wagon Sleeper Is Powered by Supra Engine
29 Jan 2014, 15:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If you’re in Sweden and this old battered Volvo 245 Wagon pulls up next to you at a red light, don’t go for a quick drag - all you’ll be able to see after the stoplight turns green...