In modern automobile manufacturing, the engine cylinder block is one of the core components, and its quality directly affects ...

Magnesium has found use in the broader automotive industry since the 1920s for a variety of applications, ranging from chassis to powertrain construction. Many vehicles utilize magnesium and its ...

Upgrading an existing cast-iron block-based engine to an aluminum engine block is a great way to reduce the weight on the front area of a vehicle. It makes it easier for the vehicle to accelerate, ...

With LS swaps all the rage these days, it's easy to forget big-blocks are still alive and thriving. That's because when it comes to making big power and even bigger torque, building it with a ...

WITH IMPROVED production techniques, aluminum die castings have become more and more attractive to automotive engineers — to the point that the author expects mass production of die cast water-cooled ...

There’s a reason Chevy’s LS series small-block V-8s dominate the custom-car world. They're compact, lightweight, relatively cheap, and backed by seemingly infinite aftermarket support, making them an ...

YouTube has given us everything from transparent carburetors to cameras in intake manifolds, showing us what’s going on in an engine in greater detail than ever before. Garage 54 attempted the holy ...

The Ford Mustang's 5.0-liter Coyote V-8 is a fantastic engine, but being made of aluminum, it has its limitations. Though lighter than iron, aluminum is also more malleable, which is why an alloy ...