The story of how Honda developed an oval-piston race engine that ultimately failed but still made history along the way.

Engine cylinders can misfire for many reasons. There are four causes in particular that you should be aware of; here's what ...

Here you can see basic piston terminology, including major and minor thrust locations. Of particular note is the fact that piston pin offset can be used to counteract combustion pressures on the ...

In today's automotive world, 1,000hp still turns heads. Only a few short years ago, that sort of grunt was unheard of in a street car, and reversed for the absolute top-tier racing tech found at the ...

Ferrari is exploring radical oval pistons that could shrink engines, boost efficiency, and reinvent how high-performance gas motors are designed for the next generation. Oval pistons could also lower ...

Ferrari has signaled a willingness to challenge one of the most fundamental assumptions in engine design by filing a European ...

Since Michigan has a stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus, I've been partaking in what I am now officially dubbing Wrenchfest 2020—an all-out repair assault on my various broken cars. Last ...

Ultran Slide Rodless Cylinders from Bimba Manufacturing Co., Monee Park, Ill. (www.bimba.com), use three rare-earth magnets on the carriage and three matching magnets on the piston to create a strong ...

The BIM-UNT universal magnetic-field sensor detects piston position on standard pneumatic cylinders. It resists EMC and polarity protected with reliable switching points and fast response times. Its ...