It all started with a bench racing session between the author and John Beck of Vintage Hot Rod Design (VHRD). The subject centered on small-block Chevys and the fact that the Gen I versions were now ...

A salvage-auction Subaru STI hides a blown “built” engine. Teardown uncovers shattered pistons, toasted bearings, and dealer trickery disguised as performance. Pete’s auction-bought 2017 Subaru WRX ...

There are two ways to build a motor: One is the complete blueprint, high-compression, naturally aspirated route, which necessitates a megabuck investment and usually results in an engine that is just ...

We all know how a conventional internal combustion engine works, with a piston and a crankshaft. But that’s by no means the only way to make an engine, and one of the slightly more unusual ...

Sometimes you just have to start from the ground up when it comes to building an engine to handle your specific desires. While the LS series welcomes all sorts of bolt-on performance mods to increase ...