Jeep is sometimes referred to as one of the most “patriotic” vehicle brands, and for good reason: Jeeps are often credited with helping the Allies to victory during World War […]
*** Your problem stems from an unfortunate combination of parts—but the good news is that the solution is easy. Here’s the background information. Sometime in the mid 1980s, Chevy changed […]
For some reason, we’re in the mood to talk Plymouths today—and we figured now’s a good time to tell you about All American Racers too. And we mean that both […]
Decades of advertising hyperbole have made us understandably hesitant to believe any “too good to be true” claim. So when we saw that there was a product on the market […]
If you read our earlier post on How Long Does it Take to Charge an Electric Vehicle, then you may already know our pithy initial response: It depends. But that’s […]
I am building a ‘72 Caprice as a tribute patrol cruiser. I am pulling out the original 400 SBC and replacing it with a big-block 454 just so the look […]
I have a 302 Windsor V8 EFI engine that I converted to a 600 cfm carburetor with a Street Warrior intake manifold. It runs smooth but seems lazy. I’m now […]
This may sound like a simple question, but what is cylinder wall glazing and how is it created? I hear about it all the time when people talk about piston […]
I’ve heard that late model engines now run much thinner rings than the older production engines. Are these thinner rings just there to improve fuel mileage or is there a […]
Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of Campus Pit Stop, a series of articles highlighting automotive engineering work being done on campuses across America. The series covers some of the schools’ […]