Engine

The quick-and-dirty description of an engine’s internal combustion process is suck, squeeze, bang, blow. But that’s not entirely accurate. In reality, it’s suck, squeeze,...

The idea behind finding a new-to-me car was simple. I wanted a fun daily driver I could take to the track every now and...

Exhaust tips are a strange thing to take pictures of, you might think. To be honest, I admit that it is kind of strange,...

Certainly one of the most critical components inside an engine is one of the most stressed. Connecting rods take the power from the combustion...

If you are confused by the nomenclature of hoses and fittings associated with racecar plumbing, you’re not alone. Fittings are often measured in terms...

Nanotechnology has become a field unto itself over the last couple of decades, so it likely was only a matter of time before it...

Keeping a C5 Corvette cool on a racetrack in 100-degree heat isn’t easy. Just ask NASA Utah’s George Smith, who had been trying different...

A lot of NASA HPDE drivers drive their cars to and from the track, and of those, there’s probably a decent amount who change...

The only sound as common as a loud racecar in the paddock at any NASA event is the clattering of a diesel engine. Diesel...

For the longest time, the prevailing wisdom in the paddock with regard to exhaust was the bigger the pipe, the better. Bigger pipes let...