Engine building is technically a science, but the truth is that there is just as much art as there is science. Where most might think that the “art” part of engine building is in the design and ...

First-time engine builders and those working on mass-produced powerplants commonly use off-the-shelf pregapped piston rings. However, high-performance engine builders seem to spend a lot of time ...

High performance engine building is the art of attention to detail. Top engine builders don’t take anything for granted. John Bouchard, engine builder at Boost Addicts in Madison, Tennessee showed us ...

No matter how much we love them, our engines are still basically inefficient air pumps and need all the help they can get to make power. Like any other type of pump, if it leaks, it won't work. And ...

I've always wanted to rebuild an engine myself, so I'm doing the 327 Chevy out of my 1955. I've bought books, watched videos, but I'm still confused about piston ring gaps. My rebuild kit came with ...