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I was so bored at work I redesigned a tiny engine part for fun and accidentally saved 22,000 pounds of aluminum

As a Powertrain Design Engineer, the first time you design a cylinder head is a huge challenge. You have to contain gasses at ...
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The Japanese Six-Cylinder Engine Is So Reliable It's Still In Production After Almost 25 Years

The 1HZ turbodiesel straight-six engine is one of the best examples that we can reference, as Toyota still applies it to one ...
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The Rise And Fall Of The V6 Engine In Mainstream Cars

The V6 used to be a mainstay in the mainstream market; today, we only have a handful of V6-equipped models. This is the rise ...

6.4 vs. 6.7 Power Stroke: How do the diesel engines compare?

Power Stroke Diesel engines provided thrust for Ford Super Duty rigs for decades, but there are some key differences between ...

A Chinese Automaker Just Unveiled a New Twin-Turbo V8 at CES

Chinese car company GWM still believes that there is no replacement for displacement as it unveils it's homegrown performance ...