New race engines are like newborn babies -- you are excited to bring them both home for the first time, they both cost a lot more than you expect, and both require special care and feeding at first to ...

It's not your good 'ol small-block, so pay attention. Setting up a new bump stick in Gen III and IV engines requires the same base tools we're familiar with and a few new tools too. We've all read the ...

If you have an older car from the 90s and below, odds are you have a timing belt. Some new car manufacturers, such as Audi, still use timing belts in their engine designs, but for longevity, many ...

Toyota is frequently cited as the builder of some of the most reliable cars from the past or available right now. As positive as that recognition is, these machines often need more attention to keep ...

Every engine has a means of coordinating the timing between the valve train and the rest of the engine. Some engines use a timing chain and some a timing belt. A timing belt has the relatively ...

Dealing with an engine is one of the most complex tasks anyone can perform in a vehicle. Sometimes, removing any component is just a step to do something, such as removing the timing chain. Although ...