By Gray Baskerville A piston is anything but a slug. It's asked to withstand the cylinder pressures generated by 200,000,000 power strokes (in its 100,000-mile ...

Keep in mind that 4032 pistons run a much tighter piston-to-wall clearance compared to 2618 alloy pistons, so the clearances will be different. Perhaps the place where wear can cost the most can ...

The company has only developed the rods as drop-in replacements for 5.3- and 6.2-liter LS V8 engines from General Motors thus far. In its own testing, Transcend says it was able to tune the 5.3 to ...

Step into the world of revolutionary engine design with the Ducati Elenore 868, a unique powerhouse that dares to defy conventional engineering. Imagine an engine with only one connecting rod, ...

The pistons and rods also have to be oriented to the front of the engine. To put them the right way, pistons are usually marked with notches while the rods have painted dots at the bottom.

To provide an answer, Parker-Prädifa has conducted many short and long-term friction and leak endurance tests to determine the effects these alternative coatings have on piston-rod seals. The ...

By Gray Baskerville A piston is anything but a slug. It's asked to withstand the cylinder pressures generated by 200,000,000 power strokes (in its 100,000-mile ...