Today's low-octane unleaded gas mandates a compression ratio reduction for '60s supercars. The easiest way to lower compression is usually to swap on late-model heads; not only do their larger ...

Want to know how healthy or unhealthy your engine really is? Get yourself a compression tester and find out. Despite how complex many modern vehicles are, you can do many common repair and maintenance ...

When Chrysler introduced the 5.9-liter Magnum engine in 1993, it was a big step forward in terms of production engine output. The 360ci powerplant was originally introduced in 1971 as a ...

A compression test reveals the condition of your engine's valves, its valve seats, and piston rings and whether these parts are wearing evenly. Healthy engines should have compression over 100 psi per ...

Nissan wowed the automotive world when it introduced its Variable Compression (VC) Turbo technology in 2016. The innovative engine advancement, which essentially was capable of on-the-fly compression ...

Infiniti's newest engine is an engineering marvel. The VC-T engine (for "variable compression, turbocharged") can adjust its compression ratio between 8:1 and 14:1 on the fly, offering ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Using hydrogen as a fuel, this chemical-kinetics study qualitatively examines the phenomenon of "frozen equilibrium" in Stratified Charge ...