Give them the results of a TDC valve-drop static clearance test, and Comp Cam's techs can calculate the piston-to-valve clearance for any of its cams at any degree of rotation. This is especially ...

Let’s say that you’re assembling your next street engine only to discover that the piston-to-valve clearance on the intake side is a little too close for your liking. You could add a thicker head ...

In an engine, the relationship between the valves and the pistons is a precarious one. If there is too little space, they can collide. If this happens, the resulting carnage require replacing one of ...

Have you ever wondered why you need to add oil to your chainsaw’s fuel supply? Or why some dirt bikes have a higher pitched exhaust note than others? We’ve all been burdened with yard work or been ...

If you’re like many of us, you don’t spend a lot of time thinking about the pistons in your engine. Most of the time you don’t need to, but there are times when burnt, scuffed, or cracked pistons need ...

The 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan crossover has a new 2.0-liter turbocharged EA888 engine using a "B-Cycle" combustion method, a variation of the Miller Cycle named after VW's own powertrain engineer Ralf ...