A connecting rod is the mechanical link between the piston and the crankshaft. By design, connecting rods convert vertical motion into rotary motion, eventually yielding torque at the flywheel. By ...

In case you’ve disassembled your Toyota VVTi engine to replace the piston rings or perform other repairing jobs, you’ll need to put all the parts back together correctly. We’ll see here how to ...

We often talk about how easy it is to make horsepower these days, giving praise to cylinder heads and camshaft technology, but if it wasn’t for tough bottom end parts, such as the modern aftermarket ...

When you consider the crazy monkey motion of reciprocating internal combustion engines it is remarkable they work as well as they do. You have eight pistons and connecting rods doing a “do-si-do” ...

The internal combustion engine has been around for a long time. Just when it seems like every part that could be optimized or improved upon has been already, something new comes out. This latest ...

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, ...

Ferrari submitted a patent for a super interesting engine anatomy comprised of pill-shaped pistons and two connecting rods joined into one. First, let’s observe a traditional piston and cylinder. The ...

Lamborghini recently inaugurated a research and development center in Seattle, Washington that aims to drive advances in carbon fiber technology. We’ve just learned that one of the projects it’s ...

It is generally acknowledged that connecting rod geometry, particularly center-to-center length, can have a material influence on a variety of engine conditions. These include specific relationships ...