For years, there has been an almost mystical quality associated with the word "blueprinting." Visions of Grumpy Jenkins and Ed Pink are conjured up, along with clusters of guys in white coats with ...

Learning how to build and understand a mini engine is an exciting journey for anyone interested in mechanics. A mini engine, despite its small size, works on the same principles as larger engines. By ...

Last month, we were at Auto Performance Engines (APE) in Auburndale, Florida, assembling the short-deck 363ci stroker for our small-block shootout dubbed “363 vs. 363.” It features a Ford Racing ...

Magnesium has found use in the broader automotive industry since the 1920s for a variety of applications, ranging from chassis to powertrain construction. Many vehicles utilize magnesium and its ...

Disputing the relevance and performance of the LS engine is an uphill and unwinnable battle. It’s light, strong, cheap, powerful, and just about every other engine-oriented adjective in the dictionary ...

Let's face it. Pretty much anybody who knows a torque wrench from a Torx socket can put together a small-block V-8 making 300 ponies. That formula has been around for, probably, half a century. But ...

Join C&C Equipment as they disassemble and rebuild a fire-damaged John Deere 4045 engine from a 650G dozer. This video offers an in-depth look into heavy equipment repair, covering: - Teardown of the ...