For years, beltdriven timing drives have been the accepted standard in NASCAR Nextel Cup racing. The same holds true in the Busch Series and Truck Series as well as other top touring racing series.

On New Years Eve 2015, my family and I were driving eastbound down the Ohio turnpike in my beloved 2002 Saturn L300. Everything was fine until, just past the Route 250 exit, the IP lit up like a ...

VTEC is an acronym for a variable valve-timing system used on Honda and Acura models since 1989. The full name is variable valve timing and lift electronic control, and the first U.S. model with VTEC ...

Your engine feels calm at a stoplight because a hidden idle system keeps fuel, air, and spark in balance. That quiet ...

Ignition timing is easily the single most important tuning adjustment on an internal combustion engine and yet the concept of ignition curves continues to be elusive for many enthusiasts. Yet all it ...

Many modern passenger cars have either a timing belt or a timing chain. Generally speaking, timing belts have the advantage of being quieter and cheaper to produce and replace, while timing chains ...

To date, the NHTSA has received a total of 44 complaints that allege low engine oil pressure that ultimately leads to a ...

The truly cool thing about internal combustion engines is there's always another creative way to skin the power/efficiency/emissions cat. Fiat's Multiair technology is a prime example. Even though ...

Honda did not invent variable valve timing or variable valve lift. In fact, Cadillac had a driver-operated variable valve timing system in production in 1903, three years before Soichiro Honda was ...

Liquid-cooled, desmodromic, four-valve twin produces around 110bhp‘11°’ refers to valve overlap, the short window when intake ...

Modern cars have various dashboard warning lights designed to alert you if something's wrong with your vehicle and help diagnose automotive problems. One of the most infamous automotive warning lights ...