In an effort to increase the basic understanding of automobile technology for those new to the hot rod world or those who have been involved for a while but don't have a good foundation of knowledge.

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 ...

Honda will recall the 2016 Civic 2.0 because the piston wrist pin circlip might be missing or incorrectly installed. The problem can cause the engine to seize. 01-2016-honda-civic-fd-1-jpg Drew ...

Pistons are an engine-building element we like to brag about, but you won't catch many of us boasting about having cast pistons. Cast pistons are for wimps. Many of us like to talk up hypereutectic ...

The slugs of aluminum inside your engine live in a fiery hell. At full throttle and 6000 rpm, a piston in a gasoline engine is subjected to nearly 10 tons of force every 0.02 second as repeated ...

It's amazing that an object as simple as a piston can withstand the rigors of combustion for hundreds of thousands of miles without failing. There's a lot more to a piston than meets the eye, matey.