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In this fascinating video, we journey through the intricate process of building a rotary valve engine from scratch. Watch as ...

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As we begin the last article in this series on the basics of the internal combustion engine, let's stop to review what we've covered during the last five articles. We began last May by detailIing the ...

Engineers at the University of California, Davis, have invented a device that can generate mechanical power at night by ...

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Building an engine yourself is something every hot rodder should try at least once. As gratifying as that experience may be, the smart hot rodders among us will simply order up a crate engine the ...