Information is a wonderful thing because it enables us to find better ways of doing things. When building an engine, the traditional method of ensuring that fasteners are doing their job is to tighten ...

In the February '95 issue of HOT ROD we ran a test on the TFS Twisted Wedge small-block Chevy heads ("A New Twist On The Old Heads"). But we were unable to complete the test because the engine blew up ...

At 7,500 rpm, the pistons in your race engine reach either top-dead-center or bottom-dead-center and change directions 25 times per second. That means the piston goes from traveling at top piston ...

So this happened. I was torqueing the rod bolts on an engine, and No. 5 didn’t want to tighten up. I knew better, but I kept cranking on them—and then—snap! I broke a rod bolt. These are ARP bolts, ...