The carbureted car and truck era phased out by the early '90s. Carbs are still in use today on a few motorcycles, lawn mowers, and other power equipment, but electronic fuel injection (EFI) is ...

Anyone who has gone to school to learn how to repair engines of all types, such as myself, will have learned the fundamentals of how they work. It's crucial for troubleshooting and diagnosing engine ...

The key ingredient to maximizing the peak performance of a diesel engine is increasing the amount of diesel being burned. On old mechanical-injection engines, the only way to do this was to modify the ...

Automobile engines have undergone tons of changes over the years, primarily to make them more efficient. For the most part though, engine changes result from a string of iterative improvements on ...

The benefits and shortcomings of EFI versus carburetion is a hot and ongoing battle in the hot rod community-and one that we're not going to engage in for this feature. No, for this one we're going to ...

High-pressure common rail fuel (HPCR) systems are standard on nearly every diesel engine today, from heavy equipment to over-the-road trucks, light-duty trucks, large generators and more. HPCR fuel ...

Automakers have long touted the benefits of fuel injection, claiming increased efficiency and power. But as more cars have the system installed (around 73% in 2023), more and more consumers are ...

Vehicle fuel injectors are integral to a car's engine fuel delivery system. Fuel injectors are responsible for delivering the right fuel at the right time. Gasoline and diesel-powered engines of all ...

Although not sold in a Pontiac since 1981, the traditional Pontiac V-8 engine continues to benefit technologically from a seemingly endless array of new parts that are being developed to increase ...

Small internal combustion engines usually keep things simple, relying on carburetors to handle metering the correct amount of fuel and air. Recently, [Carlos Takeshita] decided his small engine could ...