A computer generated power stroke of an internal combustion engine, following ignition - Pathompong Thongsan/Getty Images When comparing engine specs for nearly any combustion engine automobile, we ...

As you may know, an engine's compression ratio is directly linked to its combustion efficiency. All else being equal, higher-compression engines tend to make more power while offering better fuel ...

There's an old saying in engine tuning that when adjusting the mixture of your engine you can be too rich a bunch of times, but only too lean once. With that in mind, determining the air-fuel ratio ...

Increasing an engine’s compression ratio is a proven way of unlocking extra horsepower, but there’s a point of diminishing returns. The team at Garage 54, the Russian mechanics who built a V16 using ...

There are other forms of racing where the cars are designed to be equal (e.g. Race of Champions). F1 and most other series are not that. As others pointed out, there is a long storied history of ...