Building engines and having the ability to pull them on the dyno is by far one of our cooler moments as automotive scribes. In this instance, rather than doing a single buildup we assigned each ...

Learning how to build and understand a mini engine is an exciting journey for anyone interested in mechanics. A mini engine, despite its small size, works on the same principles as larger engines. By ...

Could the small-block Chevy be the most popular engine-build that HOT ROD has covered over its 77-year history? We don’t have a running tally, but in our expert guesstimate, that is probably true. So ...

The Nano Bee, created by engineer Ronald Valentine, is a diesel engine smaller than a quarter but powerful enough to to spin a model-plane propeller.