A viral carbon fiber K-series crank fooled plenty of gearheads, but material science explains why it could never work.

Ed Smith shares his perspective on the Pontiac 455 HO crankshaft and examines whether it offered meaningful advantages.

Two of the most critical components that help power your car's internal combustion engine are the crankshaft and the camshaft(s). The two parts are vital for sending power to various areas of your ...

The result is a multitude of twisting forces applied to the crankshaft the entire time the engine is running. The stresses are multiplied in a racing situation in which the rpm levels can get quite ...

To fully grasp the magnitude of what could happen when an engine's crankshaft and camshaft sensors go haywire, we need to summarize the roles of those sensors during the motor's operation. The ...

Excuse the noob question, but what’s the difference between a transverse V-Twin and a longitudinal one, and what are the advantages of each? Chain or belt drive to the bike’s rear wheel is simplest ...

The new rev-happy 5.2-liter V-8 in the Mustang Shelby GT350 is one of the most compelling reasons to visit a Ford dealership in 2016. Code-named Voodoo and sharing its basic architecture with the ...

Converting cylinder pressure into crankshaft torque, particularly since these pressures produce intermittent loads, involves a complex set of problems. Whether you build your own engines, pay for this ...

One of the things you may have noticed among all those big, exciting numbers and words we used to talk about the 2015 Shelby GT350 Mustang were these three words: flat-plane crank. Many of you may be ...