Rotary engines (also known as Wankel engines and Wankel rotary engines) are quite different from piston or "reciprocating" engines. One of the distinguishing features is that they don't need valves to ...

Desmodromic valvetrains allow for higher revs without needing to worry about valve float. So why do automakers not often use ...

Four-stroke engines, which make up 99% of vehicles on the road, rely on a system for managing air intake, compression, ...

If we tell you that some folks take engine components made with a highly explosive metal, put them under the hood in one of the hottest parts of the motor, and then rely on those parts to actually ...

Directional-control valves are common in pneumatic systems. They control compressed-air flow to cylinders, rotary actuators, grippers, and other mechanisms in packaging, handling, assembly, and ...

Don Morris an Aviation Technologies Professor at Southern Illinois University has created a range of intricate laser cut engine kits with fully functional gears, pistons, valves, and cams design to be ...

In the pre-LS era, a typical small-block-powered street car would rev willingly to around 5,000 rpm. You could assemble a cam package for it—even using heavy components—and you probably wouldn't have ...

From Street Stock to Winston Cup, the three most important areas for engine performance improvements are cylinder heads, valvetrains, and intake manifolds. In particular, cylinder heads affect most ...

• The first step in selecting a valve is determining its function. • Review Cv or pressure drop when considering one valve versus another. • Don’t overlook maintenance requirements when specifying a ...