Real-World Showdown: We put Don Hicks' Ford 393-Cleveland Stroker Motor to the Test on Westech Performance's Engine and Chassis Dynos. The Results May Surprise You. How much power do you lose through ...

YardstickThere is an old adage that you don't race dynos and flow benches. Manufacturers of test equipment use different standards and test procedures that will affect the results. This brings me to ...

One of the questions we seem to get asked a lot is: "How much power should my (insert engine here) make"? And it's a question that is nearly impossible to answer. There really is no way to accurately ...

Getting in on the ground floor of new automotive technology is always cool, but there’s also a downside. Namely that later versions typically have all the bugs worked out and there are far more ...

What happens when you shoehorn a Godzilla engine in a 1986 model year C10? Enter Jody Gunter from Gunter Specialty, the proud owner of a superb-looking Silverado with a lot more oomph than expected.

I test a Dodge muscle car powered by a Honda engine on the road and the dyno for the first time. The results reveal both ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—For two decades, the dynamometer at Mississippi State’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems has powered engine research and testing for consumer, industry and military applications ...

Rotary engines have been around as a niche solution in cars since 1961, but were made famous in automotive culture by Mazda using the Wankel single triangle-shaped rotary piston design. Mazda used a ...

You've probably seen countless Corvettes, Mustangs, and even Ferraris strapped down to a dynamometer to see how much power they make. But we can almost guarantee you've never seen a 1927 Bugatti Type ...

Daud Gonzalez is a lifelong car enthusiast and automotive writer with a specialty in modified and race-ready rides. He spends most of his time modifying his cars and ruining them in the process. He is ...