Ignition timing is like seasoning: some is good, but too much ruins the results. Bumping up the ignition timing on pushrod 5.0s is a time-honored trick to wake up the under-hood lump. The EFI system ...

There's a tiny silver can on the side of most distributors that is easily the most misunderstood component of any distributor-based ignition system. Feared by many, and ignored by many more, the ...

The Volkswagen Beetle dates back to World War II, when Adolf Hitler wanted a "people's car" and enlisted Ferdinand Porsche to design the Type I that was first imported to the United States in 1949. VW ...

The ContiTech Power Transmission Group has developed a timing belt for lifetime use on Volkswagen AG’s common-rail diesel engines, the supplier says. The belt, called the Diesel Runner, is standard in ...

My Volkswagen dealer told me I have to change the timing belt in my Golf at 100,000 kilometres. My car has 115,000 on the clock and I have religiously followed the maintenance schedule since I bought ...