We’d had car engines with every cylinder combination from two to twelve, and a few more besides, but not seven - here's why ...

Note two points in this illustration. 1: The presence of a radius fillet between the main bearing journal and counterweight. 2: The absence of a radius fillet between the connecting-rod bearing and ...

Crank hub slip is one of the biggest issues for S55-powered cars like the F80 M3, F82 M4, and F87 M2 Comp — and we’re fixing ...

You might be wary of hanging a heavy hunk of metal on the front of your crankshaft, but a quality racing harmonic damper will actually produce horsepower and help your engine live longer. I have been ...

The author with Robert Parke in "Melmoth," circa 1974. [Photo courtesy of Peter Garrison] It was the spring of 1979. Robert Parke, then FLYING’s editor, was in Los Angeles. His next stop was Reno, and ...