Most connecting rods in current engines are configured like this aftermarket Crowerod. The little end (A) accepts a high-strength steel wristpin that connects the rod to the piston. The large end (B) ...

In case you’ve disassembled your Toyota VVTi engine to replace the piston rings or perform other repairing jobs, you’ll need to put all the parts back together correctly. We’ll see here how to ...

When you consider the crazy monkey motion of reciprocating internal combustion engines it is remarkable they work as well as they do. You have eight pistons and connecting rods doing a “do-si-do” ...

Ferrari submitted a patent for a super interesting engine anatomy comprised of pill-shaped pistons and two connecting rods joined into one. First, let’s observe a traditional piston and cylinder. The ...

Utah's Transcend Energy Group claims it has a relatively simple and cheap way to dramatically increase the torque output of combustion engines, simply by replacing the standard connecting rods with ...