Most pickup truck fans probably know the new 2016 Toyota Tacoma will feature a new 3.5-liter V-6 engine, yet that isn’t the whole story. This new engine will use the “Atkinson” cycle, most notably ...

As we begin the last article in this series on the basics of the internal combustion engine, let's stop to review what we've covered during the last five articles. We began last May by detailIing the ...

Despite sounding like a thoroughly entertaining evening out, it is actually a description for one of the most important processes in the majority of engines. Known as the four-cycle, it is the process ...

You might already know that gasoline and diesel engines both operate using the same four-stroke cycle: intake, compression, power, and exhaust. However, a key difference between gas and diesel engines ...