Will joined the TopSpeed team over two and a half years ago, bringing his lifelong automotive passion, writing experience, and editorial expertise along with him. Whether classic or modern, American ...

Once the Audi TT RS leaves production after this model year, just two cars will come equipped with five-cylinder engines, the Audi RS3 and (not-sold-in-America) RS Q3. Figure those two will be around ...

A new report shows that noise from just one mine could travel more than 300 miles across the ocean. Noise pollution from proposed deep-sea mining could radiate through the ocean for hundreds of ...

We know AFR heads make power, so how do they also pacify the smog bureaucrats? According to AFR owner Ken Sperling, the challenge is to create a cylinder head that matches the airflow capability of a ...

Part 2 Of Our Cylinder Head Roundtable. Our All-Star Cast Of Experts Chime In On The Most Intriguing Aspects Of Cylinder Head Port Design. The intricacies of airflow dynamics through a cylinder head ...

Fluid power is routinely used in industrial applications, most often with cylinders providing linear motion. Among their advantages, hydraulic and pneumatic power-transmission systems offer: simple ...

There are several instances where knowing the location of cylinder number 1 matters, especially for DIY enthusiasts. It's not just trivia, but crucial when diagnosing engine misfires, replacing spark ...

The volume of a cylinder is defined as the amount of space that a solid or liquid can occupy inside it. A cylinder is a three-dimensional shape with two identical, congruent, and parallel circular ...

So you have a 3D printer and need to print something of your own design. That’s a problem if you don’t know how to create and edit 3D objects. In this post, we’re continuing our previous misadventures ...

Mit materials science researchers have created two flexible fibers that com­bine a semiconductor s electronic prop­erties with the light-transmitting properties of fiber optics. One of the fibers can ...