Regulating heat and pressure inside an engine is necessary for its healthy operation. Piston ring end gaps play a vital role in that, but they can be easily overlooked as a minor measurement. In ...

There are engine assemblers, and then there are engine builders. It's one thing to merely bolt a bunch of parts together. It's quite another thing to carefully assemble machined components to precise ...

Marlan Davis gives us this second installment of our 350-cubic-inch Chevy V-8 engine build series. Engine blueprinting and short-block assembly require taking precise measurements, a process that can ...