When building a new engine, much attention is paid to enhance piston ring seal, especially during the break-in process. This effort begins by making sure the cylinder walls are as clean as possible ...

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Summertime means pool time and the chance to finally — after waiting months and months — throw on our favorite bathing suits and (literally) dive right in. The flip side of this, of course, is that ...

While the 5.3L LS4 V8 was the first car engine to feature Active Fuel Management (cylinder deactivation) technology, it was not Flex Fuel capable and did not have variable valve timing. As mentioned, ...