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Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images In my 53 years, I have destroyed a shocking number of engines. Some died from neglect of routine maintenance, some expired from old age and high mileage, and others suffered a failure of a critical component like the oil pump. The cost of replacing some of those failed engines was what led […]

hodim/Shutterstock By Rob Rich/July 4, 2024 12: 15 pm EST Engine oil (or motor oil, whichever term you prefer to use) is an essential substance when it comes to keeping an engine running smoothly. Your engine’s oil will start to run down over time, however, and will eventually need to be replaced with a fresh batch.

Ihor Matsiievskyi/Shutterstock By Ron King/July 3, 2024 6: 15 pm EST Introduced as an upscale option package for the Chevrolet Impala in 1965, the Caprice came into its own in 1966. Early models offered a variety of engine options, including the 425-horsepower 427, making it an underappreciated Chevrolet muscle car. The full-size Caprice enjoyed enough popularity

HenadziPechan/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The glow plugs in a diesel are like the spark plugs in a gasoline engine, but they function differently. The only similarities between glow plugs and spark plugs are the numbers. A diesel engine will have as many glow plugs as it has cylinders,

By Ron King/July 3, 2024 2: 15 pm EST There probably wouldn’t be a long line for a chance to drive a fully-stock 1985 Toyota Corolla GT-S if one were present for such shenanigans at a county fair. It’s too bad that it was more often someone’s first car instead of anyone’s dream car, because it’s

The Hellcat engine is one of the most powerful engines ever produced by Dodge. The engine is infamous for its high horsepower ratings and the notorious supercharger whine created by the massive twin-screw supercharger. It’s an iconic powerplant that defines an era at Dodge and at its sister companies. The Hellcat engine is a 6.2-liter

Art Konovalov/Shutterstock Automotive technology has come a long way since Carl Benz used a single-cylinder engine to power the first car ever invented in the late 19th century. The T-4 four-cylinder engine used in the Ford Model T was a big step in moving carmakers to four-stroke engines, and V8 engines became commonplace during the muscle

The exact point at which a car qualifies as a «classic» is widely debated, but consensus falls in the vicinity of 20 to 25 years old. Stepping away from any strict age guidelines, a classic car usually has desirability due to attractive styling, an innovative design, and exhilarating performance. We’re almost 25 years into the

Ondagoarts/Getty Images By C. Gordon/July 2, 2024 3: 15 pm EST It’s hard to define what a classic car is, and we generally just know one when we see one driving down the road, or sitting with its hood open at a car show. They tend to draw head turns and look a little cooler than

Smith Collection/gado/Getty Images Though electric cars are becoming more and more common today, gas engines are still preferred by many enthusiasts. While they have an obvious flaw in negatively impacting the environment, Ford is a company that has sought minimize the harm such engines bring. Thus, it created the EcoBoost engine, a specialized engine that

The R35 Nissan GT-R is an iconic performance car that has been on the scene since it first debuted in 2007. It arrived in the U.S. for the 2009 model year. Nicknamed «Godzilla,» the R35 GT-R has become renowned for outperforming supercars that cost far more. The highly regarded but aging R35 GT-R is soon to come