Boring and honing are important parts of the engine-building and rebuilding processes, but they're not the same thing. Here are the differences between them.

All enthusiasts are basically interested in one thing, getting better performance from their cars. Whether it's better handling, braking, highway cruising, reliability, or simply better straight-line ...

The snappily named Toyota 2JZ-GRE and Nissan RB26DETT are both idolized by enthusiasts, but how do the two Japanese six-cylinders stack up?

Cylinder heads are understandably a vital ingredient in any recipe for "porcupine" horsepower pie, so whether the big-block in your Corvette is being built for street performance, drag racing, road ...

Toyota's new AE86 engine parts have been machined to greater precision with better materials than their original '80s counterparts. In this case, AE86 owners who need new cylinder head and block ...

Last month we built a mild street engine using a factory Chrysler 383 block, crankshaft, rods, and cylinder heads combined with some aftermarket goodies from Comp Cams and Summit Racing Equipment, and ...

Hot rodders played with blocks as kids, and still play with them as adults. This vast level of experience notwithstanding, enthusiasts often insist on monkeying around with production blocks. They ...

Those who want to fully customize their car might wonder if they can paint their engine block's lifter valley. Are there really no downsides to it?