Heat is a byproduct of combustion. Both air-cooled and water-cooled engines need to dissipate that heat to keep the engine from running too hot. Can piston rings play a role in managing that heat?

Disputing the relevance and performance of the LS engine is an uphill and unwinnable battle. It’s light, strong, cheap, powerful, and just about every other engine-oriented adjective in the dictionary ...

No matter how much we love them, our engines are still basically inefficient air pumps and need all the help they can get to make power. Like any other type of pump, if it leaks, it won't work. And ...