It’s a dedicated hacker who has the patience to build an engine from scratch. And it’s a borderline obsessed hacker who does it twice. [Meanwhile In the Garage] is of the second ilk, and in the video ...

Joshua is an automotive enthusiast who explores every facet of car culture. With a history of over 30 vehicles, his love for Japanese tuner cars shines. Beyond ownership, he dives into every vehicle, ...

That alone reduces emissions and increases engine longevity. The rotary valve also means that the blockages caused by conventional poppet valves are not an issue as poppet valves are not needed in ...

If someone tells you they have seen a rotary engine, the chances are that you will immediately think of a Wankel engine, as you might find in some of the more exotic Mazda sports cars. But there is ...

Got a burning question or simply need some advice with problems you’ve encountered while wrenching on your current/future projects? Ask our automotive guru Eric Hsu anything—literally, he’s going to ...

Every few weeks I receive word at the office that some tinkering genius has revolutionized the internal-combustion engine. These notices arrive on pages still smelling of Damascus lightning, and ...

Many of you have seen the process of making this rotary valve engine with different intake and exhaust system and how I tried to start it. After so many attempts to start this engine, I was ready to ...

Eighty-five years on from the night when Dr Felix Wankel allegedly dreamed of piloting his own car powered by an engine that was half turbine and half reciprocating, the rotary engine has ...

Mazda had to put their darling Mazda RX-8 out to pasture in 2012. A number of factors were responsible, from the rising fuel prices to more restrictive emissions guidelines. The weaknesses inherent to ...

Imagine an engine that's 30 percent smaller than a traditional piston design of like output, and that runs smoothly, with less noise and vibration. Plus, it burns several types of fuel. That's the ...