Back in the day, automotive engineers came up with all sorts of mechanical devices to keep your vehicle’s engine running at optimum efficiency. And those devices worked well — when they were properly ...

Dyno tuning is a crucial process for optimizing a vehicle’s performance, yet it’s often misunderstood or overlooked by many car enthusiasts. Delving into what dyno tuning involves and why it’s ...

In 1995, engine shootouts were big around the office, and staffers struggled to build the most power for the least money. One result of those days was a 351 Windsor engine that squeaked out 447 hp at ...

The chassis dyno has revolutionized engine tuning. These sophisticated machines accurately plot an engine's power curve as measured at the drive wheels by unleashing the genius of Sir Isaac Newton in ...

Wild engines, with aluminum everything, mega cubic inches, huge superchargers, three stages of nitrous, and untold horsepower are fascinating, but back in the real world, most of us live with much ...

Bugatti recently strapped its Chiron to a dynamometer and the results put to rest any doubts of the horsepower ratings of the company's hypercars. The particular version used in the test is the Chiron ...

A quick refresh on the project: It's a gutted 1998 Trans Am Formula for its Gen-III LS1, then Pro Motor Engines in Mooresville, North Carolina, took a break from building wild NASCAR engines to help ...

Everyone and their dog knows the S58 twin-turbo I6 from the M division is underrated like crazy. BMW claims the G87-generation M2 produces 453 horsepower and 406 pound-feet (550 Nm), but dyno testing ...

Over the last few days, there have been a lot of reports of Tesla owners activating “dyno mode,” a mode that disables safety systems for the purpose of testing the car on a dynamometer. Some videos ...