Jetlagged writers watch as skilled Bentley workers carefully install the W12's dozen pistons. It looks easy, but we were assured that it wasn't. Bentley carries out both cold (using compressed air) ...

Owning a classic Aston Martin is now a little less stressful. For decades, if your classic Aston engine went kaput, you had to rebuild it, find an engine from a donor car, or swap it entirely. Now ...

Like the rest of our Basket Case 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle project, we received the powerplant, a Chevy 396 big-block, disassembled in a crate. The engine was mocked together in the box, with the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Although engines last longer today than they did years ago, when it finally does give out, you have several choices. The most expensive route ...

In the January '09 issue of Diesel Power we showed you Heath Diesel's 6.5L-powered Chevy pickup ("This 6.5L Chevy Runs 153 mph"), which could outrun most Corvettes. The article highlighted the truck's ...

The idea of ordering a mail-order engine would never occur to some hot rodders, any more than buying a finished hot rod would. For such people, building a car at home--including the engine--from ...

An empty assembly line stands waiting in the Moto Guzzi factory in Mandello del Lario to start production of the V85 scrambler. Production manager Nello Mariotti took me for a tour of the factory ...