Diesel engines do their hardest work in the toughest jobs, from highway semis to construction equipment, and the reason they ...

We might be covering ground that's well trampled for many, but the static compression ratio of an engine is simple to understand: it's all the volume of a cylinder above the compression ring at Bottom ...

You've heard the term compression ratio before, but have you ever wondered exactly what it means? Well, it's time to explain exactly what compression ratio is, and why every carmaker is now obsessed ...

One of the key variables for an internal combustion engine is its compression ratio. This is the ratio of the maximum volume within the cylinder (when the piston is at bottom dead center) and the ...

Diesel engines are different from gas engines in numerous ways, including their use of high compression ratios. Here's why ...