Head gasket trouble rarely starts with drama, yet it can end with a four-figure repair bill or a ruined engine. I want to ...

A Honda tech called the 1.5L turbo a "garbage engine" that eats head gaskets. Is your 2017-2022 CR-V at risk? We debunk the ...

"Honda designed a garbage 1.5L engine." 2017-2022 CR-V owners are warned stock head gaskets can't handle the boost. Honda tech Johnny Pham says factory parts fail and recommends this specific ...

From Street Stock to Winston Cup, the three most important areas for engine performance improvements are cylinder heads, valvetrains, and intake manifolds. In particular, cylinder heads affect most ...

Nearly everyone has heard the words “head gasket” at some point in their life, but nowhere near that many people actually know what one is or what it does. The head gasket is a seal that lives between ...

There are still a bunch of hard-core real Pontiac enthusiasts out there keeping the old Indian alive, and they remember the glory days when a well-built Pontiac could run up front with anything. The ...

An internal combustion engine is like a big air pump, and the more air you can get it to pump, the more torque and horsepower it will make. Things like bigger camshafts, aftermarket intakes and ...

Imagine a letter showing up in your mailbox from the company that made your car, requesting you to bring it in for a crucial engine component replacement. That might sound a bit strange, but it’s ...

Engine, head gasket and transmission issues stood out for 11 vehicles, and each model often experienced problems around the same mileage. It all started with Gran Turismo. From those early PlayStation ...

Horse Sense:Our normal M.O. for this type of project is to evaluate cylinder heads as part of an overall top-half package that includes a camshaft and intake manifold. Since the word on the street is ...

The VGS-20 has gained popularity in motorcycle and automotive engine head work. Valve guide and seat machining systems once were dominant only in aftermarket stock engine-rebuild shops. However, today ...

Engineers design modern engines to run in a narrow temperature window where power, efficiency, and emissions all line up. The ...