In this video, we explore the compression ratio of your engine, covering its definition and significance, as well as how it ...

Starting from the upcoming Monaco Grand Prix weekend, the hotly-debated compression ratio 'trick' will officially be banned.

Formula 1 is a game of millimeters, but Mercedes just lost a massive battle over internal engine temperatures. The FIA has ...

Increasing an engine’s compression ratio is a proven way of unlocking extra horsepower, but there’s a point of diminishing returns. The team at Garage 54, the Russian mechanics who built a V16 using ...

You probably know how diesel engines work, but it's one thing to understand the theory and a whole different thing to ...

Assuming a properly tuned engine, there are three factors that contribute to poor streetability: long cam duration, high compression ratios, and excessive cruise rpm. Since cam selection is largely ...

At first glance, the concept of engine compression is simple enough:It's the ratio of the volume of the combustion chamber and bore when thepiston is at bottom dead center (BDC) versus when it is at ...

The new FIA rule change regarding the controversial engine compression ratio officially becomes active on June 1.