The torque wrench is probably the car crafter's most often-used specialty tool. If you're like me, you may still have your first torque wrench; I got my Craftsman 12-inch drive clicker style as a ...

We put both engines on the dyno to see which made more horsepower and torque. It didn’t go as planned. Over the past year, we assembled two very mild small-blocks aimed at the typical hot-rodder ...

The question of whether inline-six engines make more torque than V6s is — it depends. The torque that an engine produces is a measure of the rotational force that the driveshaft receives. While an ...

Daud Gonzalez is a lifelong car enthusiast and automotive writer with a specialty in modified and race-ready rides. He spends most of his time modifying his cars and ruining them in the process. He is ...

The 5.9L Cummins diesel engine is best known for its time when it powered Dodge trucks beginning in 1989, and it's an engine that certainly helped propel the Ram into being one of the top pickup truck ...

Chevrolet Performance SP383 small-block crate engine baseline dyno test Testing the SP383 small-block crate engine at Westech Performance where it made 437 hp and 444 lb-ft of torque right out of the ...

The VortexPro is a top of the range torque tester controlled by VectorPro software from your computer. Accurate, easy to use and optimized for measuring static torque up to 10 N.m. The ultimate ...

The amount of horsepower and torque delivered by a stock 6.7L Cummins diesel engine depends on when it was released. The earliest versions of the 6.7 Cummins diesel, introduced around the middle of ...

If you've ever ridden a mountain bike, you'll know that the lower gears help you get up to speed more easily. Conversely, the higher gears help you go faster overall, maintaining that speed. It's the ...

Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...