Lance LeFebvre, from CarCraft.com: I'm about to take a pile of 396 Chevy parts from under the work bench and turn them back into a running engine. I'm fairly sure the rods, pistons and crank are from ...

A. Objects of the long axis type mounted on parallel supports. The heavy spot, as denoted here by the black dot, causes the object to be both statically and dynamically unbalanced. D. Long axis object ...

What is a balanced engine? Why do you want a balanced engine? An engine has uneven forces from rotational mass, reciprocating mass, and firing intervals. To balance the engine, we need to balance out ...

So your mechanic said your balance shaft gear is starting to wear out, and it got you thinking: What even is a balance shaft, and why do I need one? Do I need one? Is that even a real car part, or is ...

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 ...

The 1960 Corvette did not shout about radical change from the curb, yet under its fiberglass skin engineers were quietly chasing better balance. By trimming weight and shifting mass rearward, they ...