As Jalopnik's new Weekend Editor, one of my first acts will be to bring back a series I rarely had time for during the weekday grind: Engine Of The Day! Today we're honoring Detroit's first ...
Ford's 5.0-liter Coyote V8 is one of the best V8s ever, but it hasn't always been the most powerful. Here are five that have ...
In Part 1 of this story we introduced you to Ford's new-generation overhead cam Modular V-8 engines first introduced in 1991 in the Lincoln Town Car. We showed you the differences between Modular V-8 ...
For over 30 years, this Ford engine has maintained its reign of superiority regarding its award-winning abilities.
What's a 700hp engine look like? Usually, we conjure up images of big-blocks with multiple carburetors, massive and convoluted headers, and an idle that sounds like a jackhammer. But hidden under the ...
The year 1996 had a lot of Mustang enthusiasts scratching their heads. The body of their beloved ponycar looked the same, but under the hood was something quite unfamiliar. It was the debut of the ...
Koenigsegg revealed a 600 horsepower naturally aspirated engine at the Geneva Motor Show last year, but something about it looked very familiar. It is well known that Koenigsegg used the Ford Modular ...
Good cylinder heads are necessary to the production of serious horsepower, but what exactly constitutes a "good" cylinder head? Typically, we identify them with big, impressive flow numbers.
Ryan de Villiers is a budding automotive journalist based in South Africa and serving as one of the newest additions to the CarBuzz team. He immediately pursued a career in journalism after finishing ...
Known as a classic car enthusiast, Jarro loves classic Porsches, Toyotas and everything in between. Though he used to manage a local speed shop and had a short stint with a race team, he now prefers a ...