Learning how to build and understand a mini engine is an exciting journey for anyone interested in mechanics. A mini engine, ...

It is easy enough for us to tell you to send your engine back to the builder when it is not running quite right. But thats not always an option. Of course, there will be times when you absolutely need ...

Your Mustang's distributor performs one heck of a job. It has to deliver a timed spark to each spark plug at precisely the right moment in sync with piston travel and crankshaft, camshaft, and valve ...

Tuning is the origin of hot rodding. Back in the day, Pontiac owners with a taste for performance would dial in their cars' air/fuel ratios and timing among other things to squeeze a few more ponies ...

It's all in the timing, they say. Well, other adjustments also play a big role in how your motor runs, but firing the spark plugs at the correct time certainly helps performance. Most 'wheelers simply ...

Older vehicles with distributor-based ignition systems need their timing checked on a regular basis, otherwise you can have a host of problems. Starting becomes difficult, idling will be rough, ...