BMW’s N55 engine was a remarkable achievement, even for a company as adept as building engines and cars as BMW. The first BMW engine to combine turbocharging, direct injection, Valvetronic and ...

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 ...

Horse Sense: Any form of engine tuning is a bit of two steps forward, one step backward, but electronic tuning is especially free-form because there are so many possibilities. It's not a straight path ...

After military service a career as war correspondent was on the cards. But then an exclusive bursar programme in automotive journalism came 'a-knockin' - and so a 26-year journey spanning newspapers, ...

Hot rod engine tuning can now live in your trouser pocket, or wherever else you may keep your smart phone. It was twenty years ago when we first saw a hot rod tuner change the idle speed on a Mustang ...

Volkswagen’s EA888 2.0T is the engine everybody is currently going mad for on the VW tuning scene. Here’s our tuning guide to help you get the most out of this peach of an engine… The EA888 was first ...

Horse Sense:The vendors contacted for this guide all have technical assistance via phone or Web access, along with extensive dealer support throughout the country. If you don't understand how Ford's ...

Modern engine-management systems are being installed in traditional Pontiacs more today than ever before. The desire for more efficient power production, better fuel mileage, improved driveability, ...

Car culture has long been split between those who trust a screwdriver and those who trust a laptop. On one side sit classic ...

As the fallout continues from the emissions scandal engulfing Volkswagen, the car maker has said it will make its vehicles meet the United States emissions standards. But why did the German car maker ...