Most electric cars aren't normally associated with performance, but they are able to achieve something gasoline-powered cars can't: peak torque at zero rpm. It's thrown around often, and many will ...

Without getting into a long-winded dissertation about torque, we're going to suggest that you dig through your old copies of HOT ROD Magazine and familiarize yourself with the relationship between ...

Next, I tested the drills with fasteners by using each model to drive three-inch wood screws into stacked 2x4s. Finally, I ...

Torque and horsepower are two important specifications regarding engines, but they are rarely discussed. So, we decided to fill you in on what each of these two terms stands for and what to look for ...

I calculate V1 having 533 hp at 7000 rpm and V3 having 261 hp at 7000 rpm. In typically scenarios, max hp is listed at a slightly different rpm than max torque and the reason is that torque doesn't ...

The tough guy in you says to stab that cam in retarded a few degrees for maximum top-end horsepower, while your more practical alter ego suggests advancing it a hair for improved low-end torque and ...

It's good to know what you want when you set out to build an engine. It's even better to actually get it. As Ken Sink formulated a replacement Rat motor for his original big-block-powered '68 Chevelle ...

Just like the foot bone's connected to the leg bone, it's only natural to think that a car's engine is connected to its rear wheels. This seemingly reasonable assumption would be wrong—at least in ...