In the video after the break, [Brick Technology] uses LEGO to gain some practical insight into the world of piston engine design, from single-cylinder all the way up to radial twelve-cylinder engines.

The engine you see here has three opposed-piston engines in a chain, forming a triangle. This setup made 3,700 hp when turbocharged. A much simpler bank of six cylinders (12 pistons) could power ...

When it comes to engines, everyone is always looking for more. More horsepower, more torque, more efficiency. One company has ...

Each cylinder on the Wärtsilä 14RT-flex96C can push out 7,780 hp, with all 14 cylinders working together, you get a total of 108,920 hp from the marine turbodiesel engine.

If you’ve spent any time shopping for a vehicle over the last decade, you’ve noticed it—just about every car company has a ...

You only get power every other time the piston reaches the top of the cylinder. Four-cycle diesels work in a similar way, but ignite their fuel through high compression rather than a spark plug.

Despite having four cylinder banks, the INNengine (depending on its configuration) actually has eight pistons. This is because the engine is an opposed-piston motor, meaning that each piston’s ...

The name Wärtsilä has a definite glow around it in the motorhead community. That's largely because of the RTA96-C, a ...

The engine is the heart of the car, truck, or SUV. The vehicle’s full function is dependent upon the engine, and if it isn’t running, or running well, it has a massive effect. Inside of almost every ...

Ferrari has filed a patent for an engine with pill-shaped pistons, a radical departure from traditional circular piston designs.While Honda famously experimented with oval pistons in the late ...