One of the easiest ways to test an engine's health is by checking its compression. Testing compression isn't something the average muscle car owner would do every year, but it is a useful tool to ...

An engine's static compression ratio is only a rough indicator of its ability to tolerate a particular gasoline octane ratio. The real key isnumbers. Most engine builders say 175 to 185 psi cranking ...

A fundamental difference between gasoline and diesel engines is that a gasoline engine uses spark ignition while a diesel engine uses compression ignition. Before we delve deeper, let's understand how ...

NEEDING to study the ignition characteristics of Diesel-engine fuels, the authors developed an idea that was presented at a meeting of the Research Committee of the Society last June. The idea was ...

Gasoline Vs Diesel - 4 Major Differences. What's the difference between gasoline and diesel engines? Gasoline engines attempt to keep the compression ratio so that the air-fuel mixture does not rise ...