Injecting a mixture of water and methanol into the intake of your diesel engine can reap multiple benefits. There is an intercooling effect that creates a denser charge of air. This cooler air has a ...

There are many ways to add power to your vehicle. It ranges from the cost-efficient modifications you can make to the more expensive engine and supercharging upgrades your mechanic will have to ...

Diesel particulate filters are a double-edged sword. They allow manufacturers to meet strict modern emissions requirements and build trucks with world-record torque output, but that comes at the price ...

Cold air is good. Hot air is bad. Every gearhead, young and old, is familiar with this line of thinking. We buy hoodscoops, cold-air intakes, and all other manner of contraptions to help feed our ...

There are plenty of ways to boost an engine's power, and most of them, like turbo-charging, supercharging, or Nitrous Oxide injection are well known to automotive enthusiasts. But what if we told you ...

The idea of injecting an incompressible, incombustible liquid into an engine appears, upon initial consideration, like an inadvisable move. After all, those who have watched a driver tackle deep water ...

Water injection, sometimes used in conjunction with methanol, is a time-honored method of reducing intake temperatures, ...

Brett T. Evans has more than a decade of experience driving, writing about, and evaluating automobiles. His early career comprised writing about pre- and post-war classic cars, as well as late-model ...