You might have heard about high compression ratios, but what exactly are they, and what kind of effect do they have on an ...

“Too little compression will usually result in unmet performance expectations. On the high side [too much compression] carries greater risk in tuning and potential component failure if appropriately ...

Assuming a properly tuned engine, there are three factors that contribute to poor streetability: long cam duration, high compression ratios, and excessive cruise rpm. Since cam selection is largely ...

Formula 1 constructors and the FIA have reached a compromise to quell the compression ratio saga that has dominated the 2026 pre-season ...

The FIA have confirmed that new rules will be in place to prevent compression ratios going above 16:1 effectively closing a ...

Increasing an engine’s compression ratio is a proven way of unlocking extra horsepower, but there’s a point of diminishing returns. The team at Garage 54, the Russian mechanics who built a V16 using ...

In December, it emerged that Mercedes had found a possible loophole in the rules that could lead to a performance advantage.

At first glance, the concept of engine compression is simple enough:It's the ratio of the volume of the combustion chamber and bore when thepiston is at bottom dead center (BDC) versus when it is at ...

A decision has been reached on the geometric compression ratios ...

A gasoline piston engine that can dynamically change its compression ratio —that is, the amount by which the piston squeezes the fuel-air mixture in the cylinder—has long been a holy grail of engine ...

For more than a century now, automotive engineers have struggled with an unavoidable balancing act when it comes to engine compression. Now, thanks to an innovation from Infiniti, they may get to ...