Note two points in this illustration. 1: The presence of a radius fillet between the main bearing journal and counterweight. 2: The absence of a radius fillet between the connecting-rod bearing and ...

When you consider the crazy monkey motion of reciprocating internal combustion engines it is remarkable they work as well as they do. You have eight pistons and connecting rods doing a “do-si-do” ...

Engine bearings do many things. They support moving parts like crankshafts and connecting rods, but they also play a role in determining an engine's oil pressure and protect the crankshaft from being ...

There are numerous crankshaft configurations that are determined mainly by the design of the engine. For example, there are inline-four, V4, inline-six, 60-degree and 90-degree V6, inline-eight, V8, ...

When it comes to carbon-composite materials, there’s a bright future for increasingly innovative automotive applications. Not only can they be 3D-printed, but they’re also technically lighter, ...