There is so much going on with internal combustion engines (ICEs) these days, it can give you a headache just reading about them. That's why we do the research for you and then cram it into bite-size ...

Last month's "How It Works" story gave you the basics of the four-stroke cycle, describing the motion of the intake and exhaust valves in relation to the piston moving up and down in the cylinder.

Ti-VCT stands for twin independent-variable camshaft timing and is a key aspect of making Ford's EcoBoost engines work the way they do. Like variable valve timing, Ti-VCT optimizes engine valve timing ...