Detroit Diesel’s two-stroke engines used a firing cycle and Roots blower to create the legendary Screaming Jimmy sound that trucks made famous.

The Detroit Diesel Corporation originally launched in 1938 as a division of General Motors, and its main purpose was to build a two-stroke engine that would combine power and versatility in a small ...

Towards the second half of the 20th century, the quest to create an engine with more power, long-term reliability, and higher ...

The best Cummins diesel engines are the result of decades of innovation, which all began with founder Clessie Cummins. They also have a history of racing at the Indianapolis 500. In 1934, Cummins ...

Anyone who appreciates simplicity of design and efficiency of operation has to like small two-stroke-cycle engines that power construction tools such as cut-off saws, rammers and breakers. Producing ...

Porsche has patented an innovative six-stroke engine that combines the benefits of a two-stroke engine's power with the ...

A British engineering shop is busy cooking up a wicked way to get in trouble: a liter bike with 280 hp on tap that can ...

Recently [Camden Bowen] took a swing at machining a two-stroke engine out of billet aluminium, following adventures in 3D printing such an engine, as well as building one out of parts largely sourced ...