You can't escape friction. The force that resists motion between two objects that are in contact with one another exhibits itself all over the place: in between your engine's rod bearings and its ...

It used to be a 500hp street car was a big deal. Today, even a stock LS9 Corvette makes 648 net horsepower straight off the showroom floor, and a real 700hp (or more) hot rod is not uncommon. The rise ...

Top Fuelers and NASCAR guys saw the light and began using multi-disc clutches decades ago. That's because the design has a couple of very real advantages over single-disc clutches when it comes to ...

Horse Sense:Although they are wear items, clutches typically can last for thousands of miles of non-abusive driving in stock 'Stangs. However, as we've learned over the years, horsepower will seek and ...

TORONTO, Ont. – A clutch can’t be spec’ed in isolation but at replacement time a little know-how about this middleman can help you make the right decision. Just as the thrust of many new technologies ...

Many of us have a basic idea of what our car's clutch does, but still find all the teeth and springs confusing when we actually look at one out of the car. Fortunately, Learn Engineering on YouTube ...

Replacing a car's clutch is not as hard as one may think. The actual replacing of the clutch takes around 10 minutes. The hard part is getting to the clutch and taking all the other stuff that goes ...

Q I own a 2002 Chevy Cavalier with 74,000 miles on it. It has the five-speed manual transmission and hydraulic clutch. A year ago, I had a problem where it wouldn't shift right -- it didn't want to go ...

A slipping motorcycle clutch is a dangerous problem that can make even the best motorcycles feel sluggish. Here's what could ...

If you're trying to really maximize your performance around a racetrack, you may have heard that top-level drivers will "blip" the throttle when they downshift. While their left foot is handling the ...