We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Owning a vehicle is an expensive undertaking, especially with the cost of gas on the rise again. Repairs can also be costly and difficult to ...

Tune-ups are all about engine maintenance so your vehicle starts well, runs smoothly and operates as efficiently as possible. Today’s cars need tune-ups far less often than older vehicles did, but ...

Tuning is a trendy concept among drivers. Everyone likes modifying and improving their cars for better results, such as increased performance. However, for most, tuning costs are an essential ...

Here at VETTE, we've heard both sides of the engine-dyno argument. On one hand, a stout dyno sheet offers bragging rights to the owner, but on the other, you can't race a dynamometer, and they cost a ...

Power is what hot rodding is all about. The classic approach is to take a stock or near-stock engine and tweak it until it thumps. But what should you do first? There are literally hundreds of roads ...

Maximum engine performance requires proper tuning. Until recently, engine tuners were only able to monitor one side of the engine during tuning, or both sides out of the tailpipe in a mixed ...

Read a good spark plug lately? We hope so, for your engine's sake. But spark plug reading—the traditional way to check your fuel mixture and monitor other vital conditions in the combustion chamber ...

Calling a Honda Civic with a laptop “the most feared thing in the car community” is mostly a joke—but it didn’t come out of nowhere. Some cars, certainly some Civics, can make a lot more power than ...