Starting with the 717C in 1984, engineers employed a 1,300cc 13B rotary engine sourced from the RX-7. The modified 13B produced around 310 hp at 9,000 RPM and had underwhelming results on the track.

Talk of radically different designs always leads to a single name – Wankel. The Wankel rotary engine, most notably used in automobiles by Mazda, has been around since the late 1950’s.

The 13B-REW is a good engine, apart from the usual rotary shenanigans such as leaking apex seals ... The LS3 is currently still available as a crate engine and produces a satisfying 415 hp and 415 ...

Sourcing a low-mileage 350 V8 for a first-gen Camaro or Firebird in pristine condition is nigh-on impossible, yet Chevrolet Performance offers plenty of 350-ci lumps in the guise of crate engines.

Both 787Bs were powered by 2.6-liter four-rotor engines that were detuned to 700 horsepower. Afterward, the FIA announced that rotary engines would no longer be allowed at Le Mans.

Since it looks like Mazda may very well revive the Wankel rotary engine as a range extender for electric cars, there's no better time to become reacquainted with the quirky internal-combustion engine.

Please verify your email address. Crate engines are excellent if you're planning to build a kit car or a race car from the ground up. A crate engine comes with everything you need to put it into a ...

For the new ZZ6 350 crate engine that gets a full debut at the SEMA Show, valvetrain improvements help it reach 405 hp and 405 lb-ft. With decades of history, the Chevrolet Small Block V8 has ...

It was only a few months ago that we shared news about the launch of three budget-friendly, ready-to-ship, largely ready-to-run, small-block Ford V-8s from crate-engine powerhouse BluePrint Engines.

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Astron Aerospace has developed a hydrogen-burning engine that releases mainly water. That's right, it's a combustion engine with no heat-trapping fumes, according to a story on the tech from ...