Auto engine designers are turning to a long neglected version of iron that can handle the much higher internal pressures of modern diesel engines. Compacted graphite iron has a molecular structure ...

* New 6.4 litre V8 diesel engine based on a SinterCast-CGI cylinder block * Cylinder block production underway at the Cifunsa foundry in Mexico * CGI provides 15% weight reduction, increased ...

DETROIT -- The 2.7-liter V-6 that Ford unveiled along with the redesigned 2015 F-150 has a lightweight two-piece cylinder block unique among pickup engines. The upper section, which houses the ...

"Basically, after you have the fundamentals done, you can talk about the bore itself," Jenckes says. "There's a lot to be said about bores. The most important design element is, at operating ...