The key to making more power with a diesel engine is being able to add more fuel and air to the combustion chamber. However, along with the acts of compressing more air (increasing boost pressure) and ...

Detonation happens, and there's more than one reason why. ignition timing will do it. When spark timing is advanced too much, combustion chamber pressures can rise too high at the wrong time, ...

Excess heat is the enemy when it comes to internal combustion engines. Operating temperature is ideal, but any degree above that starts to slowly sap power, put fluids to the test, increase friction, ...