Gearheads might be aware of piston skirts, but their exact function isn't always clear to those outside engineering. Here's the lowdown.

Here you can see basic piston terminology, including major and minor thrust locations. Of particular note is the fact that piston pin offset can be used to counteract combustion pressures on the ...

Federal Mogul's Advanced Elastoval II light weight pistons will enhance performance and increase fuel efficiency of petrol and natural gas engines Scheduled to go into series production later in 2012, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's easy to assume a piston skirt is just extra material that's left to act to guide the piston as it moves through the bore. But ...