Blue V8 engine block with head removed, carbon-caked pistons in…

Teardown view down onto one bank of a blue-painted V8 engine block with the cylinder head removed, showing four carbon-caked piston tops and dished valve reliefs in the bores. A hand at right uses a scraper/brush on the fourth cylinder, and the block sits on a red engine stand in a garage.

AI caption March 2009 · Photo 69 of 519