what do piston do in car
From the October 2014 Issue of Car and Driver. The slugs of aluminum inside your engine live in a fiery hell. At full throttle and 6000 rpm, a piston in a gasoline engine is subjected to nearly 10 tons of force every 0.02 second as repeated explosions heat the metal to more than 600 degrees Fahrenheit. These days, that cylindrical Hades is hotter and more intense than ever, and itâs only likely to get worse for pistons.