Correct valvetrain geometry is critical to ensure trouble-free operation of an engine, especially during high-rpm operation. When building a new engine, many people simply reuse the original pushrods ...
LS engine architecture is indisputably amazing. There are examples everywhere, including the pages of Car Craft, of engines plucked out of salvage yards making reliable horsepower even at 1,000+ hp.
Overhead cams are a more efficient method of actuating the valves than with a pushrod, but someone in Detroit never got the memo. And thank goodness they didn't. With production pushrod mills turning ...
The typical four-stroke engine is made up of hundreds of parts. These parts are all designed and engineered to work together to make a prescribed amount of power, torque, engine longevity, and other ...