Why Don't Pushrod V8 Engines Have High Redlines? The pushrod V8 engine is an icon in the world of American muscle. It still powers the torque monsters inside Chevy Camaros and Corvettes, as well as ...

Overhead-valve internal-combustion engines, in which the valves are located in the cylinder head and actuated by a block-mounted camshaft via pushrods, go way back in automotive history. Production ...

The fact that they're basically just short V8s, though, means these unloved V6s have some performance potential in them. Texas-based parts developer and store Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center proved that ...

General Motors has filed a new patent that offers a look at how the company may be rethinking cylinder deactivation for its next generation of pushrod engines. The application, published by the U.S.

Connecting the dots between the Ford Crown Victoria and the Mustang GTD ...

Less than 70k miles in, a Ford Godzilla V8 shows rust, scored bores, and a ruined cam, highlighting known issues with the modern pushrod design. Yet reports of spark plug and lifter failures have ...

Correctly viewed, a pushrod engine's valvetrain assembly stands at the gateway of improved power. It is not a collection of components only intended to time and provide the correct valve motion.

In the valvetrain of your typical pushrod engine, the rocker arm is a critical component that also is an excellent tuning device. To properly tune with rocker arms, though, you need to understand how ...