Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Camshafts are simple devices, but important ones. Modern engines can have one or more intake and exhaust valves, and it's the ...

The two faces of Tornado. The engine is shown here is from the J-Series Wagoneer or truck configuration with the standard paper air filter and a generator fitted. Story by Jim Allen Jeep's ...

General Motors has spent decades refining overhead-valve V8s while much of the industry pivoted to dual overhead cam designs, turbocharging, and downsized blocks. I set out to understand why Chevrolet ...

The Chevrolet Corvette is the last true sports car to use a pushrod V8, and you might not think that's a good thing. After all, overhead-cam engines have been the standard for decades at this point, ...

For years, Chevy's factory-backed Corvette race cars have been delightfully anachronistic, running old-school pushrod V-8 engines with cross-plane crankshafts. But this is the dawn of a new era in ...

Ford's commitment to an overhead camshaft configuration for its V-8-powered passenger cars is being readily addressed by the company's Special Vehicle Operations performance parts division. According ...

Ed note: Last year, we connected with the SOHC Honda master, Bisi Ezerioha for the Castrol Syntec Top Shop Challenge in the hopes of bringing the most unique engine setup to the table. Being one of ...