The "battle of the camshaft lifters" has been going on for years. Each design has its proponents. Those in favor of hydraulic cams cite reduced maintenance and claim that equivalently ground ...

You may remember our Oct. '07 budget build, "Budget Stomper," in which this 454ci big-block made 550 hp on the motor and 700 hp on the giggle gas. Well, this is the mill we're fixin' to drop into our ...

Nothing determines the "personality" of an engine more than the camshaft. Think of the cam as a mechanical computer, calling the shots on when and how the valves open and close. That computer is ...

Last month, we put together our 402's short-block with forged internals from Lunati and Wiseco, and went over how to set up bearing clearances, ring gaps, and other essentials for assembling an engine ...